Darryl Dawkins, the backboard-shattering big man better known as "Chocolate Thunder," who became the first high-school player ever to jump straight to the NBA, beaming down to our lowly orb from ...

Thursday's passing of former NBA star Darryl Dawkins, a.k.a. "Chocolate Thunder," brought out tributes from across the league for the showman and glass-shattering dunker. "I didn't mean to destroy it, ...

Darryl Dawkins has the distinction of being the first player to go straight to the NBA from high school. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the fifth overall pick in the 1975 NBA Draft and ...

Len Elmore is a former Maryland Terrapin and NBA player who is now a sports broadcaster. Len joined Ed and Steve to remember the life of Darryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins, a good friend of Len's.

There’s never been an NBA player quite like Darryl Dawkins, and for five seasons he brought his rim-rattling game and irrepressible personality to the Meadowlands. Stevie Wonder nicked named him ...