OT: Jordan Crawford Dunks on Lebron

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On Monday night LeBron James, the reigning MVP of the NBA, participated in a pick-up game as part of his LeBron James Skills Academy camp. During the game a 6?4? guard from Xavier named Jordan Crawford put down a two-hand dunk over James. No big deal, right?

Wrong.

The dunk was caught on videotape. Which, in itself, isn’t that that newsworthy. (Embarrassing videos of NBA players getting dunked on or getting beat at HORSE by civilians have been must-see video on YouTube for years.)

What was newsworthy was the way that Nike handled the situation afterward.

According to a report from CBSSports.com, a representative from Nike named Lynn Merritt went around to all of the cameramen after the game and confiscated their videotapes, which included footage of The Dunk.

Says Ryan Miller, a freelance photographer videotaping the game,

“[Merritt] just said, ‘We have to take your tape. They took it from other guys, too. LeBron called Lynn over and told him something. That’s how I knew his name was Lynn. LeBron said, ‘Hey, Lynn. Come here.’ There’s nothing I can think of besides LeBron just not wanting it online. It’s a good story to tell people, I guess. But then again, I’m kind of pissed. I lost my tape.”

In a move that will forever go down in history as “DunkGate”, Nike removed all traces of footage of The Dunk. They treated the LeBron James Skills Academy, a camp with no policy against videotaping, like communist China.

If we don’t like the evidence, we’ll make it disappear.

And they did.

http://davissportsdeli.com/wordpres...s-dunkgate-scandal-lebron-should-make-amends/

 

[RPK]

I would love to see this tape. Especially after all the self-aggrandizing theatrics that LeBron does after a dunk or And 1.

I wonder if this is a Nike or LeBron issue. Is LeBron this self-conscious? It honestly isn't that big a deal, but by blocking the tape, he makes it a story.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Lebron is the biggest loser in the world. So what you got dunked on big deal.

 

[Frank Breakfast Styleham]

King James was dunked on by a non-pro? Wow.

It also needs to be noted that James lost to a warehouse employee last summer in a game of H-O-R-S-E and Devin Harris got completely owned in a one-on-one game by some Brit wearing jeans. For whatever reason sometimes the greatest players in the world can't beat guys who aren't even amateur players.

I just wonder if James was the one who dunked over Crawford if the footage would have disappeared as quickly.

We're all witnesses...except for Crawford.

But if that was you and you just dunked on LeBron...the next time down the floor you see LeBron take it coast to coast and head straight for the basket. You're standing under the basket and you see LeBron James coming at you full speed.

Is there ANYONE who would make any attempt to swat him?

Not me...

I don't think there's a guy on this post who wouldn't run off the court and through the doors.

 

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That same warehouse employee that beat Lebron in horse, got beat by Antoine Walker in Horse.

 

[Frank Breakfast Styleham]

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That same warehouse employee that beat Lebron in horse, got beat by Antoine Walker in Horse.

Did he really!?

What happened to Toine? Is he retired?

It'll be cool to see the Celts sign him and bring him off the bench so he can win a chip with the team he should have stayed with all along.

 

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Frank Breakfast-Styleham wrote:

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That same warehouse employee that beat Lebron in horse, got beat by Antoine Walker in Horse.

Did he really!?

What happened to Toine? Is he retired?

It'll be cool to see the Celts sign him and bring him off the bench so he can win a chip.

I think he's retired. He was on a bunch of Pros vs. Joes episode from this past season, and the factory worker H-O-R-S-E guy was on one of the episodes.

http://www.spike.com/show/25323

 

[Newskoolbulls]

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Frank Breakfast-Styleham wrote:

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That same warehouse employee that beat Lebron in horse, got beat by Antoine Walker in Horse.

Did he really!?

What happened to Toine? Is he retired?

It'll be cool to see the Celts sign him and bring him off the bench so he can win a chip.

I think he's retired. He was on a bunch of Pros vs. Joes episode from this past season, and the factory worker H-O-R-S-E guy was on one of the episodes.

http://www.spike.com/show/25323

I herd he said he was in shape and looking for a try out.

 

[senrad]

Doubt he ever gets any more run.