Darryl Dawkins, aka “Chocolate Thunder,” slams home a dunk for the Philadelphia 76ers in a 1980 game against the New Jersey Nets.
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NBA’s ‘Chocolate Thunder’ Darryl Dawkins dies at 58
Darryl Dawkins was a mountain of a man with a persona to match. To the delight of fans and the media, he shattered backboards, gave poetic names to his power dunks, sparked the invention of the breakaway rim and made NBA history at 18 by challenging and defeating the system.
