Who did LeBron James dunk over?
Kevin Love
During the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, LeBron James had a monster dunk over his former teammate Kevin Love. While the internet was hyped for another James poster, the 37-year-old said he wished his friend Love wasn’t on the wrong end of this one.
How does LeBron jump so high?
“As LeBron goes down in a squat getting ready to jump,” says Friedman, “all of his muscles are put on a stretch like a rubber band, storing energy.” How high he jumps depends on how much of that energy he can force into the ground and how efficiently he does it.
Who is the highest jumper in basketball?
There’s only been one player nicknamed “His Airness in NBA history,” and that’s Michael Jordan. He currently owns the NBA highest vertical jump of the entire tournament, which is 48 inches. This number comes with a hang time on the rim of 0.92 seconds.
How high could Jordan jump?
Bottom Line: Jordan’s incredible full 4 foot vertical leap put the top of his head 6 inches above the rim and the bottom of his feet higher than the rest of our NBA studs. Rocketship Jordan jumps 5 inches higher than Vince Carter, 4 inches higher than James, and an incredible 20 inches higher than the NBA average.
Who broke most backboards in NBA?
All-star power forward Gus Johnson of the Baltimore Bullets became famous as a backboard breaker in the NBA, shattering three during his career in the 1960s and early 1970s.
How high can Vince Carter jump?
#7 Vince Carter, AKA Vinsanity Bottom Line: Carter’s 43 inch (5 inches less than Jordan’s) vertical leap puts the top of his head a full 1 inches above the rim and a whole 5 inches lower than His Airness.
Did MJ ever break a backboard?
Perhaps his most famous would be the Bulls’s 1997 trip to Paris but one that doesn’t get talked about enough is his game in Italy on August 26, 1985. It was a Nike exhibition game in Trieste and MJ got a full head of steam, going coast-to-coast before raising up and dunking the ball, resulting in a shattered backboard.