Word: dunks
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...Duke, through its first 15 games, had 28 dunks (the very fact that somebody at Duke keeps track of that statistic should tell you a lot). No Crimson cager has recorded a dunk in the past two seasons...
Even in Africa's Sudan, among the Dinka tribesmen, basketball was known as a logical career for a 91-in. man. Of confused age, though thought to be 23, Bol had a traumatic introduction to the game six years ago. Goaded by a cousin to attempt a dunk, he broke several teeth on the rim. In the spirit of his 7-ft. 10-in. grandfather, a chieftain with some 80 children, though against the wishes of his 6-ft. 8-in. father, a cattleman who died lonely for his only son, Bol inevitably made his way to a local team...
...they'll tower over the Jaspers Maurice "Mo" Williams who stands just 5ft 11in but is rumored to have the ability to dunk...
...flashiest men's player was Jordan, the 6-ft. 6-in. University of North Carolina senior who has won six awards designating him America's best collegian. Born to dunk, he penetrated the zone defenses of opponents to slam at least one goal in each of the eight games. In the first half against hapless Uruguay he hit three dunks and his teammates had three more, vs. eight total field goals of any kind for the Uruguayans. He also hit from outside: in the preliminary game against Spain, he widened a narrow U.S. lead with...
...game. When the women began to catch up, it was the Soviets, headed by 7-ft. 1-in. Center Uliana Semenova, who led the way. Now, in 6-ft. 3-in. Forward Cheryl Miller of U.S.C., America at last has a player who can dunk and who has the elbows-out style to say, and mean, "In your face." Men and women alike pay her a compliment that even feminists could approve: in the words of her friend Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, "That lady plays like...