Kendrick Perkins responds to Blake Griffin Dunk

[Killakobe81]

I think it's more than about LeBron "talking too much." Actions as well as words speak volumes about a person.

I think there's a perception that LeBron is at least as enamored with his own celebrity as he is with playing professional basketball. That's what may irk some people. I mean, he's very aware of media exposure and his impact as a public figure, not just a baller, which can be both good and bad. So he makes himself more available than a lot of other athletes, but almost to an extreme, and some people get turned off by that.

It's the ulative effect over the years of LeBron's actions on and off the court. The tweeting is just one aspect. Look at "the decision" and the entire process involved. Who else holds an hour ESPN special to announce where he's signing? Doing it for the kids. Look at the video scandal where he and Nike tried to hide the fact he got dunked on in a pick-up game... and then denying it later. The pre-game powder toss. The crab dribble fiasco. The dancing. The "I'm a winner" comments after losing and not shaking hands with Dwight. Hosting SNL. The LeBrons campaign. The sneer and stare after dunking on the back of a 5'10 fringe NBA player. The "Chosen One" tattoo. The "not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5..." soliloquy. I'll be in the dunk contest next year... no, I'm not going to be in the dunk contest... okay maybe I'll be in the dunk contest... nah, I don't think I want to be in the dunk contest. Haha made you pay attention to me! It's a long list of "hey look at me people!" d-bag moments he's had over the years. Really, the only thing missing is a Paul Pierce or Dwyane Wade fake injury and get carried off the court moment.

You know, any one of those things by itself, or even a couple of those things, and most people would brush it off. After a while, it becomes a tired shtick with him. He's self-absorbed and egotistical, and he's a huge attention . He loves his own celebrity. And you know what, that's fine. But when you're that obnoxious about it and it's a constant over and over and over thing, you're going to catch some heat for it. You won't be given the benefit of the doubt. You will get haters. And people won't like you.

Jam (of course) said it better than I could.
The thing I don't get why Lebron or Harlem dont freaking embrace this?1 i know he is not an ASHOLE like MJ, Bird or Kobe ... his stuff is definitely more d-bag than arrogant prick. But for you (Harlem) to act like it doesnt make any sense that people are turned off by his persona or off-court antics is pretty hypocritical since you have made judgments on kobe for non basketball related.

I know he doesnt like to villian role, but he is bigger better and faster than everyone. they dont like it screw it. If Im Lebron I target Perk and I make an EVEN nastier dunk on Perkins than Blake did ...

[Killakobe81]

Then i would get on Twitter and ask him "how my ass tastes" ...

[ElNono]

"At the end of the day," James said, "all the people that were rooting for me to fail, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today. I'm going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that... They can get a few days, or a few months, or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they have to get back to the real world at some point."

[pass1st]

LBJ should just embrace being the bad guy and talk instead of trying to appear humble. Got enough good guys in the league

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In Kendrick Perkins... strong, the butthurt is.

[fmedrano1977]

I thought clearing out with the off hand was an offensive foul.

[DeadlyDynasty]

lol, avatar smack. Last bastion of the ultra-weak troll.

No, the last bastion would be to have my g/f fight my e-battles for me

You have y takes, it's a fact. You cry about officiating, you cry about the Lakers, you cried about the Heat not getting calls in the Finals (, yes you did this early and often), and you cried that "good posters don't come here anymore b/c of the trolling."

Your peculiar choice of avatar should be the least of your worries. I'd work on fixing the y takes first

[DAF86]

lol overrated fat ass butthurt about Lebron giving props to Griffin.