AI Dunk is the AI video trend where people use AI to put themselves, a friend or a character into a slow-motion poster dunk in a packed arena, slamming over a tall defender. People also call this video effect the AI Dunk video, the AI dunk trend and the AI dunking video.
The real move comes from a January 15, 2025 matchup where the Memphis Grizzlies played the Spurs in San Antonio. With just over two minutes left, Ja Morant, then a Grizzlies guard, soared over Victor Wembanyama for a one-handed slam, but the basket did not count because a referee's whistle had already stopped play. Memphis won 129–115. ESPN lists Morant at 6-foot-2 and Wembanyama at 7-foot-4. On YouTube, the most-watched replay from Chaz NBA passed 1.84 million views. An earlier dunk by Morant on Wembanyama, on January 2, 2024 in Memphis, counted. Morant now plays for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The AI version took off in October 2026. The search term "ai dunk" appeared in US Google Trends from October 12, 2026. On October 15, 2026, the TikTok account @warped.ai posted an AI dunk that passed 1.1 million views. Arena versions of the trend follow the replay of Morant's dunk over Wembanyama beat for beat. CapCut templates such as "Basketball Trend" and "photo trend" spread it across social feeds. Popular captions on the trend read "turn to your neighbor and say basketball" and "Prime 1v1 moment".
People make their own clips by putting themselves, friends, TV characters and streamers into the dunk, usually slamming over a friend or a rival. They tag friends in the comments to pick who gets dunked on next, and comments keep asking whether the videos are real.
Seadanse builds the dunk, the packed NBA-style arena and the trend's own sound into our AI Dunk generator. Photo 1 is you, the one who dunks, and photo 2 is the one you dunk on, or a made-up tall defender joins the video. You download a 5-second vertical 9:16 slow-motion video for TikTok and Reels in 480p, 720p or 1080p, with no watermark on exported video. One 720p video is $9.90, with no sign-up.