I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. But, that didn’t happen as I tried a few times to read it and just couldn’t get my mindset into it.
A few days ago, though, I needed a break from the Michael Bennett books I have been reading and wanted a good sports book. So, I tried one final time for this one, and I really enjoyed it.
To me, it was more of a history of the dunk and some of the key players who were known for dunking. Those key players also had a brief summary of their careers.
Of course, there was Wilt Chamberlain, Dr. J, Michael Jordan, David Thompson, Dominique Wilkins, Spud Webb, Brent Barry, Earl Manigault, Connie Hawkins, Vince Carter, and more but there were also a lot of unknown names to me like Bob Kurland, Joe Fortenberry, and Duane Hillman. Sielski also mentioned some of the female dunkers.
Also discussed was the movie, White Men Can’t Jump.
I didn’t realize that the dunk got banned in college basketball from 1967 to 1976, primarily because of how dominate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was.
