Dwight Howard: Superman | Sport Science | ESPN Archives

[@lildagga2064]

What’s most impressive is that Shaq at 325 was able to jump that high

[@husseinkrisht5045]

Shaq didn't jump that high. He's talker and has a massive wingspan/ standing reach. Prolly could jump 33-35 inches.

[@amarelogan7081]

Shaq was 325 in LA during our 3peat he set that record in Orlando and he was under 300 pounds that was when shaq was an athletic beast

[@lildagga2064]

amare Logan still very impressive for a 300 pound man but that’s for correcting me

[@amarelogan7081]

Lil Dagga oh yea def that shit is impressive asf I'm a laker fan and a shaq fan so I wasn't trying to belittle or nothing just making convo

[@ShutThePuck]

Shaq also wasn't trying to set the record

[@mr.marino1120]

Tacko fall has entered the chat

[@anishmalpeddi1588]

I mean unless tacko wants to compete in the nba dunk contest he has absolutely no need to work on his vertical, since he literally has 10’2” standing reach which means all he needs is like 4 inch vertical to do a full reverse dunks, two-handed dunk etc. And if I’m not mistaken his vertical is between 26-28 inches which is enough for even a 6 ft man to dunk, so that’s actually pretty good.

[@AntiHero0110]

Facko tall

[@gpxjimmy]

that man cant jump

[@anishmalpeddi1588]

Googlewhyistherenoavailablefkingname ahhhasdad90001 your point?

[@Mustoppa17]

@Googlewhyistherenoavailablefkingname ahhhasdad90001 When you're 7'7 your vertical is going to be low Dude can reach it without jumping probably

[@jamesbarber9915]

Imagine trying to do a layup against Dwight

[@gavix-sr2wt]

James Barber He’s packing it every time 😂

[@sanjindamjanovic1786]

@@gavix-sr2wt you sus my guy

[@gavix-sr2wt]

Assassin Rylles 69.0 I am forreal brodie Dwight got that gliz if you know what I mean😈

[@ejay2075]

You can't

[@peja9869]

This is from like 7 years ago...

[@noknackers]

Andrija Pejovic hint why it’s an archive

[@fusioncommunity5462]

Well 8 years now, happy new year

[@youtubeshapps-4544]

Wedx 23 so ok who cares it was 2011

[@oxyogen-8677]

peja 98 yea before he was gay

[@rabmasalah2179]

Now it's 10 years old

[@Skywalker29]

Dwight Howard is definitely a Hall of Famer

[@mattirwin463]

no he isn't. the bar for hof players is so low in the nba.

[@kazukitopham4359]

@@mattirwin4638 time all start 8 time all nba, 5 time all defensive, 3 times Defensive player of the year(in a row), 5 times rebounding leader and 2 times blocks leader not enough ?

[@mattirwin463]

@@kazukitopham4359 if this mf was in the MLB he’d need a chip and still wouldn’t be first ballot. jus sayin

[@kazukitopham4359]

@@mattirwin463 he’s got a chip

[@chrilpy]

@@mattirwin463 if it's so low why wouldn't he get in? like kazuki said, 8x all nba and 3 dpoys

[@sweetjohnson3232]

What if Boban Marjanovic did the 12ft dunk without jumping

[@paulgeorge9228]

he can barely dunk on the 10 foot rim without jumping

[@jas7374]

Tf he gon do? Fly?

[@eli6175]

This isn’t ‘09, no ones called Dwight Superman since then. Shape up.

[@nclay211]

Del Common 😃

[@ouja8502]

This was filmed in 2011

[@nclay211]

Anwar Munroe nah. I hope not

[@ouja8502]

nick clay It’s in the description of the video

[@nclay211]

Anwar Munroe SMH

[@johnmarku3658]

congrats for winning your 1st ring Dwight!!

[@kevingerges9364]

Look at Wilt, he almost touched the top of the backboard in game!

[@snow_boi2178]

His hand was over the back board in one video

[@TheKrimeScene]

@@snow_boi2178 Please supply this video LOL

[@4thquarter5]

@@TheKrimeScene his neck was above the backboard

[@TheKrimeScene]

@@SuperTDSmith LOOOL. Please supply evidence with video links

[@sheeloesreallycool]

source: trust me bro

[@kingkongstrong3633]

When you jump above 40, landing is really difficult. Remember how Kobe's feet slid out from under him when he landed from a dunk. That comes from jumping too high. I used to fall like that all the time and people thought I was hurt. It's just the force from landing.

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

Despite being smaller than Shaq, he did it

[@dc6953]

1:22 is the most cringes shit ever

[@DJTrickiMusic]

DC Universe nah gfy, I didn't mind it.

[@TMK12]

Wilr Chamberlain could touch the top of the board

[@biasedfan]

Taimoor Khan if he tried

[@biasedfan]

Taimoor Khan if he tried

[@YellowwFellow]

And grab a penny on top of it , flip it and stay up to know if it was heads or tails

[@loser5960]

Taimoor Khan It was never proven with anything. It's basically just a myth.

[@user-fl8ng9np7v]

@@loser5960 9'6 standing reach

[@justinrobles8441]

They should test ZION!

[@EugeneLee368]

I saw the youtube video that zion reaches top of the board

[@yungrebel54]

They need to bring this back man fr

[@trevonricks6223]

Shaq been mad ever since this came out 😂😂

[@polsher5288]

He sounds like coyote peterson

[@joshuadanganan1350]

Watching this on quarantine

[@dayton1794]

The fact that he could still go higher because he was going down when he touched the backboard

[@red_b3g]

I pass my physics class by being 5'6 and able to dunk because they couldn't explain how I did it.

[@paulgeorge9228]

haha this is awesome

[@kingl3860]

about additional 4-5 inches needed to touch top of the board.Chamberlain may jump higher,you can see that the head of Howard is still under the rim in his highest jump.

[@Nun.]

He's the coolest of the middle schoolers now.

[@edwardcaroliusrvikrobinson1781]

Now this man is 6'9

[@josevasquez4080]

Barely 6'10 (6'9.75

[@errezmardi506]

So he's probably 2.07 metres, without shoes on​@josevasquez4080

[@andresruiz9149]

He pulled himself up on the backboard foam

[@Swaypg]

Andres Ruiz no he didn’t he just smacked it

[@EverythingHighlights04]

The fact that he jumps 40 inches with that height

[@y.annick161]

i think javale couldve done that too, when he was a bit younger

[@joachim7]

Yes

[@xVacant429]

The real Superman.

[@jimvick8397]

I dunno... Back in 1995 the Sonics played a pre season scrimmage game at Seattle Pacific University, when Kemp was in his prime. I made it a point to sit in the bleachers with my eyes at rim level hoping to see how high Kemp might get up for a dunk... He caught an alley oop in the second half and his friggen shoulders were at rim level on the catch and he dunked it on the way down with a tarzan swing... I've always wanted to see that dunk again because he really had to chase the crazy lob he was thrown and it was a miracle he dunked it... It remains the most nerf hoop thing Ive seen with my own eyes to this day... And he wasnt tea bagging his teammates, he was kneeing them in the face...

[@moneymanchaching9903]

I feel wilt chamberlain has the highest touch in nba history

[@mikebrown2367]

Wilt had a reported 13'3 max reach in 1959

[@demonative9945]

Wilt chamberlain touched 13’ his first nba season

[@jarenmontaos5195]

No, it is in the highschool game. But there is no video of it. But I still believe Wilt can actually do that

[@errezmardi506]

​@@jarenmontaos5195 *Could

[@aceland3819]

can we just have a moment for who edited this.

[@benkennedy3376]

The real superman wins rings

[@lamechris9897]

ben kennedy corny

[@harutoyamamoto4646]

ben kennedy oof

[@eli2449]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 👍👍👍👍

[@conrad6639]

A championship is based around a team not one player

[@hkbrightshadow4225]

Dwight gonna win rings with lebron

[@TheKrimeScene]

Or they could have used a Vertec so he doesn't have to struggle to position himself with a backboard in his way...

[@cijae368]

remember when cp3 jammed that shut on you?

[@JoeCnNd]

Robert wadlow could just stand and reach above that.

[@Chase-ib3zo]

JoeCnNd true, wasn’t his reach like 12’6?

[@ΤασοςΤαμπουρανζης]

@@Chase-ib3zo he was 8 foot 11 inches like 2 metres 72 cm so i guess way more than that

[@alejandrojimenez4169]

Yes he could heas the real deal super,an

[@lildagga2064]

Wow now that Dwight killing again they finally talk about him again smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ouja8502]

9 You are right but so is Lil Dagga. Because Dwight is putting up Orlando-like numbers of points and rebounds in Charlotte, he is getting attention again, i.e this flashback video.

[@goombagoomba2329]

I miss this series

[@User-wl9lr]

This is not the highest NBA reach, Wilt Chamberlain holds that record.

[@klamin_original]

Without proof

[@Marcus-mk3sd]

What is that record?

[@mikebrown2367]

@@Marcus-mk3sd 13'3

[@random-chan7014]

Random fact : Dwight is actually 6 ft 9

[@west9046]

@@harrischoudhary ok.. so he's 6'9

[@josevasquez4080]

@@west9046 6'9 3/4

[@errezmardi506]

​​@josevasquez4080 So he's 2.07 metres, probably, without shoes on

[@seanixxxml975]

How about zion Williamson vertical leap?

[@mankind3714]

why do they record the vertical jump and not the vertical reach in basketball? Surely its better to reach the highest even if its some jump and some height 🤷‍♂️ Short guy can have one of the highest vertical jumps but its useless if his reach in comparison to others is rubbish.

[@kpyyy897]

Mamute bol, Tacko fall, and Gheorge Muresar has entered the game

[@randal7234]

This proves that the rim he dunked on that was supposedly 12 feet isn’t actually 12 feet. If the maximum he could touch was 12’6” and generally needs to get around 6 inch higher than the rim to dunk then there’s no way he could off the backboard 2 hand slam like what he did. He probably could’ve dunked on 12 feet if he was jumping good that day but it wouldn’t look nearly as easy as what went down.

[@cameronthompson6765]

Who back after 2021 season?

[@zachlincoln1379]

Giannis on here hanging in the top of the backboard

[@joachim7]

Giannis cant jump like Dwight in his prime

[@kingkongstrong3633]

I kid you not. I was getting 12 ft. In high school, and my friend was about 3 inches above that. My jump was over 12' 5" when I was 20. 6'5 inches tall. I had to duck my head and bend at the waist when I slammed. 360 off vertical and cock it back for a two hands slam. I had a fifty inch vertical. Top of my head is 77 inches plus fifty inches on ventricle equals 127 inches. Plus 23 inches hand reach above my head equals 150 divided by 12 equals 12"6". I can get as high as DH.

[@holliswilliams8426]

Cool story bro

[@thetiger7474]

should've made him jump without the equipment, i mean, you could collect those data afterwards

[@sdaewdaws]

It would be harder to calculate. Because they computed for the force of his jump. And you can't just compute it by visualising.

[@thetiger7474]

KFC I mean they could make him jump 2 times, one with the equipment and the other not.

[@RatIceCream]

Wilt Chamberlain would demolish this record

[@spaghetticupcake9879]

Shaq punchin air rn

[@cjdefitinitve6639]

He said he is the real super man when Shaq claimed that title before him so I would call him super man junior

[@Z0mbify]

He returned to the Lakers

[@JacaboBlanco]

Hes using his right hand as a little extra oomph

[@executioncritic3539]

Let’s be real. The rim really ain’t that high for 6ft and above players. 5ft players could do the same stuff as well in an 8ft rim. It just so happens that the standard bball rim height created is perfect for 6’0+ players. I want to see how well nba players play when the rim is at 12ft and the free throw and 3pt line are a lil further away back.

[@connordanielson56]

The rim is still pretty high for anyone under 6”2

[@VGarcia1984]

when you see them standing below the rim or board it didnt look that it was too high for them not to mention when they extend their arms straight up making the rim much more less high for them💁🏻‍♀️💯…itll be much more impressive if youre height was like Spud Webb or Nate Robinson

[@gagefaraguna3526]

Yao Ming and bol bol would kill this

[@paolooliveros6171]

just imagine tho if rudy gobert can generate this same ammount of force his not only lighter than dwight he also has a higher standing reach.

[@antoneydon6386]

Now do this with zion,lavine and gordan

[@andyabreu5627]

They can jump higher but they can’t reach that high with their jump

[@antoneydon6386]

@@andyabreu5627 you sure it's not like you know that

[@nick8881]

Lakers need he back

[@maolenvinpelaez2199]

Dwight is such a fun guy, don’t get why Shaq picks on him so much

[@boyd1963]

Shoulda just got a 12 foot 6 inch hoop

[@LJ-mq4tl]

Shaq got really pissed watching this

[@bozby]

He is using his right hand to get higher.

[@amanat0615]

bring zion please

[@WBaller3]

Now bring Obi Toppin in here

[@ss8512]

To bad they didnt do this to Wilt Chamberlain.

[@dahgoatcodm5183]

I would love to watch this in science class...

[@kalillita]

Stupaman is in the building...

[@HK-oe6pk]

What about zion?

[@drewm3996]

Wait so a 61 inch vert is possible or nah

[@LegitPlays777]

There is a video of Wilt Chamberlain going higher than basically all the guys mentioned, with 1 STEP... it's on youtube...

[@hiraishin-yg2vh]

link?

[@Yaheard32]

It was said that Wilt Chamberlain was able to pick up a quarter off the top of the backboard.

[@samwelsh8241]

David thompson said himself that he could do it. I heard that from himself in an interview.

[@brennanclayton5915]

0:12 actually not true even back then it belongs to wilt chamberlain the only reason people dont know that is because they did not measure that back then

[@brendanbiegel4340]

You guys should do a sports science jordan kilganon how does he jump so high

[@genericyoutubehandle]

The outdated "tech noises" make this video seem stupid

[@scorpion730]

Dwight Howard did this at 6 foot 9

[@blacksumermayday9966]

I think he's 6 foot 11.

[@r1ckastleyhehe651]

Jordan in space jam:fina i will do it my sell

[@alphamale3087]

2:00 started the shaq beef

[@DjonnyKrajkatoaSimataIrMsc]

He may b th luckiest SOB in nba hstory

[@thiagodamianmaldonado3741]

Entonces Michael Jordan se colgaba de la parte superior del marco del aro, porque la cabeza le tocaba el aro, Howard llega un poco menos pero porque tiene brazos largos

[@darcielmubikayi4361]

Nate robinson with a 61 inch vertical

[@aaa_gaming1894]

Highest vert ever is wilt Chamberlain

[@eevee4408]

lmao you guys are just haters. howard is like 6’9 shaq and wilt were 7 footers those 3 inches and wing span matter

[@nbagoats4819]

They say Wilt could touch the top of the backboard.

[@boimalloy2367]

This is actually more impressive than Shaq because Dwight is officially listed at only 6’9

[@carterwongg6975]

This video with him saying he saying he the real superman while never winning a ring at the time must of really fired Shaqs hate for Dwight

[@Arthur_StJohn]

correct. This video was the reason Shaq always chuckles and appears agitated on live tevision whenever anyone refers Dwight as "the" superman

[@justingelina3571]

Luka must be a proud father

[@lyhthegreat]

1:59 shaq was offended by that..

[@ootd5542]

Kaodirichi touch 13 3 and touch the top of the backboard....search him in youtube

[@troliskimosko]

idk, his head ain’t even above the rim. What about all those guys with stupidly high verticals that get there forehead above the rim, could they do this too? Or are their arms still too short?

[@ambalavanant]

Superman is outside of science laws 🤣

[@jesuslovesyou4795]

Give life to Jesus Christ amen

[@BluemanBas]

where can i get the sensors they use?

[@d.a300]

Wilt touched the top of the backboard

[@cmano4591]

wilt could apparently grab a quater off the top of the backboard

[@whammyhighroller]

Imagine this Dwight at the Lakers now

[@Rgotto2]

Who cares, Shaq is and always will be the real superman. Dwight Howard is a coach killing plug.

[@hughmungus4118]

His ball handling increased

[@luisfelipepilha9664]

That’s incredible, but Shaq was 325lbs and made that in an actual game. But still impressive Dwight leap

[@BoxOutCeltics]

🤦🏽‍♂️, Sports Science. Watts=Joules/second. 39.5” at 280 lbs = 1,244.6 Joules (from the MGH/potential energy formula). The time it takes to generate that energy is the time it takes him to go from his pre-jump, squatting stance with his arms back to when he leaves the ground. He’s moving 4.43 meters per second (velocity of an object on take-off before as it rises 39.5”) as he goes up about 11” from his crouching position. That would only take 0.063 seconds. So LOL! he’s generating WAY more Watts 😂. 1,244.6 Joules divided by 0.063 seconds equals 19,755.56 watts!!!!! (Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, of course.)

[@joshflamez218]

Duperman is in the building

[@medogerty6013]

Wonder how high LeBron can go