You can add Keonta Vernon's name to a list that includes Darryl Dawkins, Michael Jordan, and, of course, Shaquille O'Neal. Never heard of him? All good. We hadn't, either—until we caught wind of him throwing down a backboard-shattering dunk in a high school game in Visalia, California. We can't front: This rim comes down so easily that it looks like it was being held up by a couple drips of Gorilla Glue and a prayer. But, if you remove a rim from a backboard and shatter glass everywhere, we're giving you a look anyway. Boom. Shaka. LAKA![via The Big Lead]
Watch a High School Kid Shatter a Backboard
Here's something you definitely don't see everyday.
Feb 11, 2011
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