Facial! The 10 Best Poster Dunks on Big Men in NBA History

Shawn Bradley

DATE: 5/11/1997
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks (7-foot-2)
COMPLEX SAYS: The four-time Defensive Player of the Year wasn't able to pick up another one of of his 3,000-plus career blocks in this clip. Instead he was left with the nasty facial by MJ. His Airness to Mutombo: "Uh-uh, uh-uh. Take that, take that." (copyright Puff Daddy).

DATE: 5/14/1991
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Manute Bol, Philadelphia 76ers (7-foot-7)
COMPLEX SAYS: During the Eastern Conference semifinals, Pippen soared over one of the tallest players in NBA history (tied with Gheorghe Muresan) to deliver this classic poster dunk. MJ had done the exact same only years earlier. Ain't no fun, if the homies can't have none...

DATE: 2/11/1996
VICTIM & HEIGHT: David Robinson, Western All-Star Team (7-foot-1)
COMPLEX SAYS: At the 1996 All-Star Game in the Alamodome, the Big Diesel gave Robinson a forewarning of who would be running the West in the years to come. Damn, the Admiral should've got on that Under Armour tip and remembered to protect his house.

DATE: 1/28/2009
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Yao Ming, Houston Rockets (7-foot-6)
COMPLEX SAYS: Dunking on someone a foot taller than you can easily put your swag on a level that would make even Yeezy seem modest. So, when A.I. decided to ride Yao's back for a few seconds (Ayo!) we found the celebration to be fitting no matter how pause-worthy it seemed. Sidebar: Listen closely at the four-second mark and you'll hear one of Yao's teammates yell, "Behind you!" Yeah, thanks for nothing, jackass.

DATE: 4/25/2005
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Shawn Bradley, Dallas Mavericks (7-foot-6)
COMPLEX SAYS: No "dunked on" list would be complete without the O.G. Poster Child (sorry, Blake), Shawn Bradley. Dude has had more facials dropped on him than your favorite porn stars, but none more vicious or emasculating than this flush courtesy of T-Mac in the 2005 playoffs.

DATE: 11/12/2006
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic (6-foot-11)
COMPLEX SAYS: OK, so this is our only victim under 7-foot but there's no denying that Dwight Howard is a big man (II) and the Black Mamba's tea-bagging of the then-rookie was an epic welcome to the NBA. This wouldn't be the last time Kobe served Superman some kryptonite though, word to the 2009 Finals.

DATE: 5/20/1994
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks (7-foot)
COMPLEX SAYS: Though the Bulls were missing Micheal Jordan due to his baseball hiatus, Pippen continued the tradition of ethering the Knicks in the postseason with this jam. This time it was Patrick Chewing that got dunked on. Oops!

DATE: 4/30/1992
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Alton Lister, Golden State Warriors (7-foot)
COMPLEX SAYS: Kemp's smashing off the court was just as legendary as his monster slams on the hardwood. And after this facial, dude should've added Lister's mom to his ridiculously long list of baby mamas. #sonned

DATE: 5/15/1994
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets (7-foot)
COMPLEX SAYS: KJ had no problem soaring over the all-time shot block leader for this classic posterization during the Western Conference semifinals. The Dream, who? Well, that was until Olajuwon vetoed the current mayor of Sacramento's second attempt only a few nights later. Ouch.

DATE: 9/25/2000
VICTIM & HEIGHT: Frederic Weis, France (7-foot-2)
COMPLEX SAYS: Vinsanity's dunk over Weis during the 2000 Olympics or the "Dunk of Death" as it's known pretty much speaks for itself but we'll give you the short rundown: 1. When it's comes to dunks, it's the biggest dose of ether ever served up on the hardwood and 2. Weis will forever be known for having Carter's nuts graze his face as the high-riser cleared him. The End.