The Best Dunk Fail GIFs Of All-Time
#12 Attacking The Rim
Doing the signature "Shaq slam" on a basketball rim only has two outcomes: successfully slamming it home and shattering the backboard, and completely missing the net while looking like a "Looney Tunes" character. We only feel sorry for the little guy who gets trapped underneath the supposed athlete.
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Attacking The Rim
Doing the signature "Shaq slam" on a basketball rim only has two outcomes: successfully slamming it home and shattering the backboard, and completely missing the net while looking like a "Looney Tunes" character. We only feel sorry for the little guy who gets trapped underneath the supposed athlete.
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Flying Air Canada
Maybe it's the Air Canada Centre or the weather in Toronto, but the Raptors' mascots always seem to be the worst at halftime celebrations. This slight misstep/extreme face-plant shows why.
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The Other Lambeau Leap
Instead of leaping into the crowd to be attacked by popcorn, beer and only God knows what, NFL tight end Vernon Davis tries his hand at dunking over the goal posts. As you can see, it didn't turn out so well, especially when the referee just really wanted the football.
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Too Fast, Too Furious
Grabbing an offensive rebound isn't easy, but as this girl shows, it can be if you're pretending to be Blake Griffin. She also demonstrated the dangers trick shots (hint: it can leave you with a twisted ankle and a face full of hardwood).
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Dwyane Wade Rejects Himself
On international courts, anything can happen. Just ask Vince Carter or Dwyane Wade for that matter who proved that a) he can still dunk in professional basketball and b) can reject his own basket before landing back on the ground.
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The Revenge Of The Steel Chair
It's quite difficult to not use a WNBA joke here. FYI: no chairs were hurt during the making of this GIF.
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One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap...
Rooftop jumping is a sport that's full of bad decisions and will always lead to a terrible conclusion, but what about "rooftop dunking"? What was this guy thinking?!
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Hanging Around The Rim
We're not so sure if this is 'fail' or not... he came out of this accident relatively unscathed. Plus, it looked awesome!
4:
Backyard Hangtime
This little guy represents a fraction of our childhood, where every sport was dominated by the sure power to win and beat everyone else. He also represents the numerous fails we've all encountered while trying to dunk a basketball before entering high school.
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Stupidity At Its Finest
If you ever come across a dare like this, then by all means, go for it. But if it's not a dare and just something that you decide to do on a whim, then you probably need help because dunking a miniature basketball never ends well.
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Step Up (Not The Movie)
We understand that this dunk trick looks good on paper as "jump plus chair equals win" but it would have been a true success if the aspiring dunk champion's spotter was actually doing his job.
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Ready, Set, Fail!
Though this list is in no particular order, almost nothing beats this GIF in terms of hilarity and how this fan just seems like the little engine that could. We're just thankful for the pads being there to catch his fall!
