2006-07-11 08:06:00 · 6 answers · asked by WC 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
I believe the first dunker was an NBA player named George Mikan.
2006-07-11 08:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by diaryofamadblackman 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is impossible to answer. It's like asking who invented running. But Kareem Abdul Jabbar is renown as one of the first big ''dunkers''.
2006-07-11 08:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by miamite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Niasmith did. He knew that by putting the goal above ground there would be a constant push to reach it.
He knew that one day players would go straight for the basket and not shoot it.
2006-07-11 08:34:37 · answer #3 · answered by justwebbrowsing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chick Hearn is the person that coined the phrase, He was the announcer for the Lakers.
2006-07-11 08:12:21 · answer #4 · answered by bmxcollections 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MJ
2006-07-11 08:57:31 · answer #5 · answered by melo1819 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno no
2006-07-11 08:35:12 · answer #6 · answered by cops 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋