One Of The NBA's Best Dunkers Describes What It's Like To Dunk In Games

The Toronto Raptors' Terrence Ross has earned his reputation as one of the NBA's best dunkers.

He's a high-flying wing with a 38-inch vertical who won the 2013 dunk contest, and has put several players on highlight reels.

Talking to Raptors reporter Holly MacKenzie, Ross gave a zen-like description of what it's like to dunk in the game.

"You're zoned out. You never really hear [the crowd], it happens so fast. It's something you do and then you're like, 'Yeah okay, cool. I just dunked. Got a little dunk. That's nice,' but after that it's whatever.

"You can't explain it," a chuckling Ross continued. "It's more emotion, like a habit. It's just something that kind of happens. It's not like I plan on going up and doing whatever I do."

In the interview, Ross claims that his vicious dunk on Kenneth Faried last season was not high on his list of favorite dunks. Instead, he claims that his recent alley-oop finish against the Utah Jazz was his favorite dunk because, "I was honestly just trying to like lay it up or shoot it in, or do whatever, but I got so close to the rim I actually dunked it. It was one of my hardest dunks I've ever done."

He dunked this:

Yeah, okay, cool. Got a nice little dunk.