Shaquille O’Neal desires to search out the best dunker on the planet.
O’Neal — who had roughly 4,000 dunks in his NBA profession, together with playoffs — introduced Monday evening that he is the founder and inaugural commissioner of Dunkman, which he is touting as the primary skilled league for dunking.
It follows a Dunkman tv collection, which aired final yr. The league, O’Neal mentioned, will look to construct off the recognition of that six-episode collection.
In a partnership with TNT Sports, O’Neal’s new league may have 5 dwell occasions — 4 group stage competitions, adopted by a title occasion — that includes 24 dunkers from all over the world. At stake: the title of world champion, together with $500,000.
“These athletes are innovators and Dunkman is going to give them a global stage, real stakes, and a chance to build careers doing what they love,” O’Neal said. “We are transforming dunking from a one-night contest to the fastest growing professional sport off two feet.”
The league’s occasions will air throughout a selection of platforms, together with TNT, TBS, truTV and HBO Max, together with some social channels.
The league mentioned it is going to use “an Olympic-level scoring system that sets a modern standard for professional dunking,” that includes a panel of skilled judges.
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