OT: The Lebron dunk that wasn't

[Lobot]

Somebody finally got footage of this dunk by Jordan Crawford on the net.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/TMZ-posts-anticlimactic-video-of-LeBron-getting-?urn=nba,178138

IMO Lebron did not get dunked on. He was simply the nearest defender after a rebound and dunk. Silly X people think their guy has game. Not.

[nolte50uc]

nah - he got dunked on - although we've all seen worse. i don't see the reason for all the fuss, though. who hasn't been dunked on?

[UC What I Mean]

Dude, I hate X as much as the next gut, but he dunked on the King....

[westsidecat]

First thread here, so if we're not allowed to make threads,other then UC ball,I'm sorry and feel free to remove it.

http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=f21ecae1-4984-4ba4-9216-94ee996cd4c1

A link to Crawford's dunk over Lebron. This was the big deal? If they just let the tape come out in the first place, it would of been viewed on youtube and thats it. By trying to hide it, it caused this huge uproar, and there's nothing special about this.

Looks like any other player being dunked on, plus it wasen't his man. He came over to play a little help D.

Nike droped the ball on this one.

[bearcatbret]

"Nike droped the ball on this one."

I thought that the original article said that the NBA had rules about shooting footage and releasing it. It may not have been Nike that held up the decision but rather the NBA.

[Bearcat Revival]

IMO not something to get all worked up about. Wake me when it matters.

[shaunsimpson]

The dunk isn't the ossue it is Nikes over reaction of the dunk.

[CroninCrazy]

I'm watching SportsCenter and they are totally down-playing it...'It isn't spectacular' and 'They are wearing the same color jerseys, so did he just dunk on his teammate?'

Honestly, it just looks like LBJ got to the basket late covering his man and it wasn't a one-on-one face up dunk that I thought it was.

[CincyBeerCo]

The dunk isn't the ossue it is Nikes over reaction of the dunk.

Nike's and/or Lebron's. The original cameraman said that James summoned some Nike exec (Lynn), whispered in his ear, and then they immediately came and got the tapes. Kinda hope thats not really what happened, cause it would make me lose a tad bit of respect for the "King". Like someone said, its just a dunk in a pick up game, and I'm sure Lebron wasnt willing to play 100% "D" in this situation....nor should he have.

Either way, I'm sure there will be a few much more NASTY examples of Bearcats dunking on xavier (OH) players on Dec. 13th and for years to come :)

[Thegreatone]

He dunked on LBJ. No doubt.

[dp3113]

The dunk isn't the ossue it is Nikes over reaction of the dunk.

exactly. had it just been released on you tube that day, it would not have been a big deal.

lebron slid over late to help on defense, went up to contest it, and crawford already had the head of steam and dunked. did he throw it down on the king? yes. did lebron really try to give to crawford? no.

regardless, i think we all can agree that kobe or mj would not have allowed a college kid to dunk on them.

[Bcatfan08]

You can say he got dunked on, but I don't think it was anything special. Lebron didn't even seem to be paying attention. He was facing out of bounds and the guy came around the lane to dunk. By the time he turned around the guy was already in the air. You can classify this as getting dunked on, but that's really not getting dunked on. I'm sure if you put it into still pictures you could get a nice poster, but in motion it doesn't seem like anything to get worked up about.