But more than anything, we will remember the dunks themselves. As we look back on the life and career of Darryl Dawkins, who passed away Thursday at the age of 58, we bring you 20 of his best dunks.

meaning that he was Darryl E. Dawkins, not the NBA dunk master. He'd call ahead to restaurants or games, tell them he was Darryl Dawkins and come with a table or seat waiting for him. "All the ...

Longtime NBA center Darryl Dawkins, perhaps best known for his emphatic slam dunks, died Thursday at the age of 58. Dawkins was affectionately referred to as "Chocolate Thunder," a nickname given ...

You were the originator of the dunk." Dawkins ... a career-best 16.8 points that year, with only foul trouble — 386 that season, still a league record — holding him back. "Darryl Dawkins ...

The name stuck, and the rim-wrecking, glass-shattering dunks remain ... is seventh best in NBA history. "The NBA family is heartbroken by the sudden and tragic passing of Darryl Dawkins," NBA ...

Few things can match the power of a Darryl Dawkins dunk — that is ... What have been some of the best meals you’ve had touring around these different cities? DD: I will try just about ...

but the best dunks are a more visceral experience. #5: DeMar DeRozan, “The Show Stopper” Almost everything about this dunk was clean. Good toss, high degree of difficulty, excellent power, completed ...

Darryl Dawkins ... and was a pioneer of the slam dunk, regularly shattering backboards in the early 1980’s. Here’s what you need to know about Dawkins and his larger-than-life personality ...

270-pound inventor of the ”Gorilla Dunk.” Darryl Dawkins had 24 points and numerous power slams in leading the New Jersey Nets to a 110-105 victory over the Bulls at the Stadium. It was the ...

Longtime 76ers center Darryl Dawkins died Thursday at the age ... If-You-Ain’t-Grooving-You-Best-Get-Moving Dunk.” He had piles of names for his dunks, such as, "The Rim Wrecker," "The Go ...