Los Angeles Lakers’ Shannon Brown: More Than Just a Dunker

Shannon Brown has become the antithesis of the player he was a year ago.

As a Los Angeles Laker, Brown became widely known for his spectacular and awe-inspiring dunks. His finishes in the open court were often majestic poetry in motion resulting in the kind of aerial acrobatics and power that make you contort your face and wonder, did I just see that? 

Being gifted with a nearly 45-inch vertical will have that effect.

And while those moments were exciting for his teammates and the fans, they were less so for Brown.  As the season went on, he became hesitant about the "dunker" label. 

For him, it conjured up visions of being one-dimensional. There had been many before...

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