dunker

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Lively’s availability for the playoffs is in question due to a knee injury, but Daniel Gafford’s addition at the trade deadline this year gives Dallas a similar dunker and rim protector.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Williamson, a thunderous dunker himself, knows a worthy slam when he sees one.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 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

I wasn’t a dunker; I was a shooter.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie