Tom Chambers - The Untold Story of THE DUNK

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In 1989, Tom Chambers of the Phoenix Suns threw down one of the greatest game dunks in NBA history. This is its full story.
Phoenix Suns vs. New York Knicks - January 27, 1989
Box Score: www.basketball-reference.com/...
People in this video: Kevin Johnson, Eddie Johnson, Mark West, Dan Majerle, Tyrone Corbin, Patrick Ewing, Mark Jackson, Bernard King, Gerald Wilkins, Charles Oakley, Marv Albert, Alvan Adams, Paul Westphal, Connie Hawkins, Walter Davis, Larry Nance, Mitch Richmond, Chris Webber, Steve Kerr
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"Time" by Hans Zimmer
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@TC24Legacy 2 жыл бұрын

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@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

TC 24 Imagine Chambers playing in the ABA with the likes of ppl like a YOUNG JULIUS ERVING,BOBBY JONES,MOSES MALONE,DAN ISSEL!!!!!!

@johnnyreed8537 2 жыл бұрын

Chambers should have been a Hall of Famer long ago. Totally underrated!

@tombehnke9058 2 жыл бұрын

A 17 minute video about a play that too about two seconds. 🤣🤣🤣 I absolutely love it!

@vdLeo-je6os Жыл бұрын

Tom Chambers a future Hall of Famer. It's about time!!!!!!

@MonteroOnBoxing 7 ай бұрын

Marv Albert's complete lack of reaction to Chambers' epic dunk is just flat out hilarious to me LOL.

@WobblinGoblin1 4 жыл бұрын

Before the internet was a thing, this dunk truly lived in mythology. Every now and then you'd talk to somebody who supposedly had seen it on a highlight reel and by the description, you'd have thought Chambers almost hit his head on the rafters, not the rim. The first time I saw it, I almost didn't believe what I saw. Great video, btw.

@youflatbro7498 2 жыл бұрын

George Michael's Sports Machine BABY! That's how we got to see it. The plays of the week.

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@youflatbro7498 The Sports Machine was our version of ESPN on the east coast.

@youflatbro7498 2 жыл бұрын

@@dwightlove3704 It was the same the same for us in the pacific northwest.

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@youflatbro7498Thanks did you see the Chambers dunk on the frontcourt of Boston????

@MaybeDHitHim 4 ай бұрын

I'm old enough to say that I actually watched the game and I was a huge Knicks fan. Even 11yo me couldn't be mad.

@stevendern2543 3 жыл бұрын

Marv Albert got it right. Sometimes there are no words.

@alfredhernandez9799 2 жыл бұрын

Marv was the play-by-play man for the Knicks. He wasn't about to say that Chambers absolutely OWNED his team.

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@alfredhernandez9799 How many times did he scream the name of JORDAN!!!!!!

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

Steven Dern The Suns fan base did Marv's job for him

@christophermorales1509 3 ай бұрын

No, totally missed the moment. Blind and dumb.

@ericwyatt3646 3 жыл бұрын

i remember watching this live. A devastating dunk.

@trebillis7399 Жыл бұрын

So great. We need to hear more about the Master Tom Chambers. Oddly enough this dunk happened the same year the Bad Boys won their championship. What a great time for basketball so many great players and a shame no one talks about Chambers these days.

@albertogalaviz3359 Жыл бұрын

I met Tom today framing a house I'm proud of myself for recognizing him

@thomasblock1164 4 ай бұрын

Nice!

@valentonw772 4 жыл бұрын

The consistent Traffic Jammer. Dunked on anybody. In-game dunking at it's best! Masterly improvisation.

@jaleelel-shabazz6736 3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed the left hand hook dunk over The Sixer's was nice also!!

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaleelel-shabazz6736 I loved the dunk on the frontcourt of Boston

@jaleelel-shabazz6736 2 жыл бұрын

@@dwightlove3704: 👍🏾

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaleelel-shabazz6736 The dunk on Boston should have gotten more media attention.

@nastypooper366 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Chambers is the real life Flash Gordon!!! LOL

@meg-k-waldren 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Corbin, Eddie Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Chambers, Hornacek just to name a few. Pretty awesome roster; quite some talent there. The NBA used to be better than these days.

@terranceburrs5832 6 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you. I miss those days.

@TheBundleofkent 4 ай бұрын

I love the way he gets on with the game instead of screaming and hollering

@jedsteelwell2354 3 жыл бұрын

I think people forget just how good Chambers!

@roanpascua5627 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite dunk to watch...it really looks so high. I was just a boy when i saw this and it's the thing that easily pops up in my mind when i think of dunks. It looks like there's an additional wings that work with him. There was no internet back then and I finally found it here.

@daleyarborough 3 жыл бұрын

A True Classic

@PhilRockwell 3 жыл бұрын

This dunk turned into an unstoppable move on Lakers Vs. Celtics . Because no matter where you were, Around the basket Tom chambers would make the dunk. I never saw the dunk until I was older. I only knew that there was some tall white dude with hops on phoenix, because of the EA Sports " Its in the Game 🎮" video game. All the star had signature moves. What a cool game.

@JCECG 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest in game dunk I’ve ever seen!

@TS-rb2zl 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe they made that movie three years after seeing this man jump.

@KyleJett 2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember a greater two-handed dunk ever!

@meg-k-waldren 2 жыл бұрын

Mark Jackson will never live this one down, will he?

@KyleJett 2 жыл бұрын

@@meg-k-waldren never! Haha

@g.shumway5925 Жыл бұрын

look up “Derrick Rose Goran Dragic”

@dwightlove3704 Жыл бұрын

Look up Dominique Wilkins dunking on Larry Bird.

@samu-eljackson4211 10 ай бұрын

D. Wilkins?

@kaspafischer 3 жыл бұрын

aside from the iconic dunk against Mark Jackson, that was some acrobatic move that Tom did against Ewing at 7:45... wow!

@tommy2chips 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew the story behind this dunk. March Jackson did go on and have a good career and was a winning head coach, he is in the top ten of all time for assists. and is a very good commentator. But him getting dunked on like that by chambers will forever stand with him. When Mark met Tom after 20 years, he handled himself pretty well. This was interesting. I am now a subscriber.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003 Жыл бұрын

I remember this dunk was in the first NBA game on the Sega Genesis. If you got Tom Chambers in the right spot and hit the right button it would trigger the dunk animation. It was unstoppable. LOL That's what I get for commenting before I watched the whole video.

@terranceburrs5832 6 ай бұрын

There were 8 teams on that game. And out of the 8 superstars that had signature moves, Tom Chambers is the only player on the game who can't miss when he does his signature move. The other superstars in Bird, Thomas, Jordan, Barkley, Magic, Drexler, and Robinson all could miss their moves.

@mikea5205 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, it needs to go viral. Saw Tom not too long ago locally I live in Phoenix. Just looked at him in awe, didn’t wanna bother him.

@JonasQuinn1138 4 жыл бұрын

Such a shame it appears that he'll never make the HOF like he deserves.

@Keegan.999 3 жыл бұрын

He has similar accolades to DeMarcus Cousins both being 4x All-Stars and 2x All-NBA. Chambers is in the Hall of Very Good

@tompaulcampbell 3 жыл бұрын

@@Keegan.999 I am a Celtics fan but there is a LOT of Celtic mediocrity in the Hall of Fame. Bill Russell even spoke out against it.

@barthgrooks628 2 жыл бұрын

@@Keegan.999 well boogie didnt carry teams deep in playoffs... Bad comparison.

@powerbad696 Жыл бұрын

What makes you say this ??? What did he do ???

@BIG-7777 6 ай бұрын

I’m from Arizona and was living in Phoenix then,and a suns fan,that Dunk will never be forgotten ever.

@MisticStyles 2 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Loved the extra background info on the Lakers vs. Celtics double pump dunk!

@BIG-7777 6 ай бұрын

I’m from Arizona and was living in Phoenix at the time of course a Suns fan,that Dunk will never be forgotten ever.

@thequinstewartexperience7073 3 жыл бұрын

Damn,damn,damn!!! What a legendary dunk! Wow! 😳💪🏾🤎💪🏾

@stevelegreid 10 ай бұрын

Wow Richard Dumas in there! That almost brought tears to my eyes

@SowerOfMustardSeed Жыл бұрын

2:16 my first EA SPORTS NBA video game. Great shout out on Chambers’ 100% accuracy flying dunk from just inside the 3-pt line.

@vernonhurley1300 2 жыл бұрын

Only player with 20000 points not in the HOF! Why not?

@Slipknot5301 6 ай бұрын

Antwan Jamison also

@MaybeDHitHim 4 ай бұрын

His points aren't of much consequence in the larger discussion. He was a magnificent ballplayer by all metrics. If the NBA had a HoF, I'm sure he'd already be in it. But Springfield is all of basketball. Maybe that's the reason. Maybe nobody put him on the ballot.

@flintfleming3935 3 ай бұрын

Support. With that.

@flintfleming3935 3 ай бұрын

HE IS A HALL OF FAME PLAYER. NO QUESTION..

@flintfleming3935 3 ай бұрын

STOP THE NBA SLANDER ON GREAT PLAYERS. JUST CAUSE U DONT GET A CHIP. ,, DOESNT MAKE U LESS

@bbrow12 2 жыл бұрын

Marv Albert was working for the Knicks so he wasn't going to gush over the play. The other iconic calls came from when he was working for NBC. Marv knew his audience and New Yorkers would have blasted him for getting too excited.

@kurthuson4507 3 жыл бұрын

The way TC24 kept going up and up and up! An absolute monster dunk! 💥🏀😳

@deemann123 3 жыл бұрын

From where he took off, he had to keep his head from hitting the rim on the way down. Unbelievable

@mosleyboxing Ай бұрын

I saw this dunk live on tv. Everybody was in awe! We knew Chambers had game, and had hops but this dunk was insane. Chambers should have been inducted into the NBA HOF yesterday. 💯

@alexisherrera4687 Жыл бұрын

TERRIFIC video! Thank you so much for this

@jasoncastano5802 Жыл бұрын

Man had great career. Made 4 all star teams and had about a decade long run of being one of the better power forwards of his time.

@bigbigbigdoug 2 жыл бұрын

That's one that looked great in real time . . but only elicits the OMG reaction when slowed down. Plus, Chambers was such a stoic guy he just landed and ran back on D like "Meh."

@JakeStine 2 жыл бұрын

And this is why we all miss 80's basketball.

@mikeanderson3811 2 жыл бұрын

The live shot was from too far away

@VangelisFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Looks like a lot of work went into it

@bonesjackson81 4 жыл бұрын

Marv was busy biting a waitress during that dunk.

@glorysake 4 жыл бұрын

Bane voice: "THAT COMES LATER"

@dwightlove3704 3 жыл бұрын

Bones Jackson Albert was the HANNIBAL LECTER of the sports media.

@YowzaBowzaWowza Жыл бұрын

In fishnets, panties and bra!

@dwightlove3704 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone talks about the dunk on Mark Jackson what about the Chambers dunk on the front line of Boston!!!!!!!!!

@barthgrooks628 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great dunk. Got damn near the whole squad on that poster.

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@barthgrooks628 That showed the athleticism of Chambers I'm in the process of buying a Chambers jersey from his Seattle days.

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@barthgrooks628 I got a jersey of Chambers from his time with Phoenix.

@Mastatis 8 ай бұрын

Tom Chambers should have been in the Hall of Fame years ago! I don't know why he's been so disrespected by the NBA.

@donaldleider7382 2 жыл бұрын

I love Marv Albert but man he blew the call on that dunk!

@nastypiglosi1788 9 ай бұрын

Should have been Dick Vitale calling the game

@earllewis1229 2 жыл бұрын

I remember him on Sega Genesis on Bulls vs Lakers & he would do that same two handed dunk

@sixburgh64ss 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest in-game dunk in NBA history.

@manz7860 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@CSDonohue11 10 ай бұрын

I still remember The NBA Live 95 commercial with this Iconic Tom Chambers Dunk So ill E A Sports .. If it’s in The Game ….. it’s in The Game .

@handsomeblackman255 Жыл бұрын

The Starks dunk is all time fav.

@iheartbong 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@mightykc9735 3 жыл бұрын

everytime i see this dunk it remind me of the scene in angel in the outfield.

@upsidedownnugget9531 3 жыл бұрын

It’s reminds me of aussie rules footy. Watch any AFL mark of the year. Everyone is taught early on to try to get a knee on your opponent’s shoulders to mark the ball at the highest point.

@budzlightyear2212 3 жыл бұрын

This team was AWESOME!

@jonnycatbxny6046 3 жыл бұрын

9:53 "He's a problem!!!"

@user-em1dw3ft6m 2 ай бұрын

Still the greatest dunk ever. He used Jackson’s chest with his knee to spring himself higher to where he almost hit his head. It’s one of those once in a lifetime plays that you will probably never seen replicated in a real game.

@MrVante247 11 ай бұрын

The height... Mannnn AMAZING!!!

@GKASEY1424 2 жыл бұрын

He was ambidextrous a big advantage.

@migo-migo9503 3 жыл бұрын

At first I thought this was a documentary on AK47 lol, him and chambers look a bit alike.

@barthgrooks628 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr. They like twins

@yummydirtproductions 4 жыл бұрын

So so good

@davidlcue 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought Marv didn't say anything after the dunk because there was nothing to be said. The dunk spoke for itself. That's just my observation though.

@kemerson7358 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone knew if you see him coming down rhe lane you better be ready to jump or get posterized.

@forestgump8357 2 жыл бұрын

Bobby Jones over Bird was a great overlooked dunk too. Believe 1981 playoffs.

@bagoon1313 2 жыл бұрын

Marv still doesn't believe that dunk happened

@rizwanarasheed 3 жыл бұрын

Cam Johnson brought me here.

@lisalise1622 Жыл бұрын

FANTASTICAL! AMEN!

@chadchesney3858 9 ай бұрын

Interesting video. Never knew anything about the Suns back story. The Suns are definitely due for a title, over due! It was a tough tough road back then. In the 80’s u had to get passed the Lakers. In the 90s MJ and the Bulls. Then Hakeem and the Rockets.

@jespacey 10 ай бұрын

the only "big dunking on a guard" that I can respect because most of those dunks, you're supposed to and not at all impressive, this one is different definitely

@flintfleming3935 3 ай бұрын

Players know more than management. Always.. There insight is better than who sit behind a desk..

@flintfleming3935 3 ай бұрын

And never played..

@blktrd0837 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't Drago played basketball and boxing

@jasonmdt 9 ай бұрын

Best game dunk of all time.....

@user-qw9bl5jv5b Ай бұрын

Wow ~~~ great the dunk wow ~~~!!!

@pisces363 2 жыл бұрын

The only dunk that may be better is Dr. J “rocking the baby” on Michael Cooper.

@tommy2chips 2 жыл бұрын

Can somebody please explain to me why Tom Chambers is not in the NBA Hall of Fame? This does not make any sense.

@alfredhernandez9799 2 жыл бұрын

Tom Chambers is the only person in NBA history who has scored over 20,000 points and is NOT in the HOF. Scandalous.

@chiniechinchen 2 жыл бұрын

@@alfredhernandez9799 it just shows how deep the nba was in the 80s chamber was a great player but he just got overshadowed in his era

@meg-k-waldren 2 жыл бұрын

13:41 The genesis (no pun) of NBA Action 94' that became NBA Live 95' and ever since. Sweet.

@Jack51971 Жыл бұрын

I think his better and best dunk is when TC goes by Bird and over McHale and Parish in the garden.

@davidtipsword894 2 жыл бұрын

Marv blew the Damn Call! This Dunk was worthy of more than silence, should have shown some excitement

@jackjohnsonjohnson8610 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else blew up the newspaper article of the charges brought against the players and noticed anything

@nathanc30 10 ай бұрын

The only dunks where I've seen a players CHIN above the rim. That was Gerald green and tom Chambers, the difference is nobody was standing in front of Gerald Green.

@tommy2chips 2 жыл бұрын

Whenever I explain to new people about the Slam Dunk and basketball/ I show people the Chambers dunk.

@staceyburden8058 2 ай бұрын

Great player put him the hall

@chadchesney3858 9 ай бұрын

Just the greatest dunk any all the way white boy has ever pulled off. Jumped right OVER Mark. Just crazy. Head level with the rim. Crazy. Love ya Tommy.

@nathanc30 2 жыл бұрын

So Mark Jackson your one of best PG ever, but, what does Tom Chambers knee actually taste like... "Well you know, kind of of salty."

@MrShanester117 3 жыл бұрын

Ernie Johnson looks so weird in this

@paulnettles9109 10 ай бұрын

Thank God Jackson's chest was there to slow Tom down or he would've broken his face on the backboard.😂

@richardpeetrinpeetrin9817 10 ай бұрын

Tommy "C" not only jumped over the 6'3" Mark Jackson, but the 6'7" Laker, Michael Cooper too, which they fail to show in TC's highlights! Unfortunately Tom Chambers had to make room for the Super Sonics, Shawn Kemp, and the Phoenix Suns Charles Barkley. Can U say "political correctness" crap?!!!! Tom Chambers belongs in THE HALL OF FAME!!!! Put him in NOW!!!!!

@seleldjdfmn221 4 жыл бұрын

Epic! How many Videos have you Made? I really want To be youtube friends :3

@cult75 4 ай бұрын

10:15, you're welcome.

@eugenemanlapao7414 3 жыл бұрын

Is this dunk greater than Shawn Kemp's over Lister?

@ranman4481 3 жыл бұрын

What made Shawn's dunk so satisfying, was that Lister was talking serious trash and trying to get under the Sonics skin the whole game to that point, being an ex-Sonic. He had riled Shawn to a boiling point when Shawn brought the HAMMER DOWN like Thor, the God of Thunder!! Who can judge between the two dunks though? They were both absolutely amazing!!!

@tybo_g37s 5 ай бұрын

Need the KJ dunk or Hakeem!!!

@awfpunisher Жыл бұрын

Marv Albert with the worst non call of an amazing dunk. Not even a half hearted "yes".

@marcuscrowley6496 9 ай бұрын

Interesting. But why so blue?

@rustymixer2886 2 жыл бұрын

Those deaths sound fishy

@Jack51971 Жыл бұрын

First unrestricted free agent. The Andy Messchermitt Dave McNally of the NBA ( MLB players) Is this why TC is not in the HOF? Too much of a rebel back in the day?

@chiniechinchen 2 жыл бұрын

the dunk in live motion is not as impressive as in slow motion

@odisbrown6590 3 жыл бұрын

White men can Jump Dunk Fly through the air ....

@trebillis7399 Жыл бұрын

It is exaggerated though about how good the Suns and Knicks were. This was the year of the Bad Boys winning the first championship. The Celtics, Lakers, Pistons were the teams with the Bulls up and coming. Cleveland was even better than the Knicks, The Blazers were the team that unseated the Lakers in the West. The Suns were a nice story, but never really title contenders.

@SS-us5vr Ай бұрын

Play station dunk

@youngdour4995 10 ай бұрын

12:25 guess common sense is uncommon to some idk wtf u thought the teams appointed broadcasters would prop up opposition embarrassments on their own

@unappealingundesirable2826 3 жыл бұрын

To TC24, and everybody who reads my comment: I want you to know this about me, so that you can understand where, when and how I grew up, and why I think the way I do about things: I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. A Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American (which shows you HOW I grew up). I HATED how Tom Chambers KILLED the Blazers! Being 5'10", which is very average height, but going to church around other Japanese-Americans, I was one of the taller ones. Therefore, I tried to play a "Tom Chambers type of game." Ball-Handling: B. Put the ball on the floor well for a man his size.