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Clippers’ Griffin Leaps Car to Win Dunk Contest
- Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:09am by
Scott Baker
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin leaped over a car and threw down a two-handed dunk to the accompaniment of a gospel choir, winning the slam dunk contest in iconic style before his hometown fans on All-Star Saturday.
The Los Angeles Clippers rookie caught a pass out of the sunroof from teammate Baron Davis and easily cleared the 2011 Kia Optima’s hood while the Crenshaw Select Choir sang “I Believe I Can Fly” at midcourt.
The inventive slam drove home the obvious point of the All-Star weekend’s silly Saturday: Griffin has both the raw athleticism and the showtime flair to be the NBA’s next big star.
Finalist Javale McGee of Washington and Toronto‘s DeMar DeRozan didn’t stand a chance despite their own inventive dunks at Staples Center.
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Comments (49)
timba21
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:26pmHey, I can dribble. Hey, I can jump. Hey, I can throw a ball through a hoop from right in front of it. Hey I can show off my useless talent. Hey, I had a D average in school.
Report Post »Bushie
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 12:31pmAn easy task for someone who is a branch manager.
Report Post »Bushie
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 12:30pmThis is an easy task for any someone who is a branch manager.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 11:52amNothing worth commenting on here, except maybe over paid egoism.
Report Post »effvar
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 10:45amBasketball like football, “It’s all about me, look what I can do”. Baseball is not far behind.
Report Post »Bob1943
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 10:18amThe news is not that Griffin won the slam dunk contest….but rather that a white guy won the slam dunk contest………….WOW!!
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 3:42pmBlake is half white, which if you consider that white means the President everyone loves to take low grade racial shots at is white too.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 9:52amSorry Blake, you jumped over the HOOD. It was a basic pass-dunk, with props.
Report Post »9thCommandment
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 9:45amNBA is riding a bubble too, their only hope is the Asian fan base. Of course that means that NIKE will have to stop making a 700% profit on shoes & start paying the Chicom workers more than 2 “dolla” a day.
Report Post »TennesseeConservative
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 8:58amLion420 said it all.
Report Post »Redistributor
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 8:29amHalf the globe is on fire but let’s watch basketball. Wait, Obama is a fan!
Report Post »cstcomputers
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 8:21amWow, that’s really stupid…
Report Post »Jackie Rogers, Jr.
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 7:32amThat’s item # 9,577 on my list of things I cannot do.
Report Post »eflow504
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 7:20am3 balls in one dunk is way better than jumping over the front of a car.. Basketball sucks!
Report Post »Vince Foster
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 6:44am.
Report Post »I guess White Men can Jump.
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BobBlazeReader
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 6:34amStupid. Boring.
Report Post »Sales Rep
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 6:19amWho gives a rats behind you can dunk a basketball. Worstly, if you see value in that, you need a reality check
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 6:16amboring. tall guys can dunk, big deal.
Report Post »Yooper Logic
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 5:33amYeah, the NBA is boring, but you still have to appreciate talent & creativity. I was interested to see which web site that I normally visit for “news” would include highlights from this event… as is usually the case, The Blaze was ahead of the curve… keep up the good work!
Report Post »Goodgriefgeezlouise
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 4:27amSince the And one tour and there Globtrooter antics, the NBA has lost their way..They cry about highschoolers entering the draft but they expand to a point where every marginal European Basketball player is now in the NBA…Sort of like a global NBA..Which is wrong and fans know it..In the days of Jordan..No one was allowed to stroll into the paint and dunk at will..There were enforcers on every team that were willing to lay them out..Now a days the games are just glorified layup lines..You dunk..I dunk..We all make big dough..Silly..If the NBA wanted to return to the glory days they would have to cut a minimum of 4 teams..Then High schoolers would go to college and the pros that actually made teams would be forced to play defense..WOW!..Would that be a different sight!..As it is now, many NBA’ers have bad attitudes but know they can always move to another city..I say force them to play hard all the time and limit the job opportunities to a les number of teams..You would see the so called stars really play hard ifg they knew it wasn’t just a cake walk every night out..Anyway, the dunk thing is getting old..lol
Report Post »SoonerBorn68
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 3:44amWe’re proud of our local boy and former Sooner. Go Blake!
Report Post »OklahomaBeck
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 7:31amBoomer Sooner!
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 8:16amYes we are sonnerborn and Blake is a really nice young man
Report Post »saviorammo
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:56amSeriously Scott? Our country is under attack and you put this distraction up. Rome burned while the gladiators entertained. Jesus
Report Post »Miami
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:39amIt‘s not a car it’s a KIA, that should not count…
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:32amnot impressed it takes no real skill to jump and drop a ball through a ring i am more impressed with three point shots, that is if you tie me too a chair and tape my eyes open and force me to watch
boring
pschlentz
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:29amOK, thanks for diverting my attention for 2 minutes but now let’s get back to the real problems at hand, OK?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 10:52pmI love to watch stuff like that. It fascinates me how they can hit that goal every time.
One would think that I would have played basketball because I‘m 5’11″, but noooooo! Can’t hit the blooming basket. However, I rarely make a trip to the kitchen trash can — only to empty it. I throw my cans, papers, lids, jars, etc., from across the kitchen. Makes cleaning up kinda fun! Three-pointers, too! No bank shots.
Report Post »Lion420
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:13amWOW…I am STILL completely uninterested in Basketball!
Report Post »etetetet
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 2:56amagree – great comment
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 3:11amAnd he scores. After the game he gave a fan 20,000 to wipe the dog doo from this shoe, then gave another fan 30,000 to smell it, just for HIS entertainment.
Ah, the little people.
Report Post »By the way, make sure you get your NBA tickets, only 80 dollars to watch millionaires half-a$$ play a game.
SHTFM.COM Are You Prepared ?
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 3:54am@Lion420
Report Post »LOL me too.
Funny how I can goto a job site see an older person working and not complain about how much PAIN he is in and only makes 60k a year or so.
BUT these guys make millions and do nothing but complain!!
TANK3584
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 6:01amMaybe more interesting if it was over a pit of crocodiles…..Lol
Report Post »kennyg933
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 6:59amI challenge ANY ONE of these coddled escapees from the Ghetto to man-up and serve their country in the armed forces.
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 9:49amI looked this guy up, Seems he’s a upstanding young man.
Report Post »Hope 20 years in the NBA don’t change that.
Dannytheman
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 11:45amI spit my cheerios all over the keyboard! Great answer!!!
Report Post »Mee the People
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 4:03pmreal men dunk over pickup trucks or donuts
Report Post »JoeAmerica
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 12:31amYea! me too.. I want guns, more and more guns!! ALL the guns i can get my hands on!!!
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:33amWhile I can see the obvious athletism involved in basketball I find it hard to consider a sport inwhich teams can score 90% of the time when they get the ball.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 3:39pm@Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra After the contest he actually gave his trophy to the family of his best friend who recently died from cancer.
Have a good one :)
Report Post »Soldiers_Son
Posted on February 22, 2011 at 12:55pmAt least the Slam Dunk contest this year was better than the one from last year.
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