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Top 10 Moments Of Jason Richardson’s NBA Career

By Gerald Bourguet

Apr 8, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Jason Richardson (23) shoots the ball before a game against the Washington Wizards at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 8, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Jason Richardson (23) shoots the ball before a game against the Washington Wizards at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. In-Game Dunks

Jason Richardson’s dunking ability was never more apparent than when he competed in three consecutive Slam Dunk Contests that put his name on the map as one the game’s elite high fliers. But J-Rich was certainly capable of thrilling the home crowd with magnificent in-game dunks as well, and that trend remained consistent until his final days with the Sixers.

Over the course of a 14-year career, there are too many dunks to cover, but a few of his most memorable in-game jams had to be included in some capacity, so we’re jam-packing them all here at No. 6. For starters, there was the time he baptized Manu Ginobili, something that Suns fans would appreciate even if he was still playing for the Warriors at the time:

Fast-forward to 2010, with J-Rich in a Suns uniform. Though he’s no longer in his athletic prime, Richardson still has more than enough bounce in his step to embarrass the entire Chicago Bulls frontcourt with this epic tip slam:

Fast-forward a few more years, when J-Rich is playing for the Orlando Magic. It’s no secret that this veteran is entering his twilight years, but when Jameer Nelson throws an alley-oop pass from half-court that sails just a little too far, Richardson doesn’t hesitate to go up and get it.

If you look closely, you can see J-Rich flipping off Father Time.

Now let’s rewind a few years, to the gem of Richardson’s Bobcats highlights, when people learned the name “Rasho Nesterovic” for all the wrong reasons:

Moving back to his time in Phoenix, it didn’t take long for J-Rich to start impressing Suns fans. When Shaquille O’Neal found him on the fast break in a road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Richardson threw down a disrespectful 360 slam dunk in the open court.

Funnily enough, that’s not the only time J-Rich threw down a 360 dunk against OKC while wearing a Suns jersey:

And remember how Matt Barnes played for the Suns? The two former Warrior teammates hooked up in Phoenix on this fast break, with J-Rich rewarding Barnes for the find with an emphatic windmill:

We could go on and on, but you get the point. In an era when superstars rarely finish wide open dunks on the fast break with that kind of flourish, Jason Richardson had plenty of high-flying posters to his name.

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