USA’s Former Track Star Performs Jaw-Dropping Maneuver as He Dunks Over an Entire Team at 3×3 Basketball Shanghai Masters

FIBA 3×3 Basketball has yielded several great moments throughout different world tours across the globe. Stars from every team have displayed phenomenal plays throughout different world tour legs and won the hearts of people. However, in an interesting turn of events, FIBA invited a special guest to display his amazing dunking skills.

Chris Staples is a renowned slam dunk specialist from the US. The 36-year-old recently made a special guest appearance at FIBA’s 3×3 Basketball Shanghai Masters contest. While the American has already competed at several slam dunk contests, he still managed to astonish the crowd with a gritty show of athleticism. In fact, the former track and field sprinter jumped over an entire team to slam a dunk in front of NBA legend Yao Ming.

Chris Staples mesmerizes 3×3 Basketball fans with an insane dunk

Chris Staples hit his first dunk when he was 17, and it just happened while in a fast break play. Little did Staples know that his body was built to smash the ball through the hoop while flying through the air. Staples has had a long career as a dunker now and is often seen dunking at major contests. The highflyer recently made an appearance in the Shanghai Masters tour of FIBA’s 3×3 Basketball and displayed a jaw-dropping maneuver. 

FIBA 3×3 Basketball tweeted the clip of Staples’ dunk on their official X handle. The tweet carried the caption, “Staples just dunked over Antananarivo!” The clip showcased Staples running up towards three players of Antananarivo while grabbing the ball from the hands of one of the players. Just a frame later, Chris Staples hammered a double-handed windmill dunk through the hoop with Herculean strength. 

Staples took a deep breath of fresh air after the dunk, feeling the adrenaline coursing through his body. Interestingly, NBA and Houston Rockets legend Yao Ming also witnessed Staples’ phenomenal dunk. Staples posted about the legend on his Instagram page and said, “I met Yao Ming.” While Chris Staples enjoys a significant degree of fame and success via basketball, he was a track runner before. In fact, the athletic dunker was an all-state-level sprinter in his senior year of school.

The rejection that changed everything

Chris Staples has always played several sports, but basketball has always been his first love. The splendid dunking machine had learned how to execute 360 and windmill dunks the very year he scored his first dunk. However, Staples didn’t make it to the basketball team of his high school in his senior year. Unfortunately, he was caught in a class while the basketball tryouts were going on and sadly missed them. The school basketball coach didn’t allow him another chance because of this.

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Although unwillingly, Staples participated in the track team of his school and earned several honors. He soon turned into an all-state sprinter who regularly made it to the headlines. According to Staples, he always made sure to post the paper on the basketball coach’s door to let him know he made it to the newspapers again. Staples luckily shifted back to dunking after a topsy-turvy journey and is a world-famous athlete now. In fact, his skills also landed him in a slam dunk movie as a lead actor. 

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