In this video, Shaq goes to dunk the ball and ends up not only breaking the glass and the rim to the backboard, but tearing down the whole structure itself. No. 8 NCAA Smash 13 of 20.

Michigan State basketball star Coen Carr shattered a backboard during a pickup game at Paideia School in Atlanta. Carr's dunking prowess continues to impress teammates and fans.

This is like the Ultimate Finishing Move. It literally ends the game. Unless you want to play half court basketball, you can’t continue on one rim. Check out the dunks so powerful they shattered ...

The backboard and breakaway rim also have some overhang and sit away from the main pole, which you don’t often see with portable hoops. If you need to move The Beast, ...

It was Dawkins’ complete demolition of rims and backboards that forced the NBA to begin using breakaway rims. The debris left in his wake looks like the result of a bomb. 1.

Rebound ability is a measure of how much an incoming shot ricochets off the backboard and rim. If the ball barely bounces back after a missed shot, it becomes harder to rebound.

Tom Newell is a former intercollegiate player, European professional, high school coach, N.B.A. coach, W.N.B.A. coach, national team coach (for Japan) and international premier league coach (in ...