The Truth Behind Lebron getting dunked on Monday at Akron University

[sixer6ad]

To read the Internet, it would seem winning the NBA Most Valuable Player Award has dramatically thinned LeBron James' skin. That and one of the world's largest corporations apparently has to flex its muscle to protect a 6-8, 260-pound man.
In the latest James' Web controversy on Wednesday, CBSSports.com reported that Monday night at Nike's LeBron James Skills Academy at the University of Akron, officials confiscated tapes from two videographers after James had been dunked on by a college player during a pickup game.

To make it worse, the report said, James instructed Nike bosses to take the tapes as if he were Don Barzini in the famous wedding scene from "The Godfather."
It's a funny story indeed and instantly spread virally across the web and soon went into the talk-show machine. The problem is, just like earlier this week when James made headlines for something he never said to Trevor Ariza in a phone conversation, it isn't the whole story.
According to Nike and James himself, nothing of the sort happened.


Oh, he certainly got dunked on. Xavier University's Jordan Crawford slammed it right over him and probably experienced quite a surge in Google hits because of it. James has been dunked on many times in his career and it has become the career highlight of several players.

Nike said taking the tapes had nothing to do with the dunk and more to do with a violation of the media procedures of the event. The James Skills Academy brings together the top high school and college players in the country and is open to the media. After those sessions, however, there are often pickup games that James and several of his Cavs teammates take part in. The media is permitted to watch but not permitted to do interviews or film.

"Nike has been operating basketball camps for the benefit of young athletes for decades and has longstanding policies in place regarding what events are open and closed to media coverage," Nike spokesman KeJuan Wilkins said.

"Unfortunately, for the first time in four years, two journalists did not respect our 'no videotaping' policy at an after-hours pick-up game Monday evening following the LeBron James Skills Academy."

According to Nike officials, both journalists understood the mistake and handed over their tapes without making a fuss. Neither cameraman was available for comment Wednesday night.

As for James, there was no shame. He takes pride in getting to know young up-and-coming players and taking them on the floor. James is not in top form. He took a month off following a five-hour surgery to remove a growth from his jaw last month and then spent three weeks taking care of business and getting some vacation time in Washington, New York, the South of France, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

It was the first significant break James has had from basketball since 2005, after playing for Team USA for each of the last three summers.

He only got back into the gym to do serious workouts on Monday, when the event took place. Often in the pickup game he didn't even run the full length of the floor because he didn't have his wind after taking the time off.

Not that he's taking anything away from Crawford, who apparently threw down an impressive jam.

"Jordan Crawford is a great player, LeBron has been dunked on before, it's no big deal," said a source close to James. "It was a pickup game and it happened in competition."

James doesn't mind getting shown up every now and then either, after all last year he lost two games of HORSE to a warehouse worker in California as part of a promotion for Cub Cadet.

[Superjock]

but nike refuses to show the documentation that states it is against the rules to videotape and the kid said that they told him that he could when he asked them before the incident.

[plowking]

What truth? He got dunked on and Nike needed to protect him.
It's not just coincidence that the first time the reporters rebel and break the rules happens to be when Lebron gets dunked on.

[NBASTATMAN]

What truth? He got dunked on and Nike needed to protect him.
It's not just coincidence that the first time the reporters rebel and break the rules happens to be when Lebron gets dunked on.



This tape needs to be released.. I don't care if it was Lebron... He needs to own up to that ****.. He got dunked on...

[sixer6ad]

This tape needs to be released.. I don't care if it was Lebron... He needs to own up to that ****.. He got dunked on...

Can you name a current NBA player who has not been dunked on?

[unknown101]

Can you name a current NBA player who has not been dunked on?


Can you name a current NBA player who had the video confiscated?

[OhNoTimNoSho]

I dunno that excuse sounds like that could easily happen. A random rumor could spread like that easy.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

well THAT settles it...Nike and Lebron HIMSELF said nothing of the sort happened.

:roll:

[WADE MONEY]

:cletus

link?

[sixer6ad]

link?


http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2009/07/nike_officials_claim_media_rul.html

[DuMa]

i dont know whats more annoying.... the fact that lebron and/or nike covered it up.

or the fact that the media and haters keep bringing it up when really theres nothing to be brought up after the first day this news broke.

[beasly15]

bunch of BS.

[mrhoopfan]

Nike is weak........there is tape of Amare scrimmaging several years ago with some of the campers at his Nike Skills Academy. I've watched it many times

[cortices]

not that it isn't possible but do you really believe a corporate-issued press release and the truth are in any way the same thing?

[itchrelief]

Can you name a current NBA player who has not been dunked on?

This is EXACTLY why it's such a poor move to confiscate the tape, because he overreacted to a relatively mundane thing. If the only thing that happened was he got dunked on, we'd all have our ten second chuckle and quickly move on, but the fact that the tape got confiscated is what makes it sensational.

[Jordandunk23]

rrrriiiiggght... so everybody is suppose to just believe that right? whatever it's not that big of a deal. the best of em gets dunked on... what made it bad is the fact that the tapes were prevented from the public to be seen...

[sixer6ad]

This is EXACTLY why it's such a poor move to confiscate the tape, because he overreacted to a relatively mundane thing. If the only thing that happened was he got dunked on, we'd all have our ten second chuckle and quickly move on, but the fact that the tape got confiscated is what makes it sensational.

LeBron "with no regard for human life" dunking over KG in the ECF is sensational. This two-handed dunk by a player from a top 20 program in a pickup game is not. I agree about the 10-second chuckle; it's perfectly stated and true. What's sensational about the entire thing is that one human being would think LeBron would actually go over and confiscate the tape so that nobody could see it. Do you think he gives a ****? His entire life is so far beyond any of this...it's just amazing he plays so hard on every play and is the consummate team player yet faces so much hate. It's all about the ring. None of this will stop until he gets one.

[CantStop]

Kobe has never been dunked on. Closest probably has to be Marion but Kobe had his back turned and really didn't know what was going on. Kobe contests the most dunks out of any SG in the league and he always blocks them.

[BMOGEFan]

Getting dunked on is less embarrassing than Yao being blocked by Nate Robinson

[sixer6ad]

Kobe has never been dunked on. Closest probably has to be Marion but Kobe had his back turned and really didn't know what was going on. Kobe contests the most dunks out of any SG in the league and he always blocks them.

I like Kobe..but this is too good to pass up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lfi_9cQZ5k

[Butters]

Getting dunked on is less embarrassing than Yao being blocked by Nate Robinson

Getting dunked on by a youngin when your the best player in the world>Getting your shot blocked by the slam dunk champ

[CantStop]

I like Kobe..but this is too good to pass up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lfi_9cQZ5k

Iggy dunk is not even close to being dunked ON.

Kobe hasn't been dunked on. I can post at least 10 vids of him blocking dunk attempts though.

[T-Low]

Nike is only good for one thing.....Sweatshops...

[OneMoreSucka]

Iggy dunk is not even close to being dunked ON.

Kobe hasn't been dunked on. I can post at least 10 vids of him blocking dunk attempts though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr8_I7fA2Xo&feature=related

Aight.

Better yet, by his own teammate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSjwBPT_8sQ&feature=fvw

[CantStop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr8_I7fA2Xo&feature=related

Aight.

Better yet, by his own teammate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSjwBPT_8sQ&feature=fvw

I'll give you the Odom dunk even though it's still not considered being dunked on but since it's Odom, I'll let it slide. Marion one can't count. Kobe had his back turned. For every dunk "on" Kobe, I can post 5 vids of him blocking dunk attempts from the front. Not from the back or side. Straight up G block.

[OneMoreSucka]

He's been dunked on multiple times, just face it.

[CantStop]

He's been dunked on multiple times, just face it.

lol @ multiple times. You posted weak links. I want to see a dunk where Kobe got crammed on. Don't act like it hasn't happened because he never contests.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9bk3hY6Qw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss0rWv5GnC0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OLfBx3BTdA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdaIf_sBRYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8XrJmK1B2s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOw39hZYIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOw39hZYIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apJSEsoum5o

How come those people couldn't dunk on Kobe? GOAT perimeter blocker when it comes to dunks. MJ was too much of a puzzay to block dunks.

[OneMoreSucka]

MJ was too much of a puzzay to block dunks.
Too hilariously false for me to even post videos. Kobe is your idol, we get it, no reason to say nonsense about another player for no reason.

[CantStop]

Too hilariously false for me to even post videos. Kobe is your idol, we get it, no reason to say nonsense about another player for no reason.

Because there is no videos. Show me 9 blocks of MJ blocking a dunk.

[Kevin_Garnett_5]

Kobe has never been dunked on. Closest probably has to be Marion but Kobe had his back turned and really didn't know what was going on. Kobe contests the most dunks out of any SG in the league and he always blocks them..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISo15DeaCkI

:hammertime:

[CantStop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISo15DeaCkI

:hammertime:

That's being dunked on? roffles. Once again soft tingz.

[Kevin_Garnett_5]

That's being dunked on? roffles. Once again soft tingz. Yup.

[thejumpa]

LOL @CantStop....bro it's obvious you love Kobe...no shame in that.

But, have you ever played basketball? The PJ Brown,Odom,and Marion dunks are ALL getting dunked on. It's not even questionable....

[OneMoreSucka]

LOL even old man PJ dunked on Kobe

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

Getting dunked on is less embarrassing than Yao being blocked by Nate Robinson

THAT IS SO TRUE:oldlol:

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

Well you can catagorize BEING DUMK ON with different tiers of levels or you can call it a poster dunk.
But for me being dunked on is man straight up in front of you and you gots your nuttsaks all up in his grill. NOW THAT SHIET IS WHAT YOU CALLED, "FACIAL BABY"!!......I don't even need to post video's of what im talking about, you know.:D

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Wait a minute, is CantStop the dumbass who invented brick bank?

Jesus, all those videos are of Kobe being dunked on and he's denying it and coming up with his own definition of being "dunked on."

[CantStop]

Well you can catagorize BEING DUMK ON with different tiers of levels or you can call it a poster dunk.
But for me being dunked on is man straight up in front of you and you gots your nuttsaks all up in his grill. NOW THAT SHIET IS WHAT YOU CALLED, "FACIAL BABY"!!......I don't even need to post video's of what im talking about, you know.:D

Exactly. Cats thinking if you fly ahead of someone means you got dunked on. Kids reinventing words...

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Exactly. Cats thinking if you fly ahead of someone means you got dunked on. Kids reinventing words...

Kid, Kobe got dunked on. To which degree isn't in question. Seriously, the only person reinventing words is you.

[Phong]

Having a guy standing in the vicinity of a dunk doesn't mean he got dunked on, nor does a guy who tries to block a dunk and misses.

This is dunking on somebody:

http://www.intentionalfoul.com/images/perrystevensondunk.jpg

http://www.nba.com/media/wade2_400_060822.jpg

http://richavady.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/kobedunking.jpg

http://mrhiggins.net/algebra2/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/carter_dunk_france1.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_owi23fQKgaY/R3qrozlNnUI/AAAAAAAAAME/HzWJwKYwDyo/s400/Ariza%2BDunk%2BOn%2BGrant%2BHill.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/30ku3wy.jpg

http://alltalksports.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/mcgrady-dunk.jpg

[CantStop]

Poster above is speaking truth. Kidds like Wonder Bread KID know nothing about the game.

[wang4three]

He's been dunked on multiple times, just face it.

Gotta love cats who defend the idea of "being dunked on" with stringent laws that no one who really plays basketball adheres to. Being dunked on is being dunked on. If your friends or other people at the court say you got jammed on, then you got jammed on. That's all that matters. But there will always be guys out there who argue **** like "but if you look at his body, he is not correctly parallel to the dunker, but instead perpendicular or at a 81.25 degree angle facing north... Therefore, it's not being dunked on." It kills me everytime I read **** like that.

[CantStop]

Gotta love cats who defend the idea of "being dunked on" with stringent laws that no one who really plays basketball adheres to. Being dunked on is being dunked on. If your friends or other people at the court say you got jammed on, then you got jammed on. That's all that matters. But there will always be guys out there who argue **** like "but if you look at his body, he is not correctly parallel to the dunker, but instead perpendicular or at a 81.25 degree angle facing north... Therefore, it's not being dunked on." It kills me everytime I read **** like that.

You're the same f*cking idiot that thought Dee Brown would ever amount to something. OMGZ DEE is so cool, he once bought me a beerz at college and now he's my fav playa!!

[Phong]

If being dunked on just mean that somebody dunked close to you and you were unable to prevent it then why is there a notion of shame associated with it? It's not like you can easily prevent a dunk.

To me, being dunked on means that you were humiliated in the process. It's like a duel between two individuals. You get dunked on when your body wasn't even enough to prevent him from scoring, whether you are standing in his way or colliding with him in mid-air he just went through you, made you eat his salty nuts and you fell to the ground like a little girl.

There's a reason those kind of dunks end up on posters while others aren't worth mentioning.

[GoldNugg21]

So what I've gotten from this thread is that everyone in the league has been dunked on, except Kobe, because the rules are different for him.:confusedshrug:

Seriously, by the "embarrassed" definition of being dunked on, less than 10% of the league has had it happen to them. It's just not a play you see all that often. However, ask anyone real at a rec gym if a failed contest or a non contest where you got jumped over to some extent is being dunked on, and they will tell you it is. None of this "it wasn't balls to face" crap.

[BallersTalk]

Lol. Kobe fans having the time of their life in this thread.

[Phong]

So what I've gotten from this thread is that everyone in the league has been dunked on, except Kobe, because the rules are different for him.:confusedshrug:

Seriously, by the "embarrassed" definition of being dunked on, less than 10% of the league has had it happen to them. It's just not a play you see all that often. However, ask anyone real at a rec gym if a failed contest or a non contest where you got jumped over to some extent is being dunked on, and they will tell you it is. None of this "it wasn't balls to face" crap.So if we go by the definition given by "anyone real" (whatever that means) every players is being dunked on in every single game.

So if those "real" guys at the Skills Academy said it was a very nasty dunk on LeBron it must have been something epic, not just a regular dunk with LeBron standing there and looking at the guy dunking.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

Having a guy standing in the vicinity of a dunk doesn't mean he got dunked on, nor does a guy who tries to block a dunk and misses.

This is dunking on somebody:

http://www.intentionalfoul.com/images/perrystevensondunk.jpg

http://www.nba.com/media/wade2_400_060822.jpg

http://richavady.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/kobedunking.jpg

http://mrhiggins.net/algebra2/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/carter_dunk_france1.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_owi23fQKgaY/R3qrozlNnUI/AAAAAAAAAME/HzWJwKYwDyo/s400/Ariza%2BDunk%2BOn%2BGrant%2BHill.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/30ku3wy.jpg

http://alltalksports.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/mcgrady-dunk.jpg

If that's getting dunked on then a lot of players have never been dunked on. Seriously, how many people have been dunked over on like that? Not many. That isn't the only way to get dunked on as the word ON isn't to be taken literal when applying it to term dunked on.

[GoldNugg21]

So if we go by the definition given by "anyone real" (whatever that means) every players is being dunked on in every single game.

So if those "real" guys at the Skills Academy said it was a very nasty dunk on LeBron it must have been something epic.

Not sure what you are getting at, but... sure?

[Phong]

If that's getting dunked on then a lot of players have never been dunked on. Seriously, how many people have been dunked over on like that? Not many. That isn't the only way to get dunked on as the word ON isn't to be taken literal when applying it to term dunked on.
Who said the ON was to be taken literally? Try to read what I wrote after instead of just relying on the pictures. But if you want to know that's what you get when you type "dunked on" in google image. But maybe those people who labeled their pictures this way aren't "anybody real at rec games".

So to clarify this.. if a guy gets a rebound un traffic and dunks while 3 defenders are nearby, did he dunk on all of them?

Is being alone in the paint and dunking the only way not to dunk on somebody then?

[thejumpa]

It's obvious some people in here have never played basketball before. Not in HS....not in Junior High....not even at a YMCA or something.

Getting dunked on is getting dunked on. There really isn't anything to question.

[Phong]

Getting dunked on is getting dunked on. There really isn't anything to question.And 2 equals 2. Thanks for that interesting input.

Anybody else care to define what being dunked on is? Just being in the vicinity of a dunk then?

[wang4three]

You're the same f*cking idiot that thought Dee Brown would ever amount to something. OMGZ DEE is so cool, he once bought me a beerz at college and now he's my fav playa!!

You honestly crack me up each time.

[OneMoreSucka]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_42w5-R0zz2g/SizxSy5YeMI/AAAAAAAAHb0/9W62PAcyTgg/s400/Dwight+Howard+Dunks+On+Kobe+Bryant+7.jpg

[CantStop]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_42w5-R0zz2g/SizxSy5YeMI/AAAAAAAAHb0/9W62PAcyTgg/s400/Dwight+Howard+Dunks+On+Kobe+Bryant+7.jpg

Did you even watch the play? LOL.

Kobe wasn't even in the picture until Dwight was hanging on the rim moron. Another case of an idiot not knowing anything.

[OneMoreSucka]

http://www.nba.com/media/finals2008/pjbrown_627_080612.jpg

[unknown101]

http://www.nba.com/media/finals2008/pjbrown_627_080612.jpg


Not dunked on imo...

[DLeagueWannabe]

http://www.nba.com/media/finals2008/pjbrown_627_080612.jpg

This counts....

PJ Brown is a Champion.

[Lebron23]

Not dunked on imo...


Because you are a Kobe fanboy D!p$H1t.

[raptorfan_dr07]

http://www.nba.com/media/finals2008/pjbrown_627_080612.jpg

LOL that was awesome. :rockon:

That Odom one you posted was nice too. :applause:

[unknown101]

Because you are a Kobe fanboy D!p$H1t.


Not a kobe fan actually

Rockets fan

Sorry :(

but judging by your name I can see why you got all the hate on Kobe

The reason I say its not dunked on is because it really doesnt look like he was in a position to defend it but he was just on the side and stuck his hand up (a lot) Maybe it was the timing or angle of the picture and on the actual play you can see him getting dunked on, but in that he looks like he was to much on the side to be considered dunked on.

But that one of Dwight on top of him looked quite nice

[Lebron23]

This counts....

PJ Brown is a Champion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2K0y-rAlXg&feature=quicklist

Watch the Video UnknownKobeC*cks*cker.

[raptorfan_dr07]

Kobe has never been dunked on. Closest probably has to be Marion but Kobe had his back turned and really didn't know what was going on. Kobe contests the most dunks out of any SG in the league and he always blocks them.

:roll: at the ******gers getting butthurt cause their man crush has gotten smashed on more times than Lebron. There was the OJ Mayo one too in the Team USA scrimmage.

[BallersTalk]

I don't know why Kobe fans make a big deal about the "dunk on Howard" when Dwight didn't even try to block the shot. He just put his hands up and tried to avoid fouling. Kobe is not athletic enough to have outrageous dunks on people.

[unknown101]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2K0y-rAlXg&feature=quicklist



Yea, IMO that made it much better. The pic itself didnt look like he got dunked on, but the vid makes it much more clear

Again, not a kobe fan just didnt look like it from the pic

[raptorfan_dr07]

Brook Lopez :rockon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dfz4T23yoA

Tracy McGrady :rockon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQh96iVf8J8

[john_d]

this thread is an example of extremes... lebron fans deflecting, and kobe crazed fan getting butt hurt...^^

[john_d]

Yea, IMO that made it much better. The pic itself didnt look like he got dunked on, but the vid makes it much more clear

Again, not a kobe fan just didnt look like it from the pic
I always felt "being dunked on" was more of a Physical play for the ball.

my definition would be.
1. Standing in front of the person dunking. ( most of the time he get tea bagged )
2. making a play for the ball and ended up fouling or having too much contact while being infront of the person.

feel to tell me ur definitions. or tell me im wrong

[Killer_Instinct]

http://images.yuku.com/image/gif/d462511465616e403be4720b116803dfba1492c.gif


If it wasn't this, Lebron and Nike over reacted.

[Killer_Instinct]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2K0y-rAlXg&feature=quicklist

Watch the Video UnknownKobeC*cks*cker.


Only thing different is that you suck Lebrons, so how are you any better?

[kentatm]

screw all this dunked on crap.

back to the OP.

Why in the world should I believe LeBron and Nike when they can't provide the documentation that shows video is not allowed at that event? I'll tell you why. BECAUSE ITS A LIE.

[Big#50]

Who cares if he got dunked on?

[Killer_Instinct]

Who cares if he got dunked on?


Obviously Lebron and Nike, since they, you know, are the ones who destroyed the footage.

[Sriracha]

Not dunked on imo...

Its a good thing that your opinion suck.

[ukballer]

Nike and LeBron made a bit of a foolish move in my opinion.

Like many have said here almost everybody gets dunked on in some way, NBA, pickup game, whatever it is..

We'd have seen the video, had a good laugh for a couple of days, then it would blow over and be basically forgotten. Doesn't change anything really other than Crawford may get a few more hits on google. The fact it got removed has got us all talking about it more, and it's 'somewhat' tarnished LeBron's rep. IF he was the one asking for Nike to get the tapes off of the journalists.

[sixer6ad]

Nike and LeBron made a bit of a foolish move in my opinion.

Like many have said here almost everybody gets dunked on in some way, NBA, pickup game, whatever it is..

We'd have seen the video, had a good laugh for a couple of days, then it would blow over and be basically forgotten. Doesn't change anything really other than Crawford may get a few more hits on google. The fact it got removed has got us all talking about it more, and it's 'somewhat' tarnished LeBron's rep. IF he was the one asking for Nike to get the tapes off of the journalists.

HE wasn't involved. Period.

[john_d]

HE wasn't involved. Period.
What's more funny...

Nike and lebron bring pricks
or lebron fans protecting their god/idol

[kkling]

I never understood the big deal with dunking on someone. You can't even touch a damn player in the air without getting a foul called on you.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

http://images.yuku.com/image/gif/d462511465616e403be4720b116803dfba1492c.gif


If it wasn't this, Lebron and Nike over reacted.
:roll:

And it's hilarious and more proof that any freaking topic can turn into a Kobe thread.

And :lol at Nike trying to hide what they did.

[sixer6ad]

:roll:

And it's hilarious and more proof that any freaking topic can turn into a Kobe thread.

And :lol at Nike trying to hide what they did.

What's even funnier is that people lack enough intelligence to create and then support some type of Nike/LeBron conspiracy theory. You posters think you are onto something huge with this Dunkgate ideology when reality most people with common sense are looking at you and laughing.:oldlol:

[Phong]

HE wasn't involved. Period.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6641/image1vry.jpg

[Superjock]

What's even funnier is that people lack enough intelligence to create and then support some type of Nike/LeBron conspiracy theory. You posters think you are onto something huge with this Dunkgate ideology when reality most people with common sense are looking at you and laughing.:oldlol:

it could have been easily solved if nike would have just prooven that it was against the rules to videotape.PROOF.Why wait until after him getting dunked on to confiscate the camera?

[Rockets(T-mac)]

What's even funnier is that people lack enough intelligence to create and then support some type of Nike/LeBron conspiracy theory. You posters think you are onto something huge with this Dunkgate ideology when reality most people with common sense are looking at you and laughing.:oldlol:
So you are telling me that Lebron getting dunked on, and Nike confiscating tapes when they haven't done this before, and it happening just when Lebron gets dunked isn't even the least bit fishy to you?

I'm not saying that this is a huge deal at all, I'm not saying that it's 100% true that they took away the tapes for the dunk, it makes sense to think that. If you don't think that it makes sense to think about it like that, then I guess I just have to disagree with you.

[sixer6ad]

So you are telling me that Lebron getting dunked on, and Nike confiscating tapes when they haven't done this before, and it happening just when Lebron gets dunked isn't even the least bit fishy to you?

I'm not saying that this is a huge deal at all, I'm not saying that it's 100% true that they took away the tapes for the dunk, it makes sense to think that. If you don't think that it makes sense to think about it like that, then I guess I just have to disagree with you.

I am telling you that LeBron James cares 0% that he got dunked on Monday. That is a fact! Hell...he could care less if he got dunked on in the NBA Finals...unless that dunk cost him and his team the game. When/if he gets dunked on, he would simply find a way to a) not let it happen again, or b) find a way to help his team get out of the situation that dunk may have caused. It's that simple. LEBRON DOES NOT CARE THAT HE GOT DUNKED ON. It's you guys...and the media who is obsessed with him who cares. How freaking long are you guys going to talk about it?

Did you guys hear that Bill Buckner let a ball go through his legs in the '86 World Series?

[jrong]

Spin. And shame on Brian Windhorst for acting as the local propagandist instead of a critical journalist.

[step_back]

Devin harris got schooled by a streetballer last year and although a lot of fuss was kicked up everyone had a higher respect for Devin because he showed he was such a good sport about the whole thing.

Why can't lebron do the same?

[highwhey]

Nike is weak........there is tape of Amare scrimmaging several years ago with some of the campers at his Nike Skills Academy. I've watched it many times
link??!?!

[KenneBell]

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6641/image1vry.jpg
:roll:

[Rockets(T-mac)]

I am telling you that LeBron James cares 0% that he got dunked on Monday. That is a fact! Hell...he could care less if he got dunked on in the NBA Finals...unless that dunk cost him and his team the game. When/if he gets dunked on, he would simply find a way to a) not let it happen again, or b) find a way to help his team get out of the situation that dunk may have caused. It's that simple. LEBRON DOES NOT CARE THAT HE GOT DUNKED ON. It's you guys...and the media who is obsessed with him who cares. How freaking long are you guys going to talk about it?

Did you guys hear that Bill Buckner let a ball go through his legs in the '86 World Series?
And I ask you how you know this? Do you know Lebron personally? Did he tell you he didn't care about it? Why are you saying what your opinion of his take on this as fact?

I said that I'm not 100% sure about what I think, because it's impossible to be, but you seem to know exactly what Lebron is think.... Why is that?

[xxxSuperStar]

Good blog post on what Lebron should have learned from Jordan.

http://bit.ly/2zWJYp

[john_d]

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/07/10/amd_lebron-tshirt.jpg

[Mr Know It All]

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/07/10/amd_lebron-tshirt.jpg

Genius.

[dnyk1337]

that video posted earlier about kobes bad side was great. goes to show how much of a little b!tch and sissy he is. who the **** just lets a player get by and stands there looking at their teammates as if its their fault. AS A ROOKIE. wtf? are you kidding me?

pj brown smashed it on kobes face. mofo had to get a face mask after that.

[sixer6ad]

And I ask you how you know this? Do you know Lebron personally? Did he tell you he didn't care about it? Why are you saying what your opinion of his take on this as fact?

I said that I'm not 100% sure about what I think, because it's impossible to be, but you seem to know exactly what Lebron is think.... Why is that?

I guess I should tell you that I too, am not 100%, that my summations are educated thoughts. I just know (hypothesize) that LeBron has much bigger fish to fry than dealing with a dunk in a pick up game. In fact, I am almost certain that if given the opportunity, LBJ would give this guy his due props behind closed doors with a handshake or an autograph[B] and tell him great job/good luck. It's not a big enough event to play it out in the media. I have watch LBJ since he was a very young player and have rarely seen him play the game the wrong way. Watch the little things...have you seen him run the wing on the break? It's text book. He is 1 step from the sideline...spreading out the defense...running as hard as he can EVERY SINGLE TIME. He is a team player...is coachable...plays hard...and handles himself the right way about 99% of the time, yet people wait for any tiny thing to pounce. I have an appreciation for effort and am able to get past the fact that the media has created an unforgiving jealousy by painting him to be the best of all time. Have you heard Jerry West? Magic Johnson? Oscar Robertson? There positive thoughts about LBJ the player are just so much bigger than an all of us on the forums that it is simply amazing so many negative thoughts about him could actually be posted. They will end if/when he wins a ring or if he leaves Cleveland and goes somewhere else - as long as it is to your town. I love Duncan...Jordan...Magic...Bird...I love great players. I am going to enjoy this guy while he plays and not get caught up in the all of the garbage that he refuses to deal with as well.

[KenneBell]

Man, this story is still funny. :roll:

I hope something else comes out to add to the circus.

[KenneBell]

:mad: :rant
Y SO SRS?

[AlphaWolf]

Making my judgement off what I have SEEN from "KING" James....he most def told the "Nike official" to get the video footage and have it destroyed.LeBron Fanboys can make excuses for him all they want....But any person who screams at thier OWN MOTHER like he did.....for lack of a better word...."KING" James is acting like a "SPOILED Prince".....





2EZ......

[LA.MJ&KB#1]

Making my judgement off what I have SEEN from "KING" James....he most def told the "Nike official" to get the video footage and have it destroyed.LeBron Fanboys can make excuses for him all they want....But any person who screams at thier OWN MOTHER like he did.....for lack of a better word...."KING" James is acting like a "SPOILED Prince".....





2EZ......
:applause: :applause:

[sixer6ad]

Making my judgement off what I have SEEN from "KING" James....he most def told the "Nike official" to get the video footage and have it destroyed.LeBron Fanboys can make excuses for him all they want....But any person who screams at thier OWN MOTHER like he did.....for lack of a better word...."KING" James is acting like a "SPOILED Prince".....





2EZ......

Hey Alpha. His mom walked out onto the damn court like she was going to get KG! Way to bring something totally irrelevant into the picture. A spoiled child would never tell his mom to sit your *** down. Everyone in the world knows she needs to be careful with that bread plate.

[wang4three]

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/07/10/amd_lebron-tshirt.jpg
Brilliant.

[Da KO King]

Hate to break it to the conspiracy theorists but Nike has only allowed taping of a "closed door" game ONCE since the LeBron Camp has started. Even then it wasn't a normal closed door game because the taping was allowed as part of LeBron documentary.

[AlphaWolf]

Hey Alpha. His mom walked out onto the damn court like she was going to get KG! Way to bring something totally irrelevant into the picture. A spoiled child would never tell his mom to sit your *** down. Everyone in the world knows she needs to be careful with that bread plate.


????.......No one should talk to thier mom like that!....The way he acts reaks of spoiled brat.

[Kebab Stall]

Hey Alpha. His mom walked out onto the damn court like she was going to get KG! Way to bring something totally irrelevant into the picture. A spoiled child would never tell his mom to sit your *** down. Everyone in the world knows she needs to be careful with that bread plate.
Walked onto the court? Not even close mate. The players came through the first few rows of the crowd just where Lebron's mother happened to be sitting. What his mother done was stupid, but so was what Lebron done when he shouter at her.

[AlphaWolf]

that video posted earlier about kobes bad side was great. goes to show how much of a little b!tch and sissy he is. who the **** just lets a player get by and stands there looking at their teammates as if its their fault. AS A ROOKIE. wtf? are you kidding me?

pj brown smashed it on kobes face. mofo had to get a face mask after that.

at least we got to see Kobe get dunked on.....The "Queen" would'nt allow it.
_______________________________________________

We are all witnesses.................sort of.

[Myth]

I think the best move LeBron could make at this point would be to ask Nike to release the video, and make sure the media knows it was him that requested the tape to be released.

[sixer6ad]

I think the best move LeBron could make at this point would be to ask Nike to release the video, and make sure the media knows it was him that requested the tape to be released.

Amazing this is still alive...we truly need to get lives.

[DLeagueWannabe]

I think the best move LeBron could make at this point would be to ask Nike to release the video, and make sure the media knows it was him that requested the tape to be released.

I think Nike probably destroyed the footage when they took it. (seriously). Thats the only reason I can come up with as to why we haven't seen the footage yet after all this hoopla.

They don't even have the footage anymore to release it. :confusedshrug: