25 years ago (September 25, 2000) Vince Carter with the insane poster dunk on 7’2’ Frederic Weis in the 2000 Olympics.
September 25, 2025
An interesting fact about Weis is that he was drafted 15th overall in the 1999 draft by the Knicks and he didn’t play not one game with them. Talk about a wasted draft pick.
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No way in hell MJ had a higher vertical. Dwight is right
Legendary! I wish I was old enough to watch prime Vince Carter what a treat! For those who were old enough, is there anybody in the league day or the past 15 years that reminds you of Vince having first hand experience?
The forearm to the face is so disrespectful.
This is lowkey why Tingus Pingus was booed on draft day.
Idk everytime I watch this he was so hype if KG was like 3 inches closer he would have gotten socked lol, VC didn’t know he was that close or even there.
No matter how many times I see this dunk, it’s still always weird to see Vince Carter with hair.
Weis really said, “Yeah, that’s all the NBA I want to experience.” 😂
This and the Curry flurry to end the 2024 Olympics might be the two top highlights of all time for USA basketball.
Air Canada
Drafted by the Knicks over a local boy then known as Ron Artest. I was watching the draft thrilled that NY had a chance to get Artest. Then this.
The real highlight here is KG almost getting packed up 💀
The dunk of death
Greatest in game dunk of all time.
I’ll wince every time I see him throw that punch towards KG for the rest of my life.
You know—Ant Edwards always gets compared to MJ outta this generation but does anyone else kinda see the parallels to Air Carter more? Like the style of dunking, the shooting range that Vince eventually developed, sorta lower key game as far as taking shit over, giving hope to a moribund northern franchise…. Like vince carter with bigger personality?
Brutal
This shit is filthy and VC should be ashamed . Bruh imagine playing against team USA, the score being not really close but not out of hand yet. Still having some hope for a miracle and then you watch this happen to your best rim protector. Like fuck man, I’m sure they would rise a white flag if they could
I didn’t know the Olympics were ever held that late in the “Summer?”
The dunk heard round the world
The Dunk of Death
Half man half amazing
Bro said that shit put him into depression..
Vince violated something serious lol..
Maybe he ain’t read the scouting report, but you gotta know as soon as he gets a clear lane, he was going to start flying..
WTF is that audio?
Vin Baker looks like he took splash damage from that slam
That was a sweet behind the back pass from #8. He doesn’t get any credit, but he’s a major part of one of the best dunks in basketball history.
When the Carter 🚀 takes off hold your 🍿
I just realized he is doing a volleyball approach on this dunk. I am pretty sure Vince played volleyball, kinda cool to see him do it with a basketball.
I remember seeing this back then and for a few secs I just froze because my mind couldn’t process what just happened. He dunked/jumped over a 7 footer in a real game…
I’ve always loved the dichotomy of reactions, represented by KG’s enthusiasm and Vin Baker’s stankface
Fucking 25 years ago? Jesus.
This dunk is insane – it goes to show the level of class, or the amount players were scared of repercussions.
Think about when you see the worst dunk you’ve ever seen in a game…all the players leave their seat even bench warmers, the entire team on the court is high fiving and chest bumping.
These guys literally witness one of the best dunks ever, and other than Garnett just let him have his moment.
This was his unwelcome to the nba moment
Smells Reminded him of escargot, I’m sure
For fuck sake mark this as NSFW. That’s disgusting.
All these years later and the hoops world is still reverberating from this dunk. And I don’t think it will ever stop.
This dunk ended a man’s career before it even began. Think about that.
This dunk was my screen saver for my PSP in High School.
Being a kid and seeing this blew my mind. My buddy and I lowered our hoop to 7 feet and would throw alley oops until our wrists were too bruised to continue
For anyone that wasn’t watching this live, I shit my pants.
One of my favourite things of all time. KG’s reaction and VC almost hitting him in celebration… every angle captured here. There were and still are no words. So incredible. Thanks for sharing
Until today, I still think this is the greatest play in basketball history. It’s been 25 years and I’m still at an awe when I watch it.
What’s that 7’2” guy up to these days? I would love to see a documentary on him
the double leg kick celebration is hilarious
VC had a spiritual experience after that dunk bro traveled through space and time.
Greatest dunk all time!
I always love how he like, busts a nut via his left leg on the celly
Vin Baker with the most apropos stank face ever.
Does anyone else remember the viral clip? Damn it feels good to be a gangster.
50 comments
No way in hell MJ had a higher vertical. Dwight is right
Legendary! I wish I was old enough to watch prime Vince Carter what a treat! For those who were old enough, is there anybody in the league day or the past 15 years that reminds you of Vince having first hand experience?
The forearm to the face is so disrespectful.
This is lowkey why Tingus Pingus was booed on draft day.
Idk everytime I watch this he was so hype if KG was like 3 inches closer he would have gotten socked lol, VC didn’t know he was that close or even there.
No matter how many times I see this dunk, it’s still always weird to see Vince Carter with hair.
Weis really said, “Yeah, that’s all the NBA I want to experience.” 😂
This and the Curry flurry to end the 2024 Olympics might be the two top highlights of all time for USA basketball.
Air Canada
Drafted by the Knicks over a local boy then known as Ron Artest. I was watching the draft thrilled that NY had a chance to get Artest. Then this.
For those who haven’t seen it, [I highly recommend watching this Frederic Weis story.](https://youtu.be/iYhi5cC0H0Y?feature=shared)
The real highlight here is KG almost getting packed up 💀
The dunk of death
Greatest in game dunk of all time.
I’ll wince every time I see him throw that punch towards KG for the rest of my life.
You know—Ant Edwards always gets compared to MJ outta this generation but does anyone else kinda see the parallels to Air Carter more? Like the style of dunking, the shooting range that Vince eventually developed, sorta lower key game as far as taking shit over, giving hope to a moribund northern franchise…. Like vince carter with bigger personality?
Brutal
This shit is filthy and VC should be ashamed . Bruh imagine playing against team USA, the score being not really close but not out of hand yet. Still having some hope for a miracle and then you watch this happen to your best rim protector. Like fuck man, I’m sure they would rise a white flag if they could
I didn’t know the Olympics were ever held that late in the “Summer?”
The dunk heard round the world
The Dunk of Death
Half man half amazing
Bro said that shit put him into depression..
Vince violated something serious lol..
Maybe he ain’t read the scouting report, but you gotta know as soon as he gets a clear lane, he was going to start flying..
WTF is that audio?
Vin Baker looks like he took splash damage from that slam
That was a sweet behind the back pass from #8. He doesn’t get any credit, but he’s a major part of one of the best dunks in basketball history.
When the Carter 🚀 takes off hold your 🍿
I just realized he is doing a volleyball approach on this dunk. I am pretty sure Vince played volleyball, kinda cool to see him do it with a basketball.
I remember seeing this back then and for a few secs I just froze because my mind couldn’t process what just happened. He dunked/jumped over a 7 footer in a real game…
I’ve always loved the dichotomy of reactions, represented by KG’s enthusiasm and Vin Baker’s stankface
Fucking 25 years ago? Jesus.
This dunk is insane – it goes to show the level of class, or the amount players were scared of repercussions.
Think about when you see the worst dunk you’ve ever seen in a game…all the players leave their seat even bench warmers, the entire team on the court is high fiving and chest bumping.
These guys literally witness one of the best dunks ever, and other than Garnett just let him have his moment.
This was his unwelcome to the nba moment
Smells Reminded him of escargot, I’m sure
For fuck sake mark this as NSFW. That’s disgusting.
All these years later and the hoops world is still reverberating from this dunk. And I don’t think it will ever stop.
This dunk ended a man’s career before it even began. Think about that.
This dunk was my screen saver for my PSP in High School.
Being a kid and seeing this blew my mind. My buddy and I lowered our hoop to 7 feet and would throw alley oops until our wrists were too bruised to continue
For anyone that wasn’t watching this live, I shit my pants.
Damn it feels good to be a gangster
it’s [known](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunk_of_Death) as the “le dunk de la mort” or “the dunk of death”
One of my favourite things of all time. KG’s reaction and VC almost hitting him in celebration… every angle captured here. There were and still are no words. So incredible. Thanks for sharing
Until today, I still think this is the greatest play in basketball history. It’s been 25 years and I’m still at an awe when I watch it.
What’s that 7’2” guy up to these days? I would love to see a documentary on him
the double leg kick celebration is hilarious
VC had a spiritual experience after that dunk bro traveled through space and time.
Greatest dunk all time!
I always love how he like, busts a nut via his left leg on the celly
Vin Baker with the most apropos stank face ever.
Does anyone else remember the viral clip? Damn it feels good to be a gangster.