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Shaquille O’Neal broke backboards during games with his dunks. Structural engineering was unprepared.

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Shaq’s power dunks in the early 1990s shattered backboards and even bent supports. The league responded by strengthening rims and backboard structures (including widespread use of breakaway rims).

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