Darryl Dawkins
Darryl Dawkins
Darryl Dawkinswas an American professional basketball player, most noted for his days with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career. His nickname, "Chocolate Thunder", was bestowed upon him by Stevie Wonder. He was known for his powerful dunks, which led to the NBA adopting breakaway rims due to his shattering the backboard on two occasions in 1979...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth11 January 1957
CityOrlando, FL
dunk promise
I can't dunk as often as I used to, but I promise to give you one.
break guys none
None of these guys can break the backboard, right now.
coming creativity dunk great guys keeps
It's great to see new young guys coming through with imagination, creativity that always keeps the dunk alive.
ball floor hit
When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.
all-kinds one-thing just-listen
Music? All kinda music. I don't just listen to one thing; I listen to everything.
weekend nba cities
I got hooked up with the NBA Nation and the next thing I knew I was judging the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown. They needed somebody who can travel on the weekends and go up to eight different cities.
want straight-up
I was a power dunker. I want to go straight up, put it down on somebody. I want everybody under there.
team thinking years
For years, people always say, "Ah, what about the dunk. It's still two points." But it energizes a team. If you're down and you get a monster dunk, everybody gets psyched. "Oh yeah, let's go, let's go." So it was dying down a little bit and guys, I think, they took it upon themselves. They got energy on it and started trying different stuff.
crazy men feet
Talk about the sickest dunk, we had one guy throw it off the library which was about 60-feet away, back onto the court it bounced, and he timed it, went over there and got it. It was outstanding, man. It was crazy.
thinking nba people
I think I got hooked up because I try to do good things with the NBA, and they always want somebody who's notable and who's personable with people.
guy feelings want
I know what I want, but I'm not allowed to pick a favorite.If I was to say one guy, that guy would be feeling like 'I got this,' and I want everybody to have a chance.
trying folks
I will try just about all the folk food we go to in any place.
games guy chocolate
Stevie Wonder used to come the ball games and they would have a guy sitting with him. And the guy would be holding on to his arm, telling him what's going on, and he would say, "Hey, the big chocolate guy just put down a thunder dunk. The chocolate guy with another monster dunk." And Stevie Wonder actually gave me the nickname Chocolate Thunder.
feet my-birthday six
I'm six foot eleven. My birthday covers three days.