Staring in frustration at the empty pad of paper in front of him, Kelly Oubre wondered why he had completely failed to brainstorm any ideas for his struggling web series, Wave Papi’s Man-Overs. The first few episodes had been modest successes, but only because of his own status as a professional athlete. His reach into…
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Jarrett Allen All 170 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
“Do you need help finding anything?” Jarrett Allen realized that he had been standing slack-jawed at the front of the computer components section of Micro Center for at least a minute. The sheer amount of PC hardware in front of him had stunned him; now the employee thought he was some overwhelmed millennial who could…
Read MoreMiles Bridges All 71 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
Standing outside the door of the Hornets’ practice facility, Miles Bridges took a moment to compose himself. He was just returning from a two-month sojourn to the mountainous regions of western North Carolina, where he had reconnected with his inner self, attained a higher spiritual awareness, and, yes, worked on his game. Limiting himself to…
Read MoreBen Simmons All 133 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
Ben Simmons furtively looked over his shoulder as he typed in his YouTube search term, then felt silly for doing so. In the privacy of his apartment, nobody would know what deviant YouTube videos he was seeking out. After a quick pause of contemplation, Ben appended two words to the end of his search. It…
Read MoreZach LaVine All 69 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
Zach LaVine looked over at his ringing phone with disinterest. He was in the middle of a very productive session of Euro Truck Simulator 2 (one of the few video games he wasn’t terrible at) and didn’t want any interruptions while he made his deliveries. If the call was something important from somebody important, they…
Read MoreLeBron James All 84 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
The distant chime of the microwave breaks my concentration and I look up from my work. As I get up from the desk where the wizardry of my highlight-creation takes place, I congratulate myself on having the ingenuity to set up an automatic Pop-Tart warming mechanism, but remind myself that my genius does have an…
Read MoreDerrick Jones Jr. All 62 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
Derrick Jones sat on a bench near the Miami beachfront, feeling conspicuous. Wearing sunglasses and a baggy hoodie as a sort of half-hearted disguise, he told any passerby who recognized him that he was just in town for an AAU tournament. If it were up to him, he would be spending his Saturday afternoon either…
Read MoreAaron Gordon All 104 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
Tucked away in the dustiest corner of the gym-class storage room, wedged in between a bundle of hockey sticks and a cart of semi-deflated basketballs, Aaron Gordon shifted uncomfortably and took another bite of his ham sandwich. As he chewed, he remembered that his water reserves had been depleted some time ago, and he had…
Read MoreDTB’s Top 100 Dunks of the 2018-19 NBA Season (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
A season of dunks-of-the-month videos culminates right now with the ultimate videographic display of dunking prowess: DTB’s Best 100 Dunks of the 2018-19 Season. One hundred sick slams curated by, perhaps, the one highlight maker who is not swayed by stardom or view counts. You know the NBA’s version of this video would be 90%…
Read MoreMitchell Robinson All 128 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation)
The reception area in front of James Dolan’s office consisted of a few small chairs that were not nearly large enough to accommodate the size of the man sitting in them. For the tenth time in the past ten minutes, Mitchell Robinson nervously checked his phone for nothing in particular, but this attempt at providing…
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