US EditionShaquille O’Neal starting a new Dunkman league, offering a prize of $500,000 for best dunker
- On Monday, Shaquille O'Neal, Authentic Brands Group, and Warner's TNT Sports announced the launch of Dunkman, a professional dunking league featuring 24 competitors in four live events this summer.
- O'Neal criticized the NBA's dunk contest for losing relevance and innovation over the last fifteen years, prompting him to create a platform for the world's best viral dunk artists.
- Events will air across TNT, TBS, TruTV, and HBO Max, featuring an Olympic-level scoring system. Finalists compete for $500,000 and the title of Dunkman World Champion.
- Craig Barry, executive vice president and chief content officer of Warner's TNT Sports, said, "We believe there's an opportunity to bring a league to the fans," organizing viral dunkers as professional athletes.
- While serving as commissioner, O'Neal emphasized that Dunkman aims to transform dunking into the "fastest growing professional sport off two feet," though he ruled out his own return to the court.
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Shaq's New League Will Pay Best Dunker $500K
Shaquille O'Neal wants to find the best dunker in the world. O'Neal—who had roughly 4,000 dunks in his NBA career, including playoffs—announced Monday night that he's the founder and inaugural commissioner of Dunkman, which he's touting as the first professional league for dunking. It follows a Dunkman...
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Shaquille O'Neal starting a new Dunkman league, offering a prize of $500,000 for best dunker
Shaquille O’Neal wants to find the best dunker in the world. O’Neal — who had roughly 4,000 dunks in his NBA career, including playoffs — announced Monday night that he’s the founder and inaugural commissioner of Dunkman, which he’s touting as the first professional league for dunking.
Shaquille O’Neal, Warner Launch ‘Dunkman’ Professional Dunk League
Warner Bros. Discovery may no longer show NBA games on TNT each week, but that doesn’t mean the company is no longer playing basketball. Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands Group and Warner’s TNT Sports will launch “Dunkman,” the first professional league tied to dunking, in summer of 2026. The inaugural season will feature 24 skilled dunkers competing live across four events. Finalists will compete for a world championship title and a grand pr…
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