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This Saturday, a select group of NBA high-fliers (including three (!) All-Stars), will participate in the Slam Dunk Contest. The dunks will be successful, and most of all epic. But whoever said dunks had to be any good to be any as entertaining? There's a lot of beauty and hilarity in missed dunks—the struggle is very really out here, and embarrassing dunk fails can happen not only to your average driveway baller, but to pros like LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, and Steph Curry. Check out GIF Gallery: The Worst Failed Dunk Attempts in Basketball History.
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When Hoops Attack
Bro, you might wanna put some sand or something in the base of the hoop.
Do Better
The height of an NBA rim is 10 feet. Joel Przybilla is 7'1". This can't be life.
Kendrick Perkins Doing Kendrick Perkins Things
#swish
Highlight Reel Suckage
Louisville's Chane Behanan gassed himself here.
It Wasn't Meant To Be
That's a whole lot of girth floating through the air.
Hanging On the Rim
Not matter how long you hang on that rim Gerald Green, that dunk isn't coming back.
Bargs 360
Andrea Bargnani belongs in the Dunk Contest.
I Believe I Can Fly
Nobody has more self-belief than Andrea Bargnani.
Not a Chance In Hell
SMH.
This Is What a Dunk Contest in China Looks Like
China still has a long ways to go.
Ibaka Blocks Himself
But why was that ricochet actually a perfect pass?
Dwight Howard As a Laker in One GIF
Remember when the 2012-2013 Lakers were going to go 72-10? Lol.
Paranormal Activity
Whatever mysterious force appeared to ruin C.J. Watson's dunk needs to leave this planet.
Sweet Harrison Barnes Dunk
Steph Curry from three: Incredible. Dunking in the open court? Apparently not so much.
Missing With Authority
Sometimes Russell Westbrook is just too explosive for his own good.
Equipment Defense
Clearly, Russell Westbrook heard Chris Bosh's footsteps. Stay focused, fam.
Elite Rim Protection
Take the lay-up, kid.
Hit On His Head
The homie looks like a total idiot with the helmet on, but props for #SafetyFirst
You're Benched, Son
For everyone asking, Terrence Oglesby is currently averaging 14.2 PPG in France. Although the video quality is worse than clips on your favorite free porn sites, the jackass quality shines through in HD.
Let's Go Dook
Mason Plumlee showing off that very rare athleticism.
Extinct
Completing that dunk is defintely harder than it looks though. Especially when your head weights about 25 pounds.
Now Under Construction
The backboard dunked on him.
Someone Wasn't Impressed
Okay, so the "dunk attempt" (if that even qualifies as one) was good, but that fall produced real tears.
When It Rains, You Bust Your Ass
It's not like he had the ups to make it anyway.
Sweaty Hands Producing Horrible Results
Get some more powder on those big paws, Bron Bron.
Runaway as Fast as You Can
Not even the kids are safe out here.
The Legend
The GOAT of basketball fail GIFs, or fail GIFs in general.