Ex-NBA star Darryl Dawkins, aka 'Chocolate Thunder' has died (Yahoo Sports)

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Darryl Dawkins, whose backboard-shattering dunks earned him the moniker ''Chocolate Thunder'' and helped pave the way for breakaway rims, has died. The Lehigh County, Pennsylvania coroner's office said Dawkins died Thursday morning at a hospital. Dawkins spent parts of 14 seasons in the NBA with Philadelphia, New Jersey, Utah and Detroit.

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