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Vince Carter's first NBA coach remembers his monster dunk on Bryant Reeves: "I don't think he was ever the same player again"

The Toronto Raptors' fourth season in the NBA began with muted expectations. The team slumped to only 16 wins during the 1997-98 season, and despite basketball's growing popularity in the Great White ...
Total Pro Sports

Why Vince Carter’s Dunk Contest Changed The NBA’s Global Appeal

Vince Carter participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2000 and shocked everyone with his powerful and inventive dunks. People had never seen such skill, control, and energy in a single dunk. Even ...
Sports Illustrated

Hall Of Fame Inductee Vince Carter's Dunk Over Alonzo Mourning Remains A Top Moment In Miami Heat History

Vince Carter had plenty of highlight-worthy dunks during his NBA career. One of them happened Nov. 7, 2005 against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center, which was known as AmericanAirlines Arena at the ...
Yahoo! Sports

Vince Carter explains why he never returned to the Slam Dunk Contest after 2000: "I'm going to do it against the best competition. I want the best athletes"

At the 2000 NBA All-Star Weekend, Vince Carter made the world fall in love with the Slam Dunk Contest all over again. The high-flying Toronto Raptors star put on a show. With every leap, every spin, ...
Uproxx

Aaron Gordon Believes His Best Dunk Contest Dunks Are Better Than Vince Carter’s

Aaron Gordon holds the undisputed crown of best Dunk Contest dunker to never win, as he appeared three times and put forth two classic contests, coming out just on the losing side of legendary battles ...
Sports Illustrated

Vince Carter flawlessly recalls one of his first-ever highlights against Indiana Pacers: 'It was just pretty cool'

INDIANAPOLIS — Vince Carter had dozens of iconic dunks during his NBA and international career. That's why when young players, including Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin, are asked which ...
Total Pro Sports

Brooklyn Nets Rewind: Vince Carter Dunked Three Times On Alonzo Mourning On The Same Day

Vince Carter is known as one of the best dunkers ever in the NBA, and one game against Alonzo Mourning clearly proved why. Carter did more than just dunk once during the New Jersey Nets’ game against ...
The New York Times

Vince Carter and his Olympics ‘dunk of death’ still among elite plays 25 years later

It’s time to celebrate something Vince Carter doesn’t like discussing regularly. I got to know Carter a bit when he played for the Sacramento Kings during the 2017-18 season. That’s when I learned he ...
Yardbarker

Aaron Gordon Thinks His 4 Dunks Are Better Than Vince Carter's 4 Dunks AT All-Star Game

Aaron Gordon recently made waves with a bold claim about his dunk contest performances, stating that his four dunks were objectively better than Vince Carter's legendary display in the 2000 NBA Slam ...
USA Today

Aaron Gordon: If you put my four dunks up against Vince Carter's, I think mine were better

AARON GORDON: A lot of people think you were robbed in that 2016 contest. Where do you feel like that year ranked among the all-time dunk contests? Personally, I think that was the best one. Of course ...
Yahoo! Sports

Vince Carter's first NBA coach remembers his monster dunk on Bryant Reeves: "I don't think he was ever the same player again"

Vince Carter's first NBA coach remembers his monster dunk on Bryant Reeves: "I don't think he was ever the same player again" originally appeared on Basketball Network. The Toronto Raptors' fourth ...