Brittney Griner, High Schooler (oh, and girl)

Brittney Griner is a 6-foot-8 high school star in Houston. Who dunks. Before games, during games, and, we assume, after games.



OK, maybe they don't look Jordanesque, but she's a high school girl.

Krypto-Nate - Nate Robinson at the 2009 All-Star Dunk Contest

Here's the little big man Nate Robinson, a k a Krypto-Nate, jumping over the big big man Dwight Howard to steal Howard's All-Star Game Dunk crown.

Dwight Howard - 2009 Slam Dunk Contest

Dwight Howard changes inside a phone booth. I love this kid!

2009 NBA Dunk Contest Highlights

And Krypo-Nate is your winner.

College Dunk: Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin of OU ... and in OUch!

Double Alley-Oop Dunk

And by a bunch of high schoolers, no less ...

LeBron James From the Free-Throw Line

Well, almost:



This is LeBron's dunk against the Bucks on Nov. 11, 2008.

Montage

A slideshow of some of the greatest NBA Dunks photos.

Olympic Dunks - Vince Carter

Going back to 2000 for this one (and why not, the U.S. actually won that year!). Vince Carter throwing it down over the 7-foot-2 French center, nearly leapfrogging him in the process:

Candace Parker Dunk

Here are the highlights - including Candace Parker's dunk - from the WNBA game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Indiana Fever on June 22, 2008. Parker became only the second WNBA player to dunk. And the ease with which she pulled off this one makes it clear she can do much bigger things on future dunks.