Everybody called Darryl Dawkins “Chocolate Thunder,” but it was Stevie Wonder who called him that first. Stevie gave Dawkins that nickname, and how cool is that? Darryl Dawkins, whose death on ...

2008-09 News and Features Darryl Dawkins Breaks Two Backboards in One Season By: ... 2009 11:32 AM EST. ... Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam." ...

Darryl Dawkins, who died suddenly today, was remembered by former teammates. ... Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam (left).

— -- To anyone who ever knew Darryl Dawkins even a little, the news that he passed away Thursday morning from a heart attack felt as incredulous as the fact he was suddenly gone at just 58 ...

Darryl Dawkins passed away this week, far too young and far too soon. The NBA — and his adopted planet Earth — lost one of its great ones. Growing up in the 1980s, we didn’t have a lot to ...

Darryl Dawkins, the former NBA standout known as “Chocolate Thunder” has died at the age of 58, ... Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Was it Darryl Dawkins or Memorex? That was the "lede", as we said in those jargon-filled days, on my game story a long time ago when I worked in Philaldelphia. Now, you have to ...

Shoe Shopping with Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) The Darryl Dawkins story might be the most unbelievable one I’ve got in a long line of nearly unbelievable stories, but I swear it happened.

Darryl Dawkins didn’t just dunk during his NBA playing days; he imprinted each dunk with its own personality. For instance, when Dawkins shattered the backboard during a game in 1979, he named ...

Former NBA star Darryl Dawkins has died at age 58. The Lehigh County coroner's office confirmed the news to WFMZ-TV (Lehigh Valley, Pa.). Dawkins's family released a statement through the NBA ...