Here is Blake Griffin's top 28 dunks for his 28th Birthday.
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@MicDubTV7 жыл бұрын
Don't care who disagrees with me. Blake Griffin is one of the best dunkers in NBA history. At the VERY LEAST, he's one of the greatest power dunkers.
@ShionShinigami7 жыл бұрын
Agree!!! :-D This guy is sensational to watch and for the last six years the same what was Vince Carter in his prime.
@ytalorafael45787 жыл бұрын
Griffin kemp carter, they are the goats of dunk in my opinion
@chimproshi18646 жыл бұрын
Ytalo Rafael u forgot d.wilkins? Highlight man?
@stevens1-o7s6 жыл бұрын
Seriously, once LeBron retires Blake Griffin is about all I see the NBA has left until they get some new badass power dunker. All this other shit in the NBA is cookie cutter bullshit and 3 point shooters
@giovannigarcia76166 жыл бұрын
MicDubTV is Russell Westbrook one of the best??
@RogerDipsy7 жыл бұрын
He really loves dunking on Gasol
@rarereckon17595 жыл бұрын
Gasol must be annoying because hes a good defender. That's probly why Blake adds a little salt.
@kddropemoff5505 жыл бұрын
RogerDipsy 😂 fax
@nico393145 жыл бұрын
he loves fouling him i'd say..
@01Z06guy5 жыл бұрын
Everybody dunks on Gasol.
@jbonegw5 жыл бұрын
That 2 handed rebound was disgusting.
@OldManNamedBob5 жыл бұрын
C'mon Blake these men have families 😭😭
@geo1224 жыл бұрын
MANCHESTER UNITED no one cares
@812prancinghorse3 жыл бұрын
@M Who tf cares
@sunwitdaheat37703 жыл бұрын
@M nah g basketball is where it’s at
@kylehouse60033 жыл бұрын
@M fuck off
@bigtimeaze-azeramos96453 жыл бұрын
@M NO ONE CARES
@5kDocs4 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to tell my grand kids that the nba allowed a murderer into the league
@812prancinghorse3 жыл бұрын
And their mastermind was Vince Carter
@shanes.17243 жыл бұрын
The NFL literally did
@RealMojoJojo6 ай бұрын
Who's here in 2024
@lornejacksonn75394 ай бұрын
May 27 2024
@matttheknicksfan7 жыл бұрын
blake is one disrespectful posterizer.... like as if posterizing you wasnt enough, he tryna son you too
@englandgarlock24556 жыл бұрын
He's just winning the game and I guess the other teams can't handle it
@Dbzfanofgoku4 жыл бұрын
What’s posterizing
@lotuslife32394 жыл бұрын
@@Dbzfanofgoku when someone dunks on someone else and its a pretty big highlight, they call it a posterizer because the highlight could be good enough to put on a poster
@Dbzfanofgoku4 жыл бұрын
ORDER OF THE WHITE LOTUS I guessed the same after I posted the q lol, thanks tho
@newspaperbin67633 жыл бұрын
That's what makes him entertaining
@Surprysing7 жыл бұрын
Possibly one of the best dunkers of all time 💪🏻
@CoDisafishy7 жыл бұрын
Definitely is in the NBA. Maybe only after Vince Carter.
@j-stilt97467 жыл бұрын
Pry PS3/PS4 No "possibly" about it. He definitely is!
@circeh94997 жыл бұрын
Top 5 for sure
@j-stilt97467 жыл бұрын
Chase Hilyer yup
@wesleygardner6167 жыл бұрын
Idk, I like VC, Blake, and Gerald Green all equally.
@GoodFellaJu7 жыл бұрын
Those dunks on Pau make me laugh every time
@JuniusR7 жыл бұрын
Jumo I need 2 more on Gasol tho😂😂
@gmarellanogaffud13687 жыл бұрын
Let's pray for Pau 😢😭
@josiahthibodeaux6 жыл бұрын
Same here, me and my brothers rewound that replay four or five times and just kept laughing.
@Ryanlexz6 жыл бұрын
Well paul has ring blake doesnt has😂😂
@kddropemoff5505 жыл бұрын
Jumo 😂😂
@curtiszyr Жыл бұрын
Kids now all they know is Ja Morant , ant edwards . They don’t know nothing about young lob city Blake griffin CEO Los Angeles poster manufacturing company 😂
@loidforger2342 Жыл бұрын
Im here because he almost made an additional monster highlight today.
@eljohnlabana9995 Жыл бұрын
Same here
@imadfadiga1162 Жыл бұрын
Me too bro
@brandonbogott303 Жыл бұрын
That’s actually crazy we’re all thinking the same thing 😂
@xoxobrazy Жыл бұрын
fr
@Str8toit Жыл бұрын
Me too
@WazzupmanYummer3 жыл бұрын
Whos here after Blake posterize Giannis
@LameasBaggy3 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@SnowflakesOfDestiny3 жыл бұрын
He postered blake in the next game
@_itseskay3 жыл бұрын
@@SnowflakesOfDestiny Still can’t beat Blake’s posterize on him.
@kendellellington14813 жыл бұрын
here
@SeanMadeAScene3 жыл бұрын
it’s heartwarming to see blake getting his athleticism back. hopefully once a little bit more work gets put in we’ll get another mosgov or perkins.
Humphries and Pau Gasol got hit with the carpet bombs Kendrick Perkins got hit with the nuke
@Nkosinati6 жыл бұрын
MicDubTV ... Dude. Mosgov. In NBA history there are very few true dick-in-mouth dunks: e.g. Kobe over Dwight Howard, Shaq over Dudley, etc...but i think Griffin over Mosgov stands toe-to-toe with any of them. Mosgov's kids had to witness that. Every dunk you mentioned was savage; but the Mosgov dunk was...cruel. RIP Timofey Mosgov. 1986-2010
@BLACKBRIEFCASE25 жыл бұрын
It's a physical Gaaaammme!!!Boom KP Ded 🤣🤣 🤣🤣 🤣 I watch that game live
@jomarklogina66464 жыл бұрын
3:17 must be he's perfect form of dunk
@산삼-y5h3 жыл бұрын
It is all time legend dunk
@kunxv152 жыл бұрын
reminds me of that Vince Carter dunck, that's stuff of the legends for real
@shittypampers18812 жыл бұрын
And all 3 of the people in this comment chain can't spell, the way they are talking about dunks leads me to believe they also know nothing about the sport.
@monkeydonkey2155 ай бұрын
So aesthetic
@Durmba2 жыл бұрын
He had crazy bounce but more importantly the strength to be able to finish these through the contact are absolutely insane
@ben1ben2ben111 ай бұрын
Well he elbowed the defender pretty much every time
@jaykay58382 ай бұрын
The problem is the rim wasn't high enought to appreciate his hops. He had to throw it down before he was done flying.
@mertbaltal87433 жыл бұрын
Who is here after Brooklyn have signed Blake Griffin?
@basketersnation93993 жыл бұрын
Only you
@cynthia46593 жыл бұрын
Lol,
@iammysocial2423 жыл бұрын
2009 clipps
@playboytokyo3 жыл бұрын
Blake used to fly this is tuff
@rojopavez20007 жыл бұрын
damn, how I miss the old Griffin
@veronievicky6 жыл бұрын
he's slowly starting to come back
@jayjustdifferent62065 жыл бұрын
Its true he is slighty less of a human highlight reel now but he is WAY more skilled and SMART then the Old Blake
@airstrada5 жыл бұрын
XJayX XXX yes this. He isn’t as athletic as he was in his peak but he’s a much better all around and more skilled player rn. A better player right now really,
@cynkauvanyau20595 жыл бұрын
He is doing dribbling step back threes now. Get used to that.
@samuelwallace24275 жыл бұрын
You mean the young Griffin
@GunnGunn105 ай бұрын
Enjoy your retirement Blake
@floydheth10725 жыл бұрын
It's sad that kids now don't realize how great younger Blake was. One of the greatest dunkers ever. Human highlight reel
@megawatts-jq5xm2 жыл бұрын
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@brendanharrison860111 ай бұрын
People today won’t realize how underrated blake was in his prime
@Jp2timezz11 ай бұрын
@@brendanharrison8601Facts
@root006210 ай бұрын
Ikr no respect. It feels like yesterday he was windmilling from practically the free-throw line at Oklahoma.
@saxtoncan3 жыл бұрын
POV: you’re here since he got his first dunk as a Net
@purplesmoke62363 жыл бұрын
🤫
@iammysocial2423 жыл бұрын
2009 clipps
@iangopinathservantofChrist3 жыл бұрын
@@purplesmoke6236 on gawd
@ryangarrick95943 жыл бұрын
Yup
@KumoGacha3 жыл бұрын
Poster
@FelixMichaelT833 жыл бұрын
In my eyes, the most underrated dunker in NBA history.
@alhrby552 жыл бұрын
What is happened to him?
@FelixMichaelT832 жыл бұрын
@@alhrby55 Injuries sadly..
@joshualalrinngheta1575 Жыл бұрын
@@alhrby55used too much leg power on lana🤣🤣
@utkarshkaniyar6210 Жыл бұрын
@@joshualalrinngheta1575💀💀💀
@cindygreenaway243 Жыл бұрын
@@utkarshkaniyar6210?
@jjace147 жыл бұрын
Pau made the top 10 three times. #GOAT
@teddyxxix4 жыл бұрын
Just twice
@SwaggerT07 жыл бұрын
that number 1 and 2 blake griffin dunk should be an animation in nba 2k
@jarengison99283 жыл бұрын
Who’s here after seeing he hasn’t made one dunk yet this season 😥
@bingevintage81243 жыл бұрын
Not the same Blake anymore
@GregorSmith13 жыл бұрын
Lob City era Griffin was just built different
@Djblock12356e3 жыл бұрын
Not even a single one just sad to see his downfall so quickly 😢😢😢
@sonder3333 жыл бұрын
didn't realize he was already 31.
@hizkiagilbertosimanjuntak3673 жыл бұрын
I dont think his legs could stand it anymore. Sad to say it but he's past his athletic prime. Probably he dunked too much during his younger days and now his legs are finished. He needs a fresh start in a younger team and find a new role.
@sflvideos38784 жыл бұрын
We were being spoiled and we never knew. Easily one of the best dunkers ever.
@AyeBeeG8 ай бұрын
You might have not known. But many fans back then were amazed at his dunking abilities.
@steelerruls5 ай бұрын
Here just after he announced retirement thank you blake watching you dunk was the sole reason I fell in love with basketball 11 years ago
@minnesotasportsfan27227 жыл бұрын
Wow Blake Griffin hates Pau Gasol at least 5 of theses dunks were on him!
@forsaken32537 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest dunkers ever, no question.
@HaxxeLineX7 жыл бұрын
Top 28 commentating moments in NBA
@kyleelpel94026 жыл бұрын
all of them should be Ralph Lawler
@Barfieman3626 жыл бұрын
Oh me oh my, BINGO!!!, What a monster jam from Blake Grriffin!!!
@rm93085 жыл бұрын
That's a man's jam!
@Flugs05 жыл бұрын
THE LOB THE JAM
@thatsalotofdamage85683 жыл бұрын
And Mike Breen still had the best call
@a.n.80252 жыл бұрын
Prime Blake is something else. That Mozgov/Perk/Gallo/Pau highlights are legendary. Sadly, all these exploding and landing just takes toll on his body.
@SynysterCat_2 жыл бұрын
His top1 dunk was on Lana
@rayjohnvincenberina24892 жыл бұрын
💀😂
@milosceperkovic93105 жыл бұрын
Blake's dunk be like: 1) takes off 2) drinks coffee (in the air) 3) dunks 4) finish his coffee 5) lands
@812prancinghorse3 жыл бұрын
Fr
@EGarrett015 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine what scientific vitamins this dude was on before the NBA changed the testing. He was UNREAL.
@TheRamboPenguin696 жыл бұрын
Blake Griffin is an underrated player tbh
@wearecjfansandsupporters27895 жыл бұрын
Dont see how hes the hightest paid
@taterz45024 жыл бұрын
He is the most overrated players in the nba by far Edit 1 year later: did I really say something this stupid and senseless? What a casual i was smh 😂
@garciazarate16194 жыл бұрын
@@taterz4502 LOL STOOPİD
@taterz45024 жыл бұрын
Garcia zarate says the person that spelled stupid as STOOPID
@garciazarate16194 жыл бұрын
@@taterz4502 You are the fool who knows nothing about basketball You're probably adolescent
@ryanantonellis13352 жыл бұрын
The king of the throw dunk. He’s the most savage dunker we’ve ever seen. In the old days no one was built like Blake. He wasn’t the best dunker but he was by far the most savage dunker. We have never seen someone like him, his in game dunks were the best in my opinion
@alanaldpal950 Жыл бұрын
Darryl Dawkins just said hold my beer
@weskentner8037 Жыл бұрын
Shawn Kemp maybe
@wesleyharville-fry Жыл бұрын
This was peak NBA. In my eyes the lob city clippers are the most fun to watch team in NBA history. It’s interesting to look back on now too and think about how their careers panned out.
@LeeroyJenkins12311 ай бұрын
If there were ever a team with the ability to win a title but never did, it would be Lob City Clippers. Prime Blake, CP3, DeAndre, JJ, and Jamal off the bench. They just kept choking or kept getting injured.
@kefkapalazzo17 ай бұрын
if only they had a decent small forward lol they always had bench guy starting at that position
@rumbajuice7 жыл бұрын
"It's a physical game...!" "Oh me Oh my! A monster jam by Blake Griffin! Oh what a play by Blake! The fans can hardly believe what they just saw!" "Is it possible to top what he did last year" "Almost the Mozgov!" "It's better than the Mozgov! I didn't think it was possible t-to top it"
@hamoiq90811 ай бұрын
Just an all time all time moment
@cynkauvanyau20595 жыл бұрын
The thing about Griffin"s dunks is that: you can throw your entire body at him, and he can still finish the AND ONE dunk. Maybe not every time, but he certainly has more of these than others.
@soager-tz1qg6 жыл бұрын
03:20 what a sound! I nearly came.
@TheRealKarma13 жыл бұрын
Uhm..
@d.arslan85233 жыл бұрын
Alternative Title “Every homicide committed by Blake Griffin“
@irfanhades32983 жыл бұрын
Before zion, there was blake griffin
@raqicampo74897 жыл бұрын
how do you even rank this?
@frankchris075 жыл бұрын
Only one way Ouch. Superman = Blake
@304nolen44 жыл бұрын
Raqi you can’t
@wonky30335 жыл бұрын
"A MONSTER JAM BY BLAKE GRIFFIN" Good old days dude... :^(
@25an0Z3 жыл бұрын
i miss that commentator , his name is Ralph Lawler . "BINGO", "THE LOB, THE JAM!", "FIRST TO 100 POINTS WINS. IT'S THE LAW", AND MY FAVORITE "OH ME, OH MY!"
@whos88th7 жыл бұрын
that clippers vs spurs series was soooooo intense , emotional and crazy .. that game 7 and 6 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@kawhiiee3 жыл бұрын
It’s shocking that he went from head at the rim to barely his head reaching the net now. He was a beast in his prime.
@slammysammy95553 жыл бұрын
he held back a little bit because he didn't need to be very explosive in the particular play you're talking about from his nets debut. He probably isn't as explosive as he was, but I don't think that was a full effort dunk
@greyk610 Жыл бұрын
Not true, I just saw him make a rebound with the Celtics where he got way tf up.
@seanisty Жыл бұрын
Shout out Lana Rhodes
@maxwell35847 жыл бұрын
Blake Griffin & Pau Gasol.... Better lovestory than twilight😂😂😂
@metroteam65627 жыл бұрын
Blake is a savage hands up when it comes to dunking 🏀🏀🏀🏀
@metroteam65627 жыл бұрын
I agree
@dako911967 жыл бұрын
Ralph Lawler=GOAT Commentator
@yassernugroho12987 жыл бұрын
bingooooo
@JimmyKillem697 жыл бұрын
I love Ralph and I hope he can be with us until Blake retires.
@ImOtix7 жыл бұрын
dako91196 is he the Clipper's announcer? When DJ postered Brandon Knight he said "The lob, the jam! Oh what a monster jam by DeAndre Jordan", right?
@dako911967 жыл бұрын
That's the one. "SLAAAAMMMMM DUNK"
@hatv12127 жыл бұрын
Nah dude i get so tired of him saying bingooo
@InvestBetter.4 жыл бұрын
4:18 THAT was a thing of beauty In a league of freak athlete, for 2-3 years, he was the freakiest
@BoxOutCeltics3 жыл бұрын
@1:44 If you're not a two-foot dunker, there's no way you can appreciate how hard it is to dunk off two feet from that far away. That's the most insane dunk in this collection.
@menciz41476 жыл бұрын
4:42 Kobe : "Trex from behind GASOL WATCH OUT!"
@DwainDwight5 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite NBA players. too many great dunks here to pick a fav. great guy also
@lordbeezy13494 жыл бұрын
THE FLYING LIONN!! 💀
@teddygonzalez1894 жыл бұрын
Who saw Blake palm dude by the back of the head then pull dudes head into his package while getting posterized at 5:48-49.
@AsherSkylark3 жыл бұрын
Saw his first dunk as a Nets and i feel like i miss the young explosive Blake. Still, im glad to see that he's back on track
@youractualfather5157 жыл бұрын
"The flying lion!"
@elevatedscience10875 жыл бұрын
Damn, I forgot how many badass dunks Blake has. Dudes a monster
@ClassicMechanical7 жыл бұрын
He thumnailized Perkins!
@ShiningTGI2 жыл бұрын
You can see on some of these how hard it is for him to avoid hitting his head on the rim. Absolute beast!
@vicherman253tac3 жыл бұрын
I love griffin,he commits with his all,that dunk after the spin was a beautiful play
@ghighlights25137 жыл бұрын
SAVAGE!!!
@KukurykuGraWKurniku7 жыл бұрын
When it comes to power and posters WOW, just WOW.
@CivilizedCinematics7 жыл бұрын
Damn lol. This montage really reminded me that Blake Griffin used to fly😫😫
@sawitonline79985 ай бұрын
i came here to see my boy after announcing his retirement❤❤❤❤❤
@JoeyBK_863 жыл бұрын
Y’all wait lmfao he said he can still dunk! He just hasn’t wanted to risk injury. He’s putting it all on the table for BROOOOOKLYNNN 🤍🖤🤍🖤🏆🏆🗽
@alexcerv3 жыл бұрын
Aged like fine wine 🍷
@Positive_energy4u6 жыл бұрын
that Number 3 dunk on Ibaka made me fall out me seat. Shit was absolutely savage
@dolu26687 жыл бұрын
MAN BLAKE IS BEAST but.... I am disappointed with him so far. with his strength and atheltism I expected more from him. Like a 25ppg 11 rebounds kind of player but it is what it Is. U hope just hope Blake goes beserk in the playoffs and takes the clippers to WCF
@RalphLdn5 жыл бұрын
Blake is gonna go down as one of the greatest power forwards ever. He is a monster. 6'10" 250lbs 💪
@1890Orsy7 ай бұрын
Stop it. Maybe top 30 power forwards but that’s not saying much. I can name 10-20 better than him off top. And now with player like Giannis/AD/draymond/Julius/Pablo/Townes/ect. He’s going to keep dropping. He was exciting but nothing Great all time
@atuwenisande4995 ай бұрын
Happy retirement legend
@ivanmarcellino59154 жыл бұрын
Look at every bench enemy reaction , damn this clippers is nightmare for the enemy , and this team is the most funny team that i've ever watch in my life
@andrizzle12357 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with the Clippers, they started the season off so good?
@JimmyKillem697 жыл бұрын
Injuries.
@Morpheus7767 жыл бұрын
overrated
@samchapman83597 жыл бұрын
I HOPE ALL GOOGLE BASTARDS DIE A PAINFULL DEATH they were never rated as a really good team in the first place they just play well and most of the great players on the team seem to get injured every season
@LJ_S1K7 жыл бұрын
You wanna know what is wrong? They are the Clippers.
@von30617 жыл бұрын
Joshua fuck u
@Knownasperry7 жыл бұрын
7 was so smooth, I love it.
@GimmehMyMoney7 жыл бұрын
Never seen a power forward float like him. Goes to Kemp's level and then some
@n0bodyfam0us3 жыл бұрын
Dont forget about Amare Stoudemire now
@johnnymalchow13054 жыл бұрын
Who else loves when the announcer goes “ slammm dunk”
@jimtang6533 Жыл бұрын
everytime blake slam dunk, jordan reaction is priceless
@jkratos9958 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@justnahayo8490 Жыл бұрын
😹😹😹🤣
@squckson11147 жыл бұрын
holy fuck... that 2 hand put back dunk on pau tho... why u gotta do him like that bruh..
@justayoutuber55787 жыл бұрын
I think he’s one of the greatest dunkers
@DaChinks7 жыл бұрын
If u look @ 5:37 on top left you can see a OKC fan with a KD shirt cheering for that dunk lol..
@hansolodolo92 Жыл бұрын
The bounce was ridiculous… if yall missed young Blake, I feel sorry for you as a basketball fan. That was a era
@adviksaxena67902 жыл бұрын
He really loves the spurs and lakers dont he
@Jan_ne7 жыл бұрын
These should give like 4 points. Way harder to do than outside-the 3-point-line-throws and way cooler to watch. Griffin's a beast💪!
@SancLunatic6 жыл бұрын
Man even though they were short of championship caliber, the Lob City Clippers were one of the most fun basketball rosters ever to watch.
@arthurvancauwenberge9947 жыл бұрын
Just such a pity this amazing player has so many injuries
@biilyblast642 жыл бұрын
It's from going up like this. Lol you can't be jumping to the ceiling like this and not get injured. They tried telling him to chill too. u can hear the announcers mentioning it
@jasmondwong62304 жыл бұрын
4:34 KOBE.. 😭😭
@ybk_moe103 жыл бұрын
At this point put gasol in a body bag
@bethebestyoucanbe55925 жыл бұрын
Oooooohhhh Meeeeee Oooooohhhh Myyyyyyy Whaaat a MONSTER Jam by BLAKE GRIFFIN!!!!!!
@kddropemoff5505 жыл бұрын
Incredible. Crazy. One of the greatest power dunkers?
@lvnce177 жыл бұрын
#JusticeForPau
@jamalevans15745 жыл бұрын
Lancerinooo 🤣🤣😂😂🤣
@rep_zombi3333 жыл бұрын
1:53 one of the coolest dunks of all time
@holliswilliams84262 жыл бұрын
that was slick
@KorZen102 жыл бұрын
Imagine being Curry watching a 250lb giant fly in from a mezzanine
@jonrenicus18323 жыл бұрын
So was pushing off for dunks allowed before or after Blake came into the league? ;) Still a great a dunker tho.
@poppster695 жыл бұрын
2:30 good old philly tanking days😂
@DonBrowsing5 жыл бұрын
The most barbaric in game posterizer dunker ever.
@Curtains13376 жыл бұрын
welcome to motherfucking detroit
@notphilivey3 жыл бұрын
I think it is safe to say that Blake is the most prolific dunker the world has ever known. He has the sheer ferocity of Shaq, the originality of Michael Jordan, the height of Dominique Wilkins and the excitement of Spud Webb. He is unmatched.
@Feitan0123 Жыл бұрын
vince is up there though. I still believe vince is the best dunker. but blake is one of the best
@donice48354 жыл бұрын
Best in-game power dunker of all-time.
@FunnyBuns16 жыл бұрын
The Flying Lion. An appropriate nickname
@pelicankash8037 жыл бұрын
Blake Griffin was so OVERRATED a few years ago and he is underrated. Probably cuz of Warriors and Cavaliers.
@getoducky52477 жыл бұрын
Free My Nigga Xemo
@Dc11791 Жыл бұрын
Old school Blake was insane 🤯
@GodOfDestructionVegeta275 ай бұрын
Blake, to me, is the second greatest IN GAME dunker of all time. Second to Vince. I had Kobe as number 2 (in game). But Blake definitely surpassed him.