I was right. All along, Lebron James left a sour taste in my mouth. You can't knock his game but his demeanor always rubbed me the wrong way. Sulking off the court and skipping the press conference does not portray him an emotionally-involved, fierce competitor; it's shows greed and selfishness. A competitor loves to compete for the sake of competition and respects opponents and teammates alike. With that said, I decided to weigh in on incident that has Lebron dubbed Dictator James. It's called Dunkgate. Is it a non-story? Kind of, but that's not why it interests me.
For anyone who hasn't heard, Xavier's Jordan Crawford "dunked on" Lebron James in a scrimmage at Lebron's Nike camp. Immediately after, Lebron conferred with a Nike rep who then rounded up all the tape from the cameras filming the event. While the official tapes were most likely stored in the warehouse in Indiana Jones, someone with a cell phone recently leaked the inflammatory video. Haha, everyone sees it anyway and ironically, the Lebron or Nike's effort to conceal "Dunkgate" and preserve Lebron's image backfired and illuminates the insecurities of one of the most gifted athletes on Earth.
To my untrained eye, it looks like Lebron came late and from the side so he didn't really have a chance at the block. It's not like the guy jumped over him, or went right into his chest, or broke his wrist to throw it down. Was it Nike or Lebron that overreacted and why? Has Lebron made a statement? Crawford did. Kobe weighed in. Darrel Armstrong or well... Jordan wouldn't have gotten dunked on but if he had, he would've threw one down next play. I suppose it was too difficult to laugh it off and give Crawford his props. I think a crossover is more embarrassing anyway. This is filthy.
Similarly, a high schooler beat brash Charger's QB Philip Rivers in a passing competition and Rivers did not confiscate the tape. Good for him.
Well said.
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