The Parallel Dunk
It was in the first quarter of the game between the Raptors and Cavaliers, the Cavaliers’ ball. Bob Sura attempted a three, but didn’t score. When the Raptors got the rebound, Vince Carter ran to the frontcourt at an extremely fast speed like a flash of lightning. While he was approaching the basket from the left side, his teammate threw the ball into the air. Then he just took of, rising up and catching the ball. He stretched out his body as it went up and floated left, making it almost paralleled to the ground, and then reached out his hand trying to put the ball in when he was at the highest point. Unfortunately, he failed to finish it with the basket so close in front of his eyes. Then he fell down to the floor, like the landing of a bird, but heavily hit the ground. Though never finished, that moment, called the parallel dunk or kiss of death, became a legend that will be internal in the sports history. He proved to the world - man can fly.