<P> Darryl Dawkins became famous for shattering backboards, and is credited for being the one person to cause the NBA to introduce breakaway rims . Shaquille O'Neal slam dunked so hard that he broke the supports holding two backboards during games against the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns during the 1992--93 NBA season . </P> <P> Chris Morris, a former NBA star with the New Jersey Nets, shattered a backboard during a game in 1993; Jerome Lane shattered a backboard during a game in 1988 while playing for the University of Pittsburgh; Blue Edwards shattered a backboard during a Midnight Madness event while he was playing at East Carolina . Bryant Reeves shattered a backboard during team practice / warm - ups prior to their 1995 NCAA tourney game against UCLA . Following the 1992--93 season the NBA increased steel brace strength and increased stability of the backboard to prevent the hoop from falling down after Shaquille O'Neal broke two goal standards the previous season (although the glass remained intact, welds in the goal standard failed). The aforementioned technical foul was also introduced at the time . During the NCAA tournament in 1996, Darvin Ham shattered a backboard while playing for Texas Tech against North Carolina . Robert Traylor, while playing for the Michigan Wolverines, shattered a backboard against the Ball State Cardinals in 1996 . In 2012, during a preseason exhibition game held in Sassari, Italy, Olympiacos starter and former NBA player Joey Dorsey ended up breaking the glass of a backboard against Dinamo Sassari . </P>

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