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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Jordan turned basketball into an art form. Who can forget the monumental battles he engaged in with the mighty dunk artist that was Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins...

Author: By Nicolas O. Jimenez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boyz II Ji-Men-ez: NBA Still Missing Jordan | 4/24/2001 | See Source »

...when it seemed that Wilkins had gained the upper hand and was on his way to grounding the Jordan express, “Air” Jordan produced the most famous dunk of all time, the memorable “Fly” dunk that later became his trademark...

Author: By Nicolas O. Jimenez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boyz II Ji-Men-ez: NBA Still Missing Jordan | 4/24/2001 | See Source »

...game, but it seems he had some Sixers competition. Last week it was revealed that John Croce, the 76ers' strength-and-conditioning coach and younger brother of team co-owner Pat Croce, had resigned from the team in January after a locker-room videotape showed him executing a dunk in Iverson's pants pockets for spare cash. (Iverson was not in the pants at the time.) Video cameras had been installed after players complained of missing cash. "I felt sick, physically sick," said the elder Croce upon viewing the tape; he told his brother to resign or be fired. John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 16, 2001 | 4/16/2001 | See Source »

...working on a TV series based on Angelina Ballerina, a dancing mouse. "You have to make the best show you can and then see what happens. If it's funny and it's got charm then you have a chance, but even then it's not a slam dunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Things Are Getting Ugly | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

...reformers rushed to the floor, for fear the compromise would spoil if left too long. But the vote was a slam dunk, 84 to 16--even McConnell voted for it, saying he considered the increase in hard-money limits "a step in the right direction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Day Dawning | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

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