Even the ESPN guys are saying man the story was way bigger than the video. To put it into context, like most pickup games Lebron and everyone else were out there playing for over an hour with no subs. Everyone is taking plays off and others are taking advantage of it. I am sure it was a one of many dunks in the game.
After watching the footage, I now know that LeBron James is a fraud. He sucks at basketball and Nike should be ashamed of themselves for giving him a contract. His career is over. He and Michael Vick are in the same boat as far as I'm concerned. They are both done.
no but its safe to assume he has a fragile ego. no way nike makes a mess of this by confiscating cameras from the onlookers if lebron didnt demand it. this says a lot more about him than i believed. i didnt think he was this weak mentally. the walking off the court thing may have been a precursor to his weak psyche. this is no jordan.
I would say crow, but look he is a hell of a basketball player. But his persona has been created. Allen Iverson made Jordan look like a fool a few times. But nobody would dare to say Iverson is in Jordans league.
hes clearly one of the top 5 on the planet. the best in many ways. yet you cant teach that mentality you hear about when discussing jordan and bird. and thats the difference between great players and great champions. ive lost a lot of respect for him after this because i think it says a lot about his mental makeup. i gave him a pass when walking off the court. hell i dont agree with pros shaking hands before or after anyhow. this aint little league.
I would agree 100% if I was sure he was the one who demanded the tape be confiscated. Has that been confirmed yet? It could very well have been Nike who did it in an effort to 'protect' his image, even though the vid clearly shows it wasn't that big of a deal.
clearly he had to initiate it. otherwise they would have not even noticed. id say a 96.7% chance it was all his doing.
the intial story I read was that lebron called the nike official over to tell him to confiscate the video
if someone had dunked on Jordan at Jordan's camp, MJ would have played the kid 1-1 until the kid had no more will to live. I know this, because I've seen it happen at a MJ camp I attended as a kid out at the Lakefront Arena.
