# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #78

## Series
- title: Slam Dunk
- slug: slam-dunk-9918c2

## Chapter
- number: 78
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The self-proclaimed genius Hanamichi Sakuragi has fully embraced his identity as a basketball player, but his grasp of the rules remains hilariously flawed. His latest on-court antic—intentionally missing a free throw just to grab his own rebound—demonstrates his unorthodox logic and exasperates his teammates. Realizing that Sakuragi's raw athleticism is useless without a foundation, formidable Captain Takenori Akagi takes matters into his own hands. To curb the rookie's showboating and begin the arduous task of building a real player, Akagi institutes a new, humbling rule: Sakuragi is strictly forbidden from dunking until he masters the most basic of shots—the simple layup.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Akagi forbids Sakuragi from dunking until he masters the layup, calling it the 'commoner's shot'.

### Characters involved
- Takenori Akagi — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The self-proclaimed genius Hanamichi Sakuragi has fully embraced his identity as a basketball player, but his grasp of the rules remains hilariously flawed.

### Spoiler summary
The self-proclaimed genius Hanamichi Sakuragi has fully embraced his identity as a basketball player, but his grasp of the rules remains hilariously flawed. His latest on-court antic—intentionally missing a free throw just to grab his own rebound—demonstrates his unorthodox logic and exasperates his teammates. Realizing that Sakuragi's raw athleticism is useless without a foundation, formidable Captain Takenori Akagi takes matters into his own hands. To curb the rookie's showboating and begin the arduous task of building a real player, Akagi institutes a new, humbling rule: Sakuragi is strictly forbidden from dunking until he masters the most basic of shots—the simple layup.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #78](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-78)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

## Usage
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