New Delhi, April 7 -- Shaquille O'Neal wants to find the best dunker in the world.

O'Neal - who had roughly 4,000 dunks in his NBA career, including playoffs - announced Monday night that he's the founder and inaugural commissioner of Dunkman, which he's touting as the first professional league for dunking.

It follows a Dunkman television series, which aired last year. The league, O'Neal said, will look to build off the popularity of that six-episode series.

In a partnership with TNT Sports, O'Neal's new league will have five live events - four group stage competitions, followed by a title event - featuring 24 dunkers from around the world. At stake: the title of world champion, along with $500,000.

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