You guys making fun of them for trying is the reason stars don’t want to do it. Because they’ll get trolled clowned and be meme’d and put on shaqtin a fool.
What a crazy world we live in. Lebron knew he wasn’t gonna make it to the second round and decide to back out, it’s perfectly understandable. SAS need to let it go.
I think he did, Yes. Was thinking he's telling Bro, yo you can only bounce up and down if you actually stick a great dunk, not after some lame HA attempt. 🤣
@jordan12118 Steven a is not saying he was obligated, he saying because lebron didnt care, the players behind him adopted that same attitude... its like saying Michael Jordan didnt have to play in the Olympics, but if mj took the approach that he too cool to be bothered to play in that game, others players behind Michael Jordan would of looked at it the same way... basically players would been like if mj didnt care about the Olympics why should I...
Michael Jordan said it the best, today's players have NO SENSE OF DUTY to the hardworking paying fans. This generation of players, all they care about is playing with their money. Throwing more money at them is not gonna solve the problem.
@banewillrise6818 Sorry but that's what happens when the media and fans only value rings and discredit every other accomplishment. This is the NBA the fans and media wanted. Focused solely on maximizing your ability to win rings. Trying hard in all star games and dunk contests doesn't get players any closer to that. Back then fans and the media used to celebrate players like they were superheroes, since 2000s it hasn't been that way, seems like the media and fans care more about finding a new punching bag than celebrating talented players.
Man, we not about to sit here & act as if that him not competing hasn’t had a trickle down effect on the contest. & we also not gonna act as if he didn’t flake out on saying MULTIPLE TIMES, that he would compete in the contest. I’m a LeBron fan, but ppl can’t pretend like there’s not some truth in that
so they dont idolize lebron and dont follow in his footsteps but at the sametime because he didnt do the dunk contest, they followed suit and didnt participate either...? thats what im hearing???? these clowns are so pathetic and stupid. god sas is the biggest hypocrite
Fat Perk always trying to say something bad about Bron. Players do respect him. He's still the face of the league. Who was the last one announced at the All Star game yesterday? Bron...
@jakob_ysk943 No he hasn't. LeBron is a power dunker. There's absolutely nothing in his dunk package to suggest he would have done anything special for the dunk contest
@jakob_ysk943 No he hasn't. LeBron is a power dunker. There's absolutely nothing in his dunk package to suggest that he would have done anything special for the dunk contest
Thank you I was waiting see somebody say that. It’s a lot of talented dunkers has been for the pass 15 or more years. And a couple of more guys you can add to that list too
He literally explained why lol to bring attention and competition to the dunk contest 😂😂 beating the best player or one of in the nba is still something to brag about
@jakob_ysk943 the dunk contest doesnt need attention lol its literally the most sought-after competition at all star... has been for years. LOL lebron didnt make or break it.
If he wants to have any cred about how players dress he should stop dressing like a disco-era pimp. And realize that no free man should voluntarily wear a noose around his neck.
Blame LeBron 😂😂 dude is 41 bro tf , Bron is a in game dunker , not a fancy dunker bro , Stephen A needs to make a good take and not bash LeBron he’s turning into skip now
SAS doesnt even know what hes talking about; Bron did a dunk contest back in High School can he elevate ABSOLUTELY, but if you go back and watch it, it wasn’t spectacular dunks even he has stated that he is an in-game dunker and isnt the best at coming up with creative on the fly dunks
neither were any of the dunkers from this year lol but lebron in his prime makes regular in game dunks looks ridiculous. i've seen his high school dunk contest. he wasn't doing 360's, but he still won by a landslide because the power and athleticism he showed was other worldly
@XKoncious Then you’re an idiot! So what if he did and won? Would you have been impressed? Would you have really cared? Like seriously why did him not doing it JUST RUIN YOUR LIFE FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS? Why just him? D Wade was in the same draft. Did him not bother you? He retired and didn’t do it? Luke Walton? Melo? Why just Bron and if he did one and lost would that have made U HAPPY? If he did and WON is he the GOAT 🐐? Why was it that important to YOU SPECIFICALLY?😊
This is how you fix the dunk contest.... Stop the free style format .. make them commit too certain various dunks .... Pick a iconic dunk ..free throw line mj style... Type 2 Vince carte between the legs and the say a 360 windmill and let see who can do them the best ..and pick 3 different one for the next year and so forth
I’m 42 and have watched Bron’s entire career. Here’s just some of the wackiest things he’s been blamed for by those diagnosed with LeBron Derangement Syndrome: 2004 Olympics bronze medal (he played a total of 11 minutes 😂) Creating a “soft era” of basketball through calls (he averages less FTAs per game than Jordan) NBA All-Star Weekend (this might be the dumbest of gripes) Creating political divide in the nation (YES, morons have actually said this) and now A DUNK CONTEST HES NEVER EVEN BEEN IN. Jesus Christ, some of yall need to focus on mental health. Next yall will be asking if LeBron was on the grassy knoll in Dallas in 1963.
Don't agree with all the hate but the soft era and Slam dunk contest are valid. Soft era because he and players like CP3 started flopping on the regular, then do embarrassing stuff like winking at the camera acknowledging they are flopping on purpose. Just an FYI flopping doesn't equate to FTs nor does FT equate to more flopping. Using this as evidence is discrediting your ball knowledge. The SD contest take was also valid. The Top players and freak athletes always participated in the past, Bron happen to be both. Then like SAS stated, teased the fans that he'd join but never showed up, prob because he is afraid that losing or missing a dunk would damage his image even though he probably win it 99%. Being called the Best player in the game as well as a freak athlete and not participating in Slam Dunk contest test is a travesty, imagine if Curry dubbed as the best shooter never participated in the 3 point contest, or top skilled players like Kyrie dodge the skill challenge. Actual Joke.
Easy fix for the Dunk Contest, pair up a NBA dunker with a professional dunker from DUNKMAN (i.e. Jordan Kilganon) to form a 2-man team. Have about 4 teams. Winner gets $2M to split. Done. You're welcome NBA.
Stephen A. The dunk contest was canceled in the 90s even after MJ and Wilkins did it bc of how bad it was, after Bron didn’t do a lot of stars still did it and else had some of the best ones…stfu…
Stop lying! The first one maybe cause the NBA changed the dunk contest for another competition. The second time had nothing to do with the players not wanting to do it, it happened to be a lookout that year and all star week and competition was cancelled.
@mrletgo-718 doesn’t matter, Bron not doing the dunk contest wouldn’t have changed anything. The dunks were still gonna be weak and non creative. All star game arguments would’ve still been the same. Stop this narrative. Its weak and sad.
Mind you more stars have participated in the dunk contests from 2010-2020 THAN ANY other “ Jordan and Dominique “ era. We gotta stop letting Stephan A lie to us
What about the winner of the dunk contest and 3 point contest get 5 games added to their requirement for post season award eligibility? Winner gets 60 games instead of 65 or whatever. I’m just thinking out loud but that doesn’t seem crazy does it? Edit, probably give the all star MVP 5 games too lol
@NobelJosephusIllustrious in your mind, LeBron is responsible for your friends failed marriage. He's responsible for war in the middle east. Leave that man alone, he doesn't know who you are
@NobelJosephusIllustrious cut it out already. This man did the same dunks in the McDonald's High School Dunk Contest that he is doing in year 21-22 of his career. He shows up not giving people what they want or misses too many & here we are talking about how LeBron can’t compare to Jordan because Jordan won it 1 time. It would be another LeChoke like the Dallas finals matchup.
@LH2KPresents🎉So you’re really fine with LeBron James never entering a single Slam Dunk Contest? The biggest star in the sport, freak athlete, elite vertical - and not once, while every icon before him stepped up. Kobe Bryant did it. Vince Carter did it. Tracy McGrady did it. Michael Jordan did it. Dominique Wilkins did it. The list is long. And you’re saying his absence didn’t impact the event’s prestige going forward? Come on. What’s wild is how some of you refuse to acknowledge any viewpoint but your own. There are always multiple angles to an issue. Your take isn’t automatically the definitive one, and people are allowed to see it differently.
Bunch of idiots get hired by ESPN. Talking about stars like those guys were big names when they competed in the dunk contest back in the day. They went on to have HOF careers yea but come on man 😂😂
I guess Windy doesn't watch those street baller guys on youtube doing the crazy dunks that they do. Creative Dunking is alive and well just not in the nba.
@skippayless4357you and i are not the self proclaimed "chosen one." Everyone wanted to see him in the dunk contest and he said im good. That attitude trickled down.
Dunk contest is about creativity and power, Bron doesn't even need to come up with anything new, literally would wow the crowd doing classic dunks with more speed and power during his prime and it would have been entertaining.
@Hadelkamp14 We've seen players that have better in game dunks than in the DC, e.g. Blake, doesn't mean the DC dunks would be boring. I'd rather see Bron do his signature in game dunks than a bunch of nobodies in the contest.
@YangboI agree anything g is better than Jaxson Hayes doing a dunk I could do in 10th grade 😂 but blaming the dunk contest being bad on Lebron is a bad take. The contest was eventually going to die bc nba players don’t focus their time and effort on creating new dunks. They have other priorities. So longing for the days of MJ and Nique is disingenuous bc if you go back and watch their dunks, they aren’t exciting by today’s standard either
The dunk contest was trash before LeBron joined the league that’s why they canceled it. But here goes SAS blaming everything wrong with the NBA on LeBron again.
Bro we don't need stars we just need people who are actual dunkers. 2016 was the best dunk contest and it's not even close. But the judges robbing people is what causes people not want to participate. AG was robbed every year he participated. So why would someone want to participate, and practice all these dunks just for the judges to get in the way
No you need stars because seeing a great dunk from a guy you don’t know is dry, while you can see a basic dunk from a star player and the crowd will explode
You’re right. If we get great dunkers, they’ll become stars (not superstars, but faces people know) like AG and LaVine did. Jason Richardson wasn’t a household name either but the dunk contest elevated him. The guys who are participating now just aren’t good (and they probably knew that before going in).
All these years I've passed by. I'm really shocked that no one has ever tried to make an attempt of doing something different and outrageous like maybe jumping a foot to a foot and a half outside of the free throw line . Can you imagine that? With all these high leapers in the NBA . I don't know why nobody ever works on that and just blows the dunk competition away
That was almost 20 years ago..even after LeBron said he would, I believe in 2009, the contest continued & arguably had some of the most memorable contest since then. Ppl like SAS act as tho the contest was great every year during mj, Kobe era..it was not before LeBron
The problem is coming up with a dunk that is new like think about it all that jumping over cars stuff was cool because it was the first time us seeing it now what can they do that we haven’t already saw
Question: “How did the big bang theory originate?” SAS: “See it was LeBron James at birth that caused the redesign of the molecular development which led to the big bang theory. See put everyone up on the screen and let me explain something”
@conduitofthegospeldarrellb915449 and. it’s not. SAS can’t even rate the of the contest because he didn’t watch. Anything could have happened and he’s have no honest first hand knowledge about it. His reporter days are over. Talking is all he does and usually off the dome.
it was so bad Vince Carter had to come out looking like a professor giving a Pep talk 😳
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Vince was looking like he was gonna go just to save the contest 😂. Real talk be could probably get a better score right now
@anthonypierre2094 i think so too lol
That Jaxon Hayes dunk was an LA fitness dunk
Boy jumped from the dotted line just awesome
Why talk about him when he didn’t even make it past the first round ???? Yall weird
@abe9560man y’all talking about the person who didn’t make it to the final… this is why yall are sad … ur focused on the guy who didn’t make it far 😂😂
You guys making fun of them for trying is the reason stars don’t want to do it. Because they’ll get trolled clowned and be meme’d and put on shaqtin a fool.
24 hour fitness
The dunk contest became trash after Aaron Gordon was robbed!!!!!! 😭😭
Facts
Yup
Top 5 dunker all time in the contest maybe 3
@terrillt426 maybe 3 frfr
The exact minute a lot of us was done with it. I'm still mad any time someone mentions it. That was criminal
We blame everything on Bron. 🤣🤣
He's still gonna get blamed after he retires
What a crazy world we live in. Lebron knew he wasn’t gonna make it to the second round and decide to back out, it’s perfectly understandable. SAS need to let it go.
Sure, he takes strays sometimes, but when you're an entitled narcissist, that's gonna happen.
He’s always doing something lol
Stephen a ain't wrong tho
SAS said it was bron fault when he fell on the court 🤣😂
Jaxson Hayes should be fined for that dunk lol
Retire
he made it on 1st try, unlike everyone else. So the judges gave him high scores
Shannon Brown vibes
Death, taxes and mentioning LeBron
Facts 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Iykyk😂😂😂😂
Vince Carter looked pissed off😂😂😂😂
Vince probably helped him practice that dunk Soo many times just to miss when it matters most 😏 yeah he was pissed
I think he did, Yes. Was thinking he's telling Bro, yo you can only bounce up and down if you actually stick a great dunk, not after some lame HA attempt. 🤣
For VC dunk contest importance is much more than for some other guys
Why he never mention Zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon dunk contest. Now that was epic 🔥🔥🔥
Because the exception doesn't prove the rule.
Because they want to milk this things that stars have to participate
that was 11 years ago man
Sooooooo SA, does it need to go or stay. You missed the entire question.
He always does.
He was so amped up at another opportunity to bash lebron..he forgot all about the question
This year was wack bc LeBron didn’t join the dunk contest 15 years ago 🤣🤣🤣
Yea that’s facts bro when he didn’t do it everyone else felt like they didn’t have too
@SquareBusinezzweak
@SquareBusinezzYou sound ridiculous....you can't ruin something you never touch
@SquareBusinezzso he influenced all these new players not to join even though they was still kids while bron "ruined dunk contest"
Get a hobby cuz talking basketball ain't it for u 😭 @SquareBusinezz
SAS says this every year like we get it dude give it a rest 😭😭
Why click the video. Give it a rest.
@masterkillahxsybau
Give it a rest? Dude killed all star weekend 😂
Open it up to the G League then
@777RL right because that’s what we want to see. A bunch of no name G league players dunking 😂
How did this become about LeBron 😂😂
They hate on lebron for any and everything
Absolutely weird from SA, but what’s new.
Cuz he set the standard being the face
@DrmKing11sybau they got they on mind clown 🤡
@DrmKing11because dck head like you keep listening to Steven A.
Dude make everything bout Bron
Bron live rent free in SAS head. Real sad.
SAS is still hurt...
This is crazy. Lebron saw and knew he wasn’t gonna win and backed out, people need to let it go.
He ain’t lying tho, he was the first superstar to not participate
@Thisistheworld3748and smith lives in your head you dummy. You know what he’s gonna say but you’re here bitching every day lmfaoooo. What a clown
Don't forget Dee Brown with the Reebok pumps and Rex Chapman
Stephen A acting like LeBron went to get milk and never came back
Yeah he wasn’t obligated to do anything. I don’t get this take from SAS
Cigarettes 😂
Scratch off tickets 😂😂😂😂
Gas ⛽️
@jordan12118 Steven a is not saying he was obligated, he saying because lebron didnt care, the players behind him adopted that same attitude... its like saying Michael Jordan didnt have to play in the Olympics, but if mj took the approach that he too cool to be bothered to play in that game, others players behind Michael Jordan would of looked at it the same way... basically players would been like if mj didnt care about the Olympics why should I...
So Dwight Howard , Nate Robinson , Zach Lavine , Aaron Gordon didn’t show out when they did it ?
Jason Richardson was so nice also
how many years ago was that now?
Only 1 was a star at the time LMAOOO
@WutTheDeuceGamingthat all happened during LeBron’s time in the league is the point.
That was before LeBron said he would be in the dunk contest. The players you names was 2006 - 2010. Lebron saying he would join was 2011 or 2012.
So grown men can’t think for themselves?
Nope 😂
I don’t know how old you are but this world is built on men not thinking for themselves 😂😂 you can’t “lead by example “ with yall logic
Michael Jordan said it the best, today's players have NO SENSE OF DUTY to the hardworking paying fans. This generation of players, all they care about is playing with their money. Throwing more money at them is not gonna solve the problem.
@banewillrise6818
Playing in games is one thing, but there is no duty for the dunk contest
@banewillrise6818 Sorry but that's what happens when the media and fans only value rings and discredit every other accomplishment. This is the NBA the fans and media wanted. Focused solely on maximizing your ability to win rings. Trying hard in all star games and dunk contests doesn't get players any closer to that. Back then fans and the media used to celebrate players like they were superheroes, since 2000s it hasn't been that way, seems like the media and fans care more about finding a new punching bag than celebrating talented players.
Don't make lebron repost the picture of Stephen a on a boxing pads!!!! 😂
What other dunks can be done?????
720 and double between the legs only. As I don't think backflipping and dunking can be possible
Just watch any pro dunker. They do hundreds of dunks that haven't been in the nba contest.
It doesnt have to be dunks that have never been done before they just need to be exciting
Man when Bron retire what they gone talk about 😅😅
This is sad MJ came up in a CONTROLLED MEDIA he didn’t have to deal with constant 24/7 LeBron hate watch
@bigcitymillionairefacts it's sad AF man
Man, we not about to sit here & act as if that him not competing hasn’t had a trickle down effect on the contest. & we also not gonna act as if he didn’t flake out on saying MULTIPLE TIMES, that he would compete in the contest. I’m a LeBron fan, but ppl can’t pretend like there’s not some truth in that
Basketball.
@bigcitymillionaire MJ just won another title.
I wouldn’t be surprised if SAS came out on national television saying LeBron was responsible for the 9/11 attack
🤔 come to think of it...
🤣🤣🤣
Yooooooooo sonnnnnn😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
SAS is sore at LBJ for LBJ telling him to stop talking about his son Bronny.
Remove the dunk contest and replace it with a 1v1 showdown of superstars calling out other players
Underrated comment
AGREED!! 🤝
They not going to do it, I don't know what y'all not grasping about that
I would definitely watch this
If they eliminate the dc for at least 7 years maybe we'll want it back. But SAS is wrong the dc is not that important anymore rn
so they dont idolize lebron and dont follow in his footsteps but at the sametime because he didnt do the dunk contest, they followed suit and didnt participate either...? thats what im hearing???? these clowns are so pathetic and stupid. god sas is the biggest hypocrite
😂😂😂
Fat Perk always trying to say something bad about Bron. Players do respect him. He's still the face of the league. Who was the last one announced at the All Star game yesterday? Bron...
Dumbest narrative on the internet today
He been right about this for years 😂😂 the moment ppl realized LeBron not doing it the bigger named stars stopped doing it
@jakob_ysk943 so it’s LeBron’s fault that other grown men don’t want to participate in something??
What they need real dunkers not bigger names
@jakob_ysk943 No he hasn't. LeBron is a power dunker. There's absolutely nothing in his dunk package to suggest he would have done anything special for the dunk contest
@jakob_ysk943 No he hasn't. LeBron is a power dunker. There's absolutely nothing in his dunk package to suggest that he would have done anything special for the dunk contest
It aint bn the same since VC😂😂 nothing will not come close!
Mispelling SAS's name in the thumb nail is hilarious.
So don’t blame Ant, Zion, Ja exc? Every other star gets a pass because Lebron didnt do it?
Hater logic
Its crazy cus wasn't none of those guys in the league wen everyone wanted bron to be in the dunk contest they came yearssss later😂
U wouldn’t understand bron been supposed to do the dunk contest since 03
@Mp2-w5oLeBron is not a dunk contest type dunker he’s an in game dunker
Thank you I was waiting see somebody say that. It’s a lot of talented dunkers has been for the pass 15 or more years. And a couple of more guys you can add to that list too
This is diabolical 😂😂😂, they literally blame this man for everything 😂
It is though
@THACOMMENTSECTION. Lebron has nothing to do with the dunk contest or with it being bad 😂😂
@THACOMMENTSECTIONLeBron is a power in game dunker. He’s not a dunk contest type of dunker.
@Babykiki936so was Dominique Wilkins..YOUR POINT IS ABSOLUTELY IRRELEVANT STFU TALKING TO ME
Why bring in the best players to compete if they’re not even the best dunkers. That’s never made sense to me.
He literally explained why lol to bring attention and competition to the dunk contest 😂😂 beating the best player or one of in the nba is still something to brag about
the dunk contest is about creativity. you dont have to be the best dunker to win or get shine.
@jakob_ysk943 the dunk contest doesnt need attention lol its literally the most sought-after competition at all star... has been for years. LOL lebron didnt make or break it.
Is perkins alive?
Stephen A needs not to have a platform anymore. 😂💀
Thank you
He was one because you watch him
He’s as lame as it gets. What a sorry way to make a living, playing Monday morning QB on the daily.
If he wants to have any cred about how players dress he should stop dressing like a disco-era pimp. And realize that no free man should voluntarily wear a noose around his neck.
Wemby gets taller & taller every time someone talks about him lol…..he’s 7’7” now Perk? 😂😂😂
Blame LeBron 😂😂 dude is 41 bro tf , Bron is a in game dunker , not a fancy dunker bro , Stephen A needs to make a good take and not bash LeBron he’s turning into skip now
Lebron won the dunk contest in highschool stop it
@dangelobrown87 high school? 😂 2002?? GTFOH
@BigRob901Lebron got drafted out of highschool goofy
@dangelobrown87bro a high school dunk contest and a nba pro dunk contest are 2 different things 😂😂😂
U have never seen his before game dunks
Sas= trying so hard to be like skip. 😆 🤣
Skip is done and retired
Zach Levine and Aaron Gordon was the last great dunk contest. I haven’t watched another one since.
Aaron Gordon’s name should be said first.
I would watch a slam dunk contest with all those RUclipsrs that are really good at dunking
SAS doesnt even know what hes talking about; Bron did a dunk contest back in High School can he elevate ABSOLUTELY, but if you go back and watch it, it wasn’t spectacular dunks even he has stated that he is an in-game dunker and isnt the best at coming up with creative on the fly dunks
This. People genuinely dont understand the difference between the 2.
@zachwhitlow4😂😂😂. Glazer
neither were any of the dunkers from this year lol but lebron in his prime makes regular in game dunks looks ridiculous. i've seen his high school dunk contest. he wasn't doing 360's, but he still won by a landslide because the power and athleticism he showed was other worldly
SAS still mad when LeBron confronted him 😂
Looks like you can’t handle the truth lil bro
we the fans still mad LeBron ruined the slam funk contest by not participating as a MEGA STAR 😡😡😡 what a coward
Kind of, but he been said this for years
@XKoncious
Then you’re an idiot! So what if he did and won? Would you have been impressed? Would you have really cared? Like seriously why did him not doing it JUST RUIN YOUR LIFE FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS?
Why just him? D Wade was in the same draft. Did him not bother you? He retired and didn’t do it? Luke Walton? Melo? Why just Bron and if he did one and lost would that have made U HAPPY? If he did and WON is he the GOAT 🐐?
Why was it that important to YOU SPECIFICALLY?😊
@XKonciousYou mean you the haters
Perk crazy talking bout bron ain’t idolize the younger players lol
He's upset because LBJ won't acknowledge him
Right, he flat out LIED
My grandmother accuses me of ruining the family because I'm the only one who decided to not have children 🙃
I would've told her that she ruined it by opening her legs. That's just me and no offense by the way.
This is how you fix the dunk contest.... Stop the free style format .. make them commit too certain various dunks .... Pick a iconic dunk ..free throw line mj style... Type 2 Vince carte between the legs and the say a 360 windmill and let see who can do them the best ..and pick 3 different one for the next year and so forth
I’m 42 and have watched Bron’s entire career. Here’s just some of the wackiest things he’s been blamed for by those diagnosed with LeBron Derangement Syndrome:
2004 Olympics bronze medal (he played a total of 11 minutes 😂)
Creating a “soft era” of basketball through calls (he averages less FTAs per game than Jordan)
NBA All-Star Weekend (this might be the dumbest of gripes)
Creating political divide in the nation (YES, morons have actually said this)
and now A DUNK CONTEST HES NEVER EVEN BEEN IN. Jesus Christ, some of yall need to focus on mental health. Next yall will be asking if LeBron was on the grassy knoll in Dallas in 1963.
💯
Excuses
Facts
Don't agree with all the hate but the soft era and Slam dunk contest are valid.
Soft era because he and players like CP3 started flopping on the regular, then do embarrassing stuff like winking at the camera acknowledging they are flopping on purpose. Just an FYI flopping doesn't equate to FTs nor does FT equate to more flopping. Using this as evidence is discrediting your ball knowledge.
The SD contest take was also valid. The Top players and freak athletes always participated in the past, Bron happen to be both. Then like SAS stated, teased the fans that he'd join but never showed up, prob because he is afraid that losing or missing a dunk would damage his image even though he probably win it 99%. Being called the Best player in the game as well as a freak athlete and not participating in Slam Dunk contest test is a travesty, imagine if Curry dubbed as the best shooter never participated in the 3 point contest, or top skilled players like Kyrie dodge the skill challenge. Actual Joke.
Well said I agree James gets blamed for lots of things.
Nobody wants to see Wemby do stand-up dunks !!! Wemby is not the NBA savior.
Wemby is an abnormally tall circus freak
@VARMOT123 basically. He's talented but who wants to see a grown man dunk on a kiddie court.
@jusdef07 They could bring in a taller hoop like Dwight did.
Easy fix for the Dunk Contest, pair up a NBA dunker with a professional dunker from DUNKMAN (i.e. Jordan Kilganon) to form a 2-man team. Have about 4 teams. Winner gets $2M to split. Done. You're welcome NBA.
Have the past winners compete again like Blake, Vince Carter, Nate, Dwight Howard, Webb, Michael Jordan, Brent Barry
How you don’t mention Lavine and Gordon
At this point they should’ve just done a 2016 dunk contest anniversary
Stephen A. The dunk contest was canceled in the 90s even after MJ and Wilkins did it bc of how bad it was, after Bron didn’t do a lot of stars still did it and else had some of the best ones…stfu…
SAS is a goofy. Bring up Lebron because controversy does numbers
Stop lying! The first one maybe cause the NBA changed the dunk contest for another competition. The second time had nothing to do with the players not wanting to do it, it happened to be a lookout that year and all star week and competition was cancelled.
@mrletgo-718 doesn’t matter, Bron not doing the dunk contest wouldn’t have changed anything. The dunks were still gonna be weak and non creative. All star game arguments would’ve still been the same. Stop this narrative. Its weak and sad.
Mind you more stars have participated in the dunk contests from 2010-2020 THAN ANY other “ Jordan and Dominique “ era. We gotta stop letting Stephan A lie to us
Look at this zest LeBonBon boy defending his king
Every year after the dunk contest this is the title and it’s sad
Could we please just hold a retirement ceremony for the dunk contest already
What about the winner of the dunk contest and 3 point contest get 5 games added to their requirement for post season award eligibility? Winner gets 60 games instead of 65 or whatever.
I’m just thinking out loud but that doesn’t seem crazy does it?
Edit, probably give the all star MVP 5 games too lol
SAS gets a flat tire
I’m going to blame Lebron James
SAS A butterfly hit me in the face
I’m going to blame Lebron James
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This same old tired bull from Stephen A. Leave THAT MAN ALONE. JESUS.
He is correct. Would you mind explaining why it is challenging for you to accept this reality? 🤔 However, he is indeed the one responsible. 👤
@NobelJosephusIllustriousno its not
@NobelJosephusIllustrious in your mind, LeBron is responsible for your friends failed marriage. He's responsible for war in the middle east. Leave that man alone, he doesn't know who you are
@NobelJosephusIllustrious cut it out already. This man did the same dunks in the McDonald's High School Dunk Contest that he is doing in year 21-22 of his career. He shows up not giving people what they want or misses too many & here we are talking about how LeBron can’t compare to Jordan because Jordan won it 1 time. It would be another LeChoke like the Dallas finals matchup.
@LH2KPresents🎉So you’re really fine with LeBron James never entering a single Slam Dunk Contest? The biggest star in the sport, freak athlete, elite vertical - and not once, while every icon before him stepped up. Kobe Bryant did it. Vince Carter did it. Tracy McGrady did it. Michael Jordan did it. Dominique Wilkins did it. The list is long. And you’re saying his absence didn’t impact the event’s prestige going forward? Come on.
What’s wild is how some of you refuse to acknowledge any viewpoint but your own. There are always multiple angles to an issue. Your take isn’t automatically the definitive one, and people are allowed to see it differently.
It’s so sad SA blames bron when these GROWN men have the decision to participate and they choose not to. BLAME THEM
Bunch of idiots get hired by ESPN. Talking about stars like those guys were big names when they competed in the dunk contest back in the day. They went on to have HOF careers yea but come on man 😂😂
bruh how many times are we gonna here this take every year
I guess Windy doesn't watch those street baller guys on youtube doing the crazy dunks that they do. Creative Dunking is alive and well just not in the nba.
Only 4 contestants is lame. Make it 6 like before
Stephen A man U said that last year.. and the year before… and the year before… it wasn’t LeBron’s fault 20yrs ago and it ain’t his fault now
Lebron was in the league 20 years ago lol. Youre just making his point 😂
@Slick_Rick-r9p No y’all blame LeBron for everything. It’s annoying!
@Slick_Rick-r9phe didn’t participate in the dunk contest… It’s like saying you or I ruined the dunk contest 😂
@cooljohn6961criticism and pressure comes with being the face of the nba and being in the limelight. He'll be aight
@skippayless4357you and i are not the self proclaimed "chosen one." Everyone wanted to see him in the dunk contest and he said im good. That attitude trickled down.
Lmao they did Jase Richardson dirty showing his fall in the intro 😂
So by saying NO he ruined it??? come onnnnn since when is it by force
So tired of this SAS take. LeBron’s not a good dunk contest dunker! He doesn’t do anything besides tomahawks, which we’ve seen 100s of times
Dunk contest is about creativity and power, Bron doesn't even need to come up with anything new, literally would wow the crowd doing classic dunks with more speed and power during his prime and it would have been entertaining.
@YangboI disagree, anything he woulda done in the DC, we would’ve already seen him do in games and on defenders. Not as exciting when it’s scripted
@Hadelkamp14 We've seen players that have better in game dunks than in the DC, e.g. Blake, doesn't mean the DC dunks would be boring. I'd rather see Bron do his signature in game dunks than a bunch of nobodies in the contest.
@YangboI agree anything g is better than Jaxson Hayes doing a dunk I could do in 10th grade 😂 but blaming the dunk contest being bad on Lebron is a bad take. The contest was eventually going to die bc nba players don’t focus their time and effort on creating new dunks. They have other priorities. So longing for the days of MJ and Nique is disingenuous bc if you go back and watch their dunks, they aren’t exciting by today’s standard either
A tomahawk and a reverse dunk are the same?🤔
Underated dunk winners is Jason Richardson and Desmond Mason
Yooo Jason Richardson was that dude...
Desmond is on my Friday night bowling team
This narrative is old & tired.
So old
Exactly the dunk contest wasn’t even bad
Don’t forget Zion
Jaxon Hayes was really doing fitness center dunks..😂😂😂😂
every star player choose a pro dunker off the internet to compete for money.
Bro!!!!!!! I literally just had this thought earlier while listening to ESPN radio
The dunk contest was trash before LeBron joined the league that’s why they canceled it. But here goes SAS blaming everything wrong with the NBA on LeBron again.
Lebum 4-6 finals record james has always been scared to get embarrassed on national television, we already know this is old news😂😂
@rafaelmeza7254-6 means he’s been an astonishing 10 times bro. You logic is idiotic. I can tell you don’t know ball lol
@rafaelmeza725So, getting a 4-6 finals record on national television is not embarrassing.
😳😳😳🤔🤔🤔 Bruh, make it make sense.
@Dr.Elaine1 i mean 4-6 still means 4 rings im sure guys like Barkley or cp3 would love to be 4-6😅
@Dr.Elaine1seek mental help
What a STUPID question!
It needs structure. Some type of bracket of dunks that you need to complete for points
Why was there no segment about the" best player in the world" only playing 5 minutes for the world team ????🤔
The judges need to start giving them the low scores they deserve. I’m seeing near perfect scores for shiiii smh
Then you won’t have people in it for sure. That’s the main reason stars don’t do it.
Bro we don't need stars we just need people who are actual dunkers. 2016 was the best dunk contest and it's not even close. But the judges robbing people is what causes people not want to participate. AG was robbed every year he participated. So why would someone want to participate, and practice all these dunks just for the judges to get in the way
Truth
Exactly, Gordon and Lavine wasn't stars
Right
No you need stars because seeing a great dunk from a guy you don’t know is dry, while you can see a basic dunk from a star player and the crowd will explode
You’re right. If we get great dunkers, they’ll become stars (not superstars, but faces people know) like AG and LaVine did. Jason Richardson wasn’t a household name either but the dunk contest elevated him. The guys who are participating now just aren’t good (and they probably knew that before going in).
Dunk contest needs to go…
Just like perk said the dunk contest and even the all star weekend was horrible embarrassing
Nah, the best dunk contest lineup would be Ant, Ja, Mack and Zion. If that could happen next year the dunk contest will be back.
3 point contest was wack ! show you competing against people you haven’t played all year ! That was dumb
Man get over it Stephen A Bron living rent free in your head .
It was straight trash 🗑️...cus I didn't know one mf that was in the dunk contest..I 🤔 thought they were G leaguers lmfao 😂
Players are more focus on making three point!!
All these years I've passed by. I'm really shocked that no one has ever tried to make an attempt of doing something different and outrageous like maybe jumping a foot to a foot and a half outside of the free throw line . Can you imagine that? With all these high leapers in the NBA . I don't know why nobody ever works on that and just blows the dunk competition away
Stephen A is so jealous of king James! His takes are getting worse and worse!
Let's talk about access. If you don't have peacock as a subscription.... We've all cut the cable...
Who cares lol, it's boring anyways
Bron didn’t “tease” that he would do it, he straight up said he was gonna do it one year…
That was almost 20 years ago..even after LeBron said he would, I believe in 2009, the contest continued & arguably had some of the most memorable contest since then. Ppl like SAS act as tho the contest was great every year during mj, Kobe era..it was not before LeBron
So what? changed his mind. After all, you jordisexuals say the only thing that matters is rings. (even though he doesn't have the most of them lol)
The problem is coming up with a dunk that is new like think about it all that jumping over cars stuff was cool because it was the first time us seeing it now what can they do that we haven’t already saw
This is kinda yearly now?
Question: “How did the big bang theory originate?”
SAS: “See it was LeBron James at birth that caused the redesign of the molecular development which led to the big bang theory. See put everyone up on the screen and let me explain something”
Stephen A. needs to BLAME Stephen A. for RUINING ESPN!
It's 2026, LB isn't to blame. SA is to blame.
Bring up the prize reward to 100k for charity donation, perhaps more will participate ...
dunk contest is dead from gordon and Levine year that was the highest level
Stephen a Smith will blame LeBron James about the weather you said you don't like the man why do you still talk about him
Kobe did it in 97!! Who was Kobe in 97????
a lot of fans don't even remember kobe in the dunk contest
@Jukeboxsterit was one of the worst dunk contests, they almost canceled it, until Vince came through and saved the contest
Blake Griffin did not jump over a car! That wasn't even the full hood of the car.
How bout Ja morant enter
When they jumped over the car, that was the end of the dunk contest... no one is doing anything more dangerous than that, especially a star player
Dude putting a slam dunk contest on LeBron…..is there anything that Stephen A won’t blame LeBron for
He probably blames LeBron for his hairline.
It is LeBron’s fault 😂
It’s the truth. You’re young.
@conduitofthegospeldarrellb915449 and. it’s not. SAS can’t even rate the of the contest because he didn’t watch. Anything could have happened and he’s have no honest first hand knowledge about it. His reporter days are over. Talking is all he does and usually off the dome.
@Ebonyleopard😂😂😂
Bruh Lebron had nothing to do with this
Why did they have to show bro wiping out like that😭😭😭
That was the highlight of the competition lol