dunker
Example Sentences
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Towns even threw an alley-oop to Stephen Curry; the Warriors star is much more of a shooter than a dunker, so he simply laid it in instead.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
It doesn’t take a great player to be a great dunker, but that combination of star power and showmanship is what made the dunk contest a featured all-star event.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2023
Koloko has gone from a skinny shot blocker and dunker as a freshman to a filled out, intimidating presence with a widened offensive repertoire.
From Fox News ● Mar. 15, 2022
Leaping like the high school basketball dunker he once was, he soared high in the air near the far edge of the dirt, just before the grass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Yeah . .. that’s what I meant.JB and I eat lunch together every day, taking bites of Mom’s tuna salad on wheat between arguments: Who’s the better dunker, Blake or LeBron?
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
