One Of The NBA's Best Dunkers Describes What It's Like To Dunk In Games
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The Toronto Raptors' Terrence Ross has earned his reputation as one of the NBA's best dunkers.
He's a high-flying wing with a 38-inch vertical who won the 2013 dunk contest, and has put several players on highlight reels.
Talking to Raptors reporter Holly MacKenzie, Ross gave a zen-like description of what it's like to dunk in the game.
"You're zoned out. You never really hear [the crowd], it happens so fast. It's something you do and then you're like, 'Yeah okay, cool. I just dunked. Got a little dunk. That's nice,' but after that it's whatever.
"You can't explain it," a chuckling Ross continued. "It's more emotion, like a habit. It's just something that kind of happens. It's not like I plan on going up and doing whatever I do."
In the interview, Ross claims that his vicious dunk on Kenneth Faried last season was not high on his list of favorite dunks. Instead, he claims that his recent alley-oop finish against the Utah Jazz was his favorite dunk because, "I was honestly just trying to like lay it up or shoot it in, or do whatever, but I got so close to the rim I actually dunked it. It was one of my hardest dunks I've ever done."
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He dunked this:
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Yeah, okay, cool. Got a nice little dunk.
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