Shawn Kemp Dunks on Alton Lister

In 1992, Shawn Kemp delivered one his most famous dunks and post-dunk celebrations in the Sonics' first-round series with the Warriors.

[@ryguytwo]

And the dunk of course but the celebration just makes the dunk x100 better

[@sterlingsilver5937]

Yes! lol

[@charliebell01]

thats a flagrant foul now days :[

[@marcial_belen]

In todays soft NBA era... Thats technical for pointing/taunting.. your not allowed to show your emotion after a good play

[@2kmichaeljordan438]

@@marcial_belen punishment should be life in prison, this was fucking murder!

[@futuregohan4837]

Kemp: *Points To The Guy* You See Why You Shouldn't Be In The Lane This Happens

[@chrisduffy24]

1992 - Applause 2015 - Applause plus a fine, technical foul for excessive taunting and a warning from the league office 2025 - Life in prison without parole

[@Cluez31]

Brown Duff & a month of sensitivity training....

[@jhakur12]

😂😂😂😂 true

[@joebroaol]

Brown Duff 2035-death row

[@FuglyFatt]

+The Last Petik 2040 - shot on the spot on the half court circle by a ref for pointing.

[@undertakr]

+Jay Man Everyone will be safer when the referees have guns.

[@edwardmiguez6608]

If a player in the NBA did this now he would be sentenced to 10 years jail.

[@Ice_48]

Lmao yep sounds about right.

[@CAHSR2020]

Hahaha all these whiny fans who cry butthurt tears over made up bullshit.

[@eiichirooda664]

CAHSR and they say it is just a joke but not funny

[@jmi84]

Yes lol. The nba is soft now. Just a bunch of rich guys who want to shorten the season, get days off to “rest” and want a foul called if someone looks at them funny. That’s why I stopped watching the nba YEARS ago.

[@bowhunter928]

nance just did it .... not as dramatic, but he did it

[@LDii23]

I remember this. I was a Warriors fan and was in junior high. I was watching the game as I was lying in my bed. Once Kemp dunked on Lister, I turned the TV off, rolled over and went to sleep.

[@Nhilzer]

"was a Warriors fan", so you changed your mind ?

[@marioweaver536]

He fucked that nigga up

[@MikeJones-fx4bl]

Lamar Davis lmaooooo

[@truthsterwakeupworldplease8875]

I've watched it too back then, and laughed my ass off. LoL 🤣

[@well.thy.one.]

Nhilzer yea he gave up on them right before they started winning

[@ryguytwo]

I love that celebration, it just doesn't get old

[@Fa11_Music]

Not even from now.

[@darthraider2050]

Seattle deserves the Sonics back. Coming from a Lakers fan.

[@Loyal_homie100]

@@darthraider2050 today's nba he would get a technical

[@__________..]

@@Loyal_homie100 not what I the convo is about

[@Loyal_homie100]

@@__________.. idc its the truth nba is soft

[@chb21fly]

Lister had to go into the Witness Protection program after this

[@rodneymorrison8827]

Chris Harris that shit made laugh so hard

[@truthsterwakeupworldplease8875]

LoL 🤣

[@nuffzed2001]

he went to McDonalds and bought kemp some hamburgers

[@AEMoreira81]

@@nuffzed2001 -- For real! Kemp could have played close to 1500 games if he didn't get fat (he played 1051).

[@bits8031]

I would too with that horrible Defense😂😂😂

[@iamsuperperfect4605]

Shawn Kemp was the inspiration for NBA Jam!

[@cameronvaughn8434]

He really was tho haha.

[@Ezekial2517]

JAMS IT IN!

[@Peterpiperofthes]

Best player on the game, I just always wondered why they put in detlef instead of payton

[@KingCobra_45]

@@Peterpiperofthes they were saving GP for Jam Tournament Edition

[@wutangrzaable]

Boomshakalaka!!!! Classic!

[@anthonyserfass2882]

The taunting celebration at the end is the best part 😂 gets me every time

[@Jacob_Spang]

And the dunk was epic too

[@Eskeletor_210]

My favorite animation in 2k. That’s when I knew I triggered kemp’s package

[@jaysonb.6669]

Hell nah! We fighting' after that! 😭🥊🙏🏾

[@Mozza85]

Alton Lister must wake up every night with cold sweats after this.

[@jordancohen6355]

BRUH. Look at him getting up bro. His soul is gone. His life just flashed before his eyes and he's just a husk of a body. He's getting up like the morning after, and he's literally a shell of his former self. His life is over after this, and he knew it.

[@NoName718.]

LMFAO WTF?

[@ollie511]

+Jordan Cohen You should be a commentator bro lmao

[@jordancohen6355]

ollie i WISH! i just dont have the time lol id love to do it

[@mikeyflo77]

that is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. lmao!

[@CoCoCo1212]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This comment is indeed one of the best I've ever read.

[@ahknabi]

Still one of the most iconic dunks of all time.

[@myronwilborn6561]

That might be the best in game dunk ever tbh

[@Decetop]

Haha man I love that announcer too. "POWER SLAM! TOMAHAWK JAM! YEAAAAAAAAAH BABEEEEEY!"

[@bobbym.2130]

"Into Lister's FACE, and the Sonics take the lead 48-47!!!!! The REIGNNNNN MANNNNNNN!!!"

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Kevin Calabro. Always underrated. In Portland now.

[@pomerlain8924]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Yep. He chose not to leave Seattle when the Sonics relocated to OKC. He was one of the best to do it. Probably didn't get a lot of pub being in the Northwest, but his play by play was great.

[@orensk3763]

one of my favourite comments on one of my favourite dunks jesus that was pure fuckin adrenaline

[@lucasevangelista3547]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@stevenvinson1615]

Alton Lister still on a milk carton today.

[@artisticskillz01]

Facts

[@qwammienewsome1357]

Being dunked on by a young cat like that, would make a vet player like Lister day to himself, "I'M FONE AFTER THIS YEAR!!!"

[@russelturner5771]

No doubt. Still missing in action.

[@ArsPK23]

I'm watching this while Richard Jefferson just dunked and winked at somebody and got a technical

[@Decetop]

ArsPK22 that dunk was awesome lmao

[@jbentley-xt8oi]

If that dunk and pointing by Kemp happened today..he would be ban from the NBA.... that's how sensitive the NBA is getting. But not more sensitive than the NFL with its "Can't lead with your head" rule.

[@devinmccurry1160]

That wouldn't happens in a older basketball game, every body just played, jbently is right

[@devinmccurry1160]

@@jbentley-xt8oi exactly man

[@jbentley-xt8oi]

I keep replaying this video and image Lebron dunking on a player then pointing at him...Refs would blow every whitsle they have, pull out every flag and flash every red card! Then police they would escort Lebron STRAIGHT to NBA headquarters(still in team uniform) to the Commissioner's office for trial. Probably fine him his whole salary and his salary he's getting from endorsements somehow. Funny!😄

[@zachlaabs5257]

That camera man deserves a raise

[@cem330]

Yes, yes, yes! Had the comedic presence of mind to turn to Lister while he was on the floor!! 😂😂

[@nigelvee1745]

"Tomahawk Jam Yeah Baby into Lister's face" - Commentary was savage back then 🤣😂

[@ervinlang318YT]

Rip.. Alton Liston 1958-1992 NBA Playoffs

[@CoCoCo1212]

Lmao pretty much

[@Nathaniel21]

E Simmons He got erased from existence after this.

[@Jimmy-sw8pv]

He died for our sins

[@marcial_belen]

He will be missed.. condolences 😅😅

[@richardwalther6229]

I’m just gonna put this to rest right now: this was the greatest in game dunk in NBA history, by possibly the most epic dunker ever. Kemp remains so underrated.

[@Mad_Martigen]

FACTS.

[@BabylonGateLA]

The celebration makes this better than the Vince Carter dunk in the olympics!

[@ircreg8639]

and plus they were playing France, I mean please 😂@@BabylonGateLA

[@rul1175]

1st Pippen on Ewing 2nd Vince vs France 3rd this dunk. The space is so small that all seem to be at No.1

[@kinte1870]

​@@rul1175The France dunk barely top 5

[@kooj22]

The most disrespectful, yet poetic thing I have ever seen on a basketball court

[@alb7844]

Well said

[@akattom]

I love how the rest of the warriors weren't even bitching about the taunt it was just all part of the game. You get posterized, they acknowledged it and moved on.

[@lilbacon7777]

This dunk single handedly made Kemp one of my favorite players. Definitely my favorite NBA highlight of all time.

[@Jlouis500]

Frfr watch this clip with the sound up, the atmosphere SO LIT, no camera phones no IG no people recording just people lit to be at an NBA PLAYOFF GAME. Games don’t sound like that anymore

[@johnnyblaze443]

The dunk celebration made this the greatest dunk ever

[@duppy623]

To this day one of the greatest in-game jams of all time.

[@justinvilla9984]

I met Shawn Kemp today in Chicago’s small supreme store and asked him about this . Surprisingly he said that not a lot of people ask but he said it was one of his best

[@jonmolina948]

Dude, he’s in Chicago now? I saw Pippen at a Target in Highland Park in 2010 after he got in the Hall. If it was Michael, I would’ve ran after his car and followed him home.

[@KyleGravesLive]

That was a blessed day for you

[@bizboy5]

Lets all take a moment to appreciate how Alton Lister just looked at the ref.....realized there was no foul called....and got up and kept playing the game instead of screaming and crying and trying to fight.

[@jerryrussell7297]

This and that Pippen dunk on Ewing makes my day..lol

[@Cline3911]

Pippen got a 2 for 1. Blew up Ewing, then told Spike Lee to "Sit yo ass down".

[@ShinobiAM2]

The two most disrespectful dunks I've ever seen...pure art.

[@larz456]

What about Kemp's dunk on Pippen? That was a monster. "OH! Kemp serves up a FACIAL!" - Marv Albert

[@coreyjenkins3056]

True!!!✊🏾👊🏾

[@AEMoreira81]

What about Shaq on Dudley?

[@LowKeyDee1620]

man the ref would throw a tech so fast today its ridiculous. I miss this style of basketball

[@213byron]

right!

[@jheigl1980]

Today's game is boring compared to the 90's

[@saucers79]

No they wouldnt. Quit complaining old man.

[@82panther]

@@saucers79 They would.

[@peixepistola8098]

JustMeBeingD i miss this, but i dont miss malice at the palace event

[@kdavis508]

Whoever upconverted this to HD deserves a gold medal.

[@b3z3rk34]

THE MOST SAVAGE DUNK OF ALL TIME THERE IS NO DEBATE!!

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Not even those most savage dunk of the 90's...kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqWyhqOvl72gsNE

[@houdinilinguine]

Scottie on Ewing?

[@utahhoopsfreak8648]

DeAndre Jordan would like a word

[@houdinilinguine]

@@utahhoopsfreak8648 There is no way in the world anything DJ did was more savage than this dunk

[@utahhoopsfreak8648]

@@houdinilinguine Jordan smashed Knight actually challenging the shot. Kemp is taking out a guy trying to eat a charge. DJ's higher on the savage scale

[@MartelLamar]

The camera man too savage, lol

[@emmcee476]

Yup. The guy looked completely defeated 😅

[@SamPendleton]

Some highlights lose their impact after a while, but not this one.

[@Erik_The_Viking]

This is tied for my #1 best dunk of all time, next to Vince Carter's sick dunk during the Olympics. That celebration at the end still gets me laughing even after watching it live. The NBA in the 90's was so much more fun to watch.

[@tobinsparadise]

Kemp had so much power. We used to try to do his dunks I had to use a trampoline nailed a basketball hoop to a tree. I had the kemp jersey lol

[@joepermenter7228]

Pippen over Ewing.

[@Erik_The_Viking]

@@joepermenter7228 Yeah that was nasty!

[@joepermenter7228]

@@Erik_The_Viking The whole state of NY literally got owned in a matter of seconds on that one.

[@GhostNinjaTactical]

@@joepermenter7228I watched that Pip dunk over Patrick at Harry Carey’s we literally went ballistic.

[@badkarmabaroo]

A little back story here: Alton Lister and Shawn Kemp had beef all season and especially in the playoffs. That's why he pointed at him. Kemp got the last laugh with this dunk and then as the Sonics beat the Warriors 3-1 in the first round that season.

[@bigdtheog572]

badkarmabaroo Which ultimately led to the Warriors blowing a 3-1 lead

[@marshalastovall4270]

BigDtheOG 1992, back when Warriors fans only came from the Bay Area...now today, in 2017, they're all over the world.

[@Niners4Lyphe]

According to Kemp himself, he was hit earlier in the game by someone he THOUGHT was Lister and that was the payback. As it turned out, it was Hardaway that hit him.

[@sytincer5708]

Looks like the warriors have bad luck with 3-1 lmao

[@badkarmabaroo]

@@bigdtheog572 yes, apologies. Thanks for that. The other way around.

[@arasseo_wakarimashita3904]

Tomahawk Jam! Yeaaaah baby!...after shawn kemp point the finger...this how real basketball suppose to be...the spirit of competition is there

[@brucejohnson398]

My favorite part of this might be Chris Mullin stepping out of the way and letting Lister take it... then Mullin looks on with disbelief. #greatteammate.

[@linuxblacksarena]

Hall of Fame decision making right there

[@matreyles]

It was a bit of both a business decision and he believed kemp was going to kick it out to the corner 3. Then said fuck it.

[@juandufree4309]

@@matreyles nah, Kemp was already a known dunker in the basketball community, Mullen knew what was about to happen.

[@alb7844]

Mullin is hall of famer for a reason he makes smart on the court business decisions 😂.

[@yourmumsahoe1]

if you see kemp running at you with a basketball… you get out of the way!! lister learned the hard way😂😂😂

[@malexander2147]

Is it me or the does baseline ref under the goal at 0:18 just shakes his head like "Damn bruh!!!" 😂😂

[@yesyoucan7877]

Who

[@DonGivani]

Haha, that's a good one 😂

[@sidgar1]

That ref was like "he's already dead, I'm only concerned for his loved ones now"

[@yourmumsahoe1]

fr lmao. the way his arm just flops down after making the 2pt call😂 dude was in awe

[@mrtee83]

The Lister Blister!! Kemp dunked it, pointed at him then the camera turn to Lister looking dazed and shocked. That was REAL NBA entertainment in those days.

[@doubleboe7NYC]

Facts. Now it's soft and all about feelings. smh

[@nanides4689]

Bs

[@Comictalent]

This might be the best in-game NBA dunk I've ever seen. I'm sure Dr. J, MJ, Nique, & Vince each have 1 to throw up against it, but this is amazing!

[@magnumxlpi]

Nah. You can't honestly say this was better than Vince Carter jumping over the 7ft french dude

[@Nopulu]

It definitely looks cooler than the vince dunk, at least @@magnumxlpi

[@idek752]

pippen's dunk on ewing is 100% greatest dunk of all time

[@sigmatic__]

One of the best calls ever. Nothing short of electrifying.

[@i_peker]

Shawn was a beast early in his career.

[@MrVolcomclassic]

Bring back the sonics

[@ChannelPKtown]

Before Blake Griffin. There was SHAWN KEMP. And then he had an army of kids with different women and ate himself out of the league.

[@ChrisJWattsTV]

+ChannelPKtown HA! Damn...Sad, But True :-/

[@GoBuckeyes554]

Don't forget the cocaine

[@GoBuckeyes554]

got traded to the Cavs and it was all down hill

[@michal4862]

GoBuckeyes554 biggest trade fail ever. the Sonics got Vin Baker and it wasn't the same league

[@spitshinetommy3721]

Micha L Vin Baker was a perennial all-star who had a fantastic first season with the Sonics. Then he drank himself out of the league. Did he and Shawn have a bet over who could self-destruct the fastest?

[@crismartinez1642]

This could never be done again. Shawn would be suspended for 1 year fined 500k and forced to apologize in a nationally televised press conference.

[@c523jw7]

My gosh this dunk is timeless. The way he caught the pass, the move to split the defenders and to finish the dunk pointing at him. Perfect dunk, Shawn Kemp was amazing!

[@penkima4923]

The whole thing just looks absurd. The way he cups the ball like some kind of running back. There's no restricted area, and Lister doesn't jump at all. And, the spread legs. Kemp style, not MJ.

[@c523jw7]

@@penkima4923 exactly 💯 alot happened in that play. Similar to what made the Jordan dunk over Ewing incredible..it was the move before how he got rid of Starks and Oakley. The cup, the agility on the move, the style and personality all in one sequence. All from a 6 10 240 dude back then is insane. .even today guys don't have that last elastic effortless look when they dunk like Kemp did.

[@randyhaywood9083]

28 years later and Lister is still on the floor.

[@ChrisJWattsTV]

Look At Gary Payton With The High Top Fade....Haha.....Man I Miss The 90's NBA..

[@RyseOfGrace]

me too damn why i born in 2000.. now we have LeBron sucks and Curry.. Bryant leaves NBA :(

[@ChrisJWattsTV]

I Agree Man...Smh...

[@dgoat5913]

lebron is the second best wing player ever tho.. wtf u smoking?

[@benwallace5364]

Marvin Santana LeBron > Bird Lebron > Kobe Jordan > LeBron

[@Decetop]

Marvin Santana I'd take LeBron over Larry Bird 7 days a week. Larry could shoot and was a decent passer but wasn't a number machine like LeBron.

[@shotbyhoodie4683]

THEY NEED TO ALLOW TAUNTING AGAIN. It brings out the best in everyone man

[@polojn]

it can be the dunk but what won this for me was the commentator you don't see commentary like this anymore

[@rydidog]

Kevin Callabaro! He made those years in the 90s, where the Sonics were good, so fun for us Sonics fans. I miss that... #bringbackoursonics

[@LovingTinha]

Yeah baby, right in Listers face

[@henrg]

He still commentates for the Blazers

[@larz456]

Calabro was the best! Check this one out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oau7d5ifnpyna7M

[@m.kennedy342]

@@henrg He was much better as the Sonics play by play man.

[@kerm281]

That was a dynamite dunk! Refs deserve applaud for not stepping in.

[@ethanorange9213]

That is one of the most iconic dunks in league history!

[@macdimanlig7189]

Precious Achiuwa brought me here.

[@jmi84]

Still get goose bumps watching this dunk.

[@neoneherefrom5836]

The Lister Blister will never be forgotten.

[@ezekielgalang6791]

Came here because cunningham was ejected for pointing out smith after he dunked him on.

[@enzotansingco2199]

Yep, someone posted a GIF in the comments and I had to come back here. Need this sort of emotion again!

[@canalescapebrasil]

One of the most iconic dunks in basketball history!

[@1stMarDiv4341]

Still one of the most ferocious dunkers in NBA history. It’s too bad he couldn’t stay in shape after leaving Seattle.

[@randomslasher9494]

This Era Would Wipe the NBA Now,I'm 24 btw

[@arandomv0rt3x]

The celebration makes me love this even more

[@nm0reira]

How I miss this good old days... this was the real NBA not what we have today....

[@rickyj1250]

Came here after Giannis got ejected for staring at a guy for a nanosecond after posterizing him

[@lukesmialkowski7870]

I don't care what your pick is....this the most ferocious"Poster Dunk" ever made. Thank You for the memories Sonics.👍👍❤️😪

[@o7_AP]

His celebration after the dunk is half of what makes it so good

[@urthpainter]

just one of the best game dunks ever

[@truthsterwakeupworldplease8875]

I'm blessed that I've seen Shawn Kemp do alot of amazing dunks live. This guy was off the charts, as even though I'm a Spurs fan, I've used to watch sonics, cause of Shawn Kemp.

[@LovingTinha]

Hard not to love guys like Kemp...Dominique Wilkins too. Those guys dunked so damn hard it was incredible

[@bdotstark]

Were you at this game?

[@BigMike_RTTV]

Back when the NBA was a man’s league!!! Lord I miss 90s basketball!

[@Sevcen23]

Would have been thrown to prison for taunting in todays game.

[@ohappy6762o]

Can you not copy what the other dude put up there please.

[@ChrisJWattsTV]

+The Koala Lol...Right.

[@_Some_Guy_]

The Lister Blister! One of the most iconic dunks ever

[@quintonmack9578]

This would be a crime in todays NBA. Kemp would get escorted out the arena and placed in handcuffs

[@mr.rufasi2729]

Shoutout to the cameraman that part where he pans from kemp pointing over to lister is pure cinema

[@simonsimcic7019]

Kemp is king of dunking

[@shchorss]

Queen* of dunking Air Canada is the KING of dunking

[@yazidghunimat7565]

Justin carter is dead😂

[@nuffzed2001]

eating

[@WyWid]

Legend has it lister immediately following this game, he dug his grave, planed, cut, assembled and sanded his coffin, put himself into a body bag, layer down, closed his eyes and voluntarily died.

[@pcorf]

Lister even played 3 seasons as a starter for the Supersonics in the late 1980's but that was before Kemp. Who would forget this amazing dunk!

[@andyward8430]

I’m so glad I grew up watching this era of NBA basketball.

[@Niners4Lyphe]

0:20 Chris Mullin wanted NO part of that. He dodged Kemp like a matador in a bullfight

[@AEMoreira81]

Business decision!

[@hellshakeyanojr3584]

@@AEMoreira81 He ain't finna die on that shit man, he knows the dangers in facing that shit

[@johnbach2380]

Shawn kemp would be a freak by today standards

[@minnesotamatt1980]

"TOMAHAWK JAM, YEAH BABY!!!!"

[@Jdelli0916]

Power slam! Tomahawk jam! Yeah baby! Right in Lister's face! And the Sonics take the lead!

[@tubenachos]

In today's game that's a ejection, 3 game suspension with fine. NBA has gone soft.

[@alphagms6939]

And he would have to apologize publicly to lister as well.

[@THA6reat1]

Shawn Kemp will forever be my all-time favorite power forward number 40 Seattle SuperSonics ...

[@jonmolina948]

Chris Mullen side steps like "Nope".

[@komsijarade]

golden years of the nba.wish that time is back.

[@rmkw4291]

Love Shawn's "You just got posterised!" celebration.

[@stellarwind1946]

I mean there’s not much shame in getting dunked on by one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history

[@randomwhiteguy8784]

One of the best slams of all time I actually remember watching this live. Before the internet you usually only got to witness this once unless you had cable at home then you got the highlights on ESPN. I miss those days.

[@fezzik7619]

Yeah I was 16 and watched it too. I’m actually glad for the internet and the ability to see sports highlights so easily now. I don’t pine for the days when technology was worse.

[@32lara32]

90's NBA was on F I R E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chrishong2791]

Celebration was so hard he made the cameraman focus on Lister

[@GhostNinjaTactical]

The legend of Alton Lister will forever live in this dunk footage.

[@brucejohnson8434]

My favorite part is Chris Mullin showing his basketball IQ and getting out of the way.

[@russianspy5007]

Player: *does this dunk today* Red: Technical Foul! Taunting and showing up opponent

[@tubenachos]

2021 it's a 7 game suspension 🤣

[@Altruiztik]

This is my all-time favourite in game dunk.. the commentary was perfect aswell

[@josephruiz8485]

all-time great camerawork lmao

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

In the 90's we had a phrase for this "Your basketball game so weak, it's got it's own picture on the back of a milk carton." After that dunk that's exactly where they found Alton Lister.

[@MrBiggdaddydogg]

Besides VC Olympic dunk, this is the most soul taking dunk of all time!

[@DeepH2Ov1]

The "Rain Man".................lost in today's NBA talk of old glory but not forgotten!!!!

[@shayboogs]

One of the best in-game dunks in NBA history.

[@silentactor558]

90s era is The Brutal era of NBA.

[@poloswagg01]

he got up from the ground like red after debo punched em

[@tp1490]

My favorite dunk of all time