and legends dare dunker darryl dawkins died.ns was the first high school player to be taken in the first round. he earned the nickname chocolate thunder from grammy award winner, stevie wonder for his back board shattering dunk. >>> a parade of transportation race cars crossed the golden gate bridge in a ceremonial formation to remember justin wilson. he died after being hit by flying debris last sunday. >>> bolt has finally found his match. he was knocked down when that camera man lost control of his motorized scooter. fortunately he only suffered a few scratches. >>> just ahead, jerry seinfeld's kids have a run in with the law that might have a good story line on his show. and brand new footage of the upcoming "star wars." you're watching "early today." dave'and starting each day game, with a delicious bowl of heart healthy kellogg's raisin bran. how's your cereal? sweet! tastes like winning. how would you know what winning tastes like? invest in your heart health, with kellogg's raisin bran. no crying today... every time you

dunker. he was a gentle man always seen with a smile on his face. philadelphia basketball legend, sonny hill, says he was a big man, but the first of his kind. >> darryl dawkinsbably the first outward going center in the history of the nba. so much so, that he was shaquile o'neil, shack, before shack. >> was a connoisseur of nicknames, naming his dunk to spine chillers and the rim wrecker, famous nickname chocolate thunder was given to him by none other than stevie wonder. he was just that cool. sixers ceo scott o'neil put out statement that said in part, quote, we've lost a dear friends and iconic figure. we remember him fondly not only for his thunderous dunks, but more importantly, his powerful presence, and personality. hill says he would have fit in well even in today's game. >> he was big in his day. but he woulds have been bigger today because he had that kind of personality. he had the way to be able to rhyme. you know, we look at what's going on in the hip hop world now. well he was doing that before hip hop became hip hop. >> and by the way that was pat gallon reporting. the phillies open a weekend series with the padres tonight, talking baseball no