GIF Gallery: The Worst Failed Dunk Attempts in Basketball History
From Andrea Bargnani to Cleanthony Early, check out The Worst Failed Dunk Attempts in Basketball History.

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This week, the Internet went absolutely nuts after a video surfaced of some dude attempting a shirtless dunk in front of what appeared to be the entire Morehead State University campus. Not only did this bro miss the dunk, but he fell backwards off the rim and slammed into the hardwood. Did we mention he was shirtless? The entire gym cracked up, and, well, let’s just say we wouldn’t want to be this dude when he shows up at the next frat party this coming weekend.
But let’s not pretend like this fearless young man is the only person to ever become the laughing stock of an arena over a dunk attempt gone horribly, horribly wrong. It’s happened to pros, it’s happened to amateurs, hell, it’s even happened to mascots. So let’s definitely keep laughing at this guy, but let’s make him feel a little less alone. From Andrea Bargnani to Cleanthony Early, check out The Worst Failed Dunk Attempts in Basketball History.
30. When Hoops Attack
29. Kendrick Perkins Doing Kendrick Perkins Things
28. This Had So Much Potential
27. Big Baby Comes Up a Little Short
26. Gerald Green Plays It Cool
25. Trey McKinney Jones Is Not a Physics Major
24. Air Bargnani
23. At Least He Drew the Blocking Foul
22. This Was Never Going to End Well
21. Two For One
20. Chinese Dunk Contest For the Win
19. Serge Ibaka Starts the Outlet
18. It Never Really Worked Out For Dwight Howard in L.A.
17. The Moment We All Knew the Bulls Were Winning This Series
16. Stick to Shooting Threes, Steph
15. All's Well That Ends Well?
14. Russell Westbrook Heard Bosh's Footsteps
13. You Shall Not Pass!
12. This Had Fail Written All Over It From the Start
11. White Man Can't Jump
10. The Raptors Can't Even Complete a Halftime Show
9. And the Award For Parent of the Year Goes to…
8. Nailed It
7. When It Rains, I…You Bust Your Ass
6. And You Wonder Why LeBron Throws Up That Powder
5. That's Fisher Price One, This Youngin' Zero
4. This Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving
3. And the Crowd Goes Wild
2. Cleanthony Early Has a Crash Landing
1. I Believe I Can Fly
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