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Dunkology 101: How the NBA could take a more scientific approach to scoring the slam dunk

  • Written by Justin Barber, Clinical Research Manager, University of Kentucky
imageOnly half of a player's slam dunk score is linked to what they do with the ball and their body. Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

I grew up watching some of the greatest slam dunk artists in the world.

Shawn Kemp was one of my favorites, because he was freaky athletic and dunked so powerfully. Plus, he seemed so...

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