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Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:07 am EST

Small-college player embarrasses hapless defender with dunk

By Eamonn Brennan

Watch the above video. The dunker is Jarrett Johnson of Anderson University in South Carolina. The dunkee is a hapless fellow without a name (Update: Thanks to a commenter, the player appears to be No. 30, Mason Ambler) that plays for Coker College. That's really all I can tell you about the two players involved here, except what I know from the video I was just sent by like three people, and that's this: Mr. Nameless Ambler made the horrible too-common mistake of attempting to take a charge against a really, really athletic player. He paid the price. And then when the dunk is over, he doesn't hop back up -- he lays there, taking in what just happened to him, enduring the taunts of Anderson teammates as they jump and celebrate and yell in his face. (I think one actually takes a victory lap.)

It's the sort of thing that can happen to anyone that plays basketball at any time. All you can do is be thankful it's not you, or your favorite team, and that if it was, it didn't go on the Internet. Embarassment this potent doesn't ever leave the YouTubes.

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  1. alex
    1. Posted by alex Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:48 pm EDT

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    Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangtime!
  2. gaborik10m
    2. Posted by gaborik10m Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    Russell Westbrook's dunk is even less impressive now
  3. travisf
    3. Posted by travisf Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:54 pm EDT

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    isn't this guy #30 on coker?
    http://cokercobras.athleticsite.com/profile.asp?playerID=532
  4. zapmyzinger
    4. Posted by zapmyzinger Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:59 pm EDT

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    That is a very impressive charge.
  5. Mickey D.
    5. Posted by Mickey D. Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    Mason Ambler. I don't get it. His name is on the YouTube video...
  6. Steve G
    6. Posted by Steve G Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:43 pm EDT

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    how is this NOT charging?
  7. Mr. BILL
    7. Posted by Mr. BILL Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    Charge !!
  8. Adam H
    8. Posted by Adam H Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    .....
  9. Pfftplz
    9. Posted by Pfftplz Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:42 pm EDT

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    dam he took off from FAR
  10. koolaid
    10. Posted by koolaid Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    wow offensive foul
  11. Jonathan B
    11. Posted by Jonathan B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:34 pm EDT

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    yea that's a charge for real, he def. set
  12. Mr. BILL
    12. Posted by Mr. BILL Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    and a Technical foul on # 3 !!
  13. schoffy33
    13. Posted by schoffy33 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT

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    Clearly crap!!! Right about the time he should have been coming back down, he gets a boost... he pushed off the guys shoulder with his leg. Look at it again. He didn't jump over him... he PUSHED OFF HIM WHILE HE WAS FALLING DOWN!!!
  14. richard h
    14. Posted by richard h Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:40 pm EDT

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    it was not too long ago when i criticized this writer for posting that "traveling" dunk that "he believed" humiliated the other player.. it was so forgettable that i don't even remember the exact details ...
    BUT THIS TIME YOU TOTALLY REDEEMED YOURSELF - THAT WAS INDEED an awesome dunk !!!
    Good post this time !
  15. Emmanuel C
    15. Posted by Emmanuel C Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    offensive foul
  16. JonathanS
    16. Posted by JonathanS Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:36 pm EDT

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    Looks like the defender was used like a step ladder to get a little more height.
  17. Deon
    17. Posted by Deon Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

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    LOL!!!!! That's MAJOR OWNAGE!!!!!
  18. RatinMyComp
    18. Posted by RatinMyComp Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:53 pm EDT

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    whaaatttt!!! playa... he was at the playa hatas ball not the obamas neighborhood ball.
  19. john d
    19. Posted by john d Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:43 pm EDT

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    vince carter's dunk in the olympics was epic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmrpjl-927q). This wasn't even a true leap frog.
  20. Bemoney
    20. Posted by Bemoney Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    It's not a charge, as you can see when they slow down the replay when the guy is in the air the other guy's feet are still moving.
  21. kyle r
    21. Posted by kyle r Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:44 pm EDT

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    Daaanggg jj. dat dude sick. rep anderson university all day k.reid 2010
  22. ryan h
    22. Posted by ryan h Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    ALL I know is THat is SICKKKKK!
  23. St C
    23. Posted by St C Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:39 pm EDT

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    Charge big time and classless by the chump that rubbed in the foul...
    too much aau crap makes these boys feel like they are something
  24. Titans20
    24. Posted by Titans20 Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:00 pm EDT

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    Is he flying?!
  25. J Nine
    25. Posted by J Nine Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:28 pm EDT

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    damit nuts all up in your mouth like some chicken head at the club at 4am

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