[ricree]

Artistic preference aside, the Dall-E 3 version definitely follows the prompt closer (in the it shows someone dunking a ball).

[prvc]

That's part of my point. It better reflects the banal concept expressed by the prompt.

[pastor_bob]

it looks less like an 'oil painting' though. Looks to me like one of those stencil, spray-painted images you see people selling at tourist attractions.

Perhaps the Dall-E 2 unintentionally got that better.