LeBron James ain't dunking for free, wants $1 million to compete in dunk contest

[dirk4mvp]

Lebron slams hard when he slams, but I don't think he's creative enough to win the contest. Then again, this year he wouldn't have even had to be creative to win. He just would've had to participate.

tbh I agree. Idk why people think he would be an amazing dunk contest dunker just because he dunks so hard. He did the same 3 or 4 dunks basically in the mcdonald's dunk contest. Somebody like Iggy would destroy him, imo.

but he wouldn't really have any compe ion going up against people like Jeremy Evans and the blonde kid that played Happy Gilmore's caddy.

[DMC]

lol slave shops. Go tell them they cannot work there because the good people of America are protecting them from the awful conditions. See if you make it out alive.

[TDMVPDPOY]

but this years comp is judge by the public, imagine if lebron gets on votes, yet the nba somehow fixes it for him to win it

[HarlemHeat37]

Lebron wins the dunk contest: "it was rigged anyways, he was going to win no matter what, his compe ion was weak, this was ty and wasn't creative"..

Lebron loses: " Lebron chokes again, Lebron is outdunked by some no-names, etc"..

Lebron doesn't enter: " he's scared, why doesn't he do it for us?, etc"..

There's absolutely no logical reason for Lebron to enter the dunk contest, unless the NBA puts up a heavy amount of $ for charitable purposes(knowing Lebron as the league's premier philanthropist, at the moment)..he has nothing to gain from entering the dunk contest..

Anybody that thinks it will "help his image" or "regain some fans" is an idiot, tbh..

[HarlemHeat37]

All you haters have to go back to your normal lives, after you finish posting about Lebron, your few minutes of euphoria..

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

All you haters have to go back to your normal lives, after you finish posting about Lebron, your few minutes of euphoria..

that includes you

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm not a hater, especially not an illogical, blind hater like the anti-Lebrons..

I'm always happy for people that have worked to earn successful, luxurious lives, unless they are rapists, murderers, etc..

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

When you're done posting about your love of Bron, you too have to go back to your normal life in Sugar Hill sippin' a 40 on the stoop

[HarlemHeat37]

Ya, I understood the joke the first time, it doesn't make any sense in the context that I used, tbh..

Taking joy in watching a philanthropist's failures in basketball is unhealthy IMO..

Being happy for others, and happy in general, such as people like myself and DPG, leads to a healthy and happy life, tbh..whereas hating on good people and obsessing over their failures is psychologically troubling IMO..

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

You originally posted it w/o the "haters" part or the "few minutes of euphoria" add-on, but quick edited it. It'll be our little secret though.

[HarlemHeat37]

Maybe, I don't remember..

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Maybe, I don't remember..

I'm finally getting into the NBA season, so I'm obligated to hate you now.

We cool scro...

[Kindergarten Cop]

lebron wins the dunk contest: "it was rigged anyways, he was going to win no matter what, his compe ion was weak, this was ty and wasn't creative"..

Lebron loses: " lebron chokes again, lebron is outdunked by some no-names, etc"..

Lebron doesn't enter: " he's scared, why doesn't he do it for us?, etc"..

There's absolutely no logical reason for lebron to enter the dunk contest, unless the nba puts up a heavy amount of $ for charitable purposes(knowing lebron as the league's premier philanthropist, at the moment)..he has nothing to gain from entering the dunk contest..

Anybody that thinks it will "help his image" or "regain some fans" is an idiot, tbh..

+1000

[Hoops Czar]

I'm not a hater, especially not an illogical, blind hater like the anti-Lebrons..

I'm always happy for people that have worked to earn successful, luxurious lives, unless they are rapists, murderers, etc..

Quit with the dog and pony show Harlem. Of course your not a hater, your head is so far up Lebron's ass, you can't see for brains. No offense to you Harlem, outside of you, ESPN and a small portion of Florida, the world sees him as a bumbling idiot.

. Sitting in the press box of a Yankee game needing a body guard to hold the phone up to his head so he can talk because he's too important to hold the receiver.

- Getting slammed on in basketball camp and having security confiscate all the video tapes

- Game 6 ECF's Cleveland vs Orlando, storming of the court without shaking anyone's hand; poor sportsmanship.

- Two straight epic postseason collapses.

- The Decision

- Cartoons and Milk? Let's blame it on Lebron. It's not his fault.

And I could go on and on. But yeah Harlem, he makes a lot of money so there's a lot to like.


Btw, I just noticed the rapist part. I guess that eliminates Kobe...... how convenient.

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

At the end of the day all those off-the-court things don't matter. Just win, and the public will forgive you. His best playoff moment was 5 years ago in Detroit, and he's been in his prime for awhile now.

If he just mans up in the clutch and wins rings then even his staunchest of haters will have to shut up. If he doesn't, then all his petty theatrics on and off the court get magnified 10-fold

[Hoops Czar]

At the end of the day all those off-the-court things don't matter. Just win, and the public will forgive you. His best playoff moment was 5 years ago in Detroit, and he's been in his prime for awhile now.

If he just mans up in the clutch and wins rings then even his staunchest of haters will have to shut up. If he doesn't, then all his petty theatrics on and off the court get magnified 10-fold

Good take. If Lebron just shut his mouth and played basketball, their would be a lot less reasons to hate.

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Good take. If Lebron just shut his mouth and played basketball, their would be a lot less reasons to hate.

tbh I don't hate the guy anymore...I was just busting HH's balls.

All my hate and utter disdain for him left when I got to see him fail on the biggest stage 3 nights in a row after all his posturing last year. It was pretty cathartic

To still hate after that is petty and vindictive. It's clearly his time and his league now if he wants to take it, so no sense hating on the inevitable. Besides, he's still fun to watch on the court

[ElNono]

This is actually a big you to actual fans of the All Star dunk event (all 12 of them) and all those people that paid money to be there. Let's be frank here, you really think that if he talked Nike into dropping $1m to charity and sponsor his appearance in the dunk contest, Nike wouldn't bite?
They'll probably drop $10m just in ads on the run up to the event.

Dude should just do it or STFU

[redzero]

Even though HarlemHeat is a proud LeBron supporter, he does have a point, regardless of bias. Put simply, LeBron is just an NBA player. Sure, he mighty do some y things, but the level of hate for him (and other players like Kobe) is ridiculous.

We should all focus on hating the real assholes like JR Smith and Derrick Rose for their murderous behavior and thuggish personality, respectively.

[Koolaid_Man]

Even though HarlemHeat is a proud LeBron supporter, he does have a point, regardless of bias. Put simply, LeBron is just an NBA player. Sure, he mighty do some y things, but the level of hate for him (and other players like Kobe) is ridiculous.

We should all focus on hating the real assholes like JR Smith and Derrick Rose for their murderous behavior and thuggish personality, respectively.

How is my man Eric Gordon doing... is a top 10 player no doubt...

[JoeTait75]

de able human being

Why, because he doesn't want to work for free?

If they want to make the Dunk Contest relevant again they need to find some incentive to get the stars involved.

[Koolaid_Man]

Why, because he doesn't want to work for free?

If they want to make the Dunk Contest relevant again they need to find some incentive to get the stars involved.

I agree doesn't have to compete in that bull ass ...but I think he's lying about the million..that's not the real reason he doesn't want to compete...that isn't creative tbh...I seen his ty high school dunk contest and he got basically the same lame ass power dunks...his game hasn't evolved very much at all

look at this lame ass :

[Koolaid_Man]

now look at Kobe winning that back in 97

[VBM]

Ray Allen in a dunk contest...forgot about that