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LeBron James backs out of Slam Dunk Contest?

Thu, Dec 3, 2009 by Adam Sedie

News, Opinions, Rumors

LeBron James shocked the entire basketball world last year in Phoenix when he told us that he would participate in the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest. The Cleveland Cavalier claimed the event needed his presence in order to spice things up.

Now that he is a quarter of the way into the season, LeBron is changing his tune dramatically:

“I’m like 50-50 right now,” he said Wednesday night before a game against Phoenix. “I don’t know if you can get it back to the 80s and like in ‘98 when Vince (Carter) was in it. It was more about the dunks and less about what was going on around the dunks. We’ll see what happens.”

Cavaliers' LeBron James dunks the ball in Washington

Hmmm, I am about 50-50. (Credit: Picapp.com)

He then expressed to the associated press that he was caught up in excitement of the contest, and is now about 50-50 on participating.

Message to LeBron: learn how to think before you speak. You will brutally damage your reputation by constantly talking up a storm to the press without backing it up.

LeBron never fails to show us his immaturity. He must realize there is only so many times he can deliver false promises before people will turn against him.

How is LeBron’s league-wide campaign for the retirement of number 23 going?

Or maybe LeBron is contemplating using his practice time for dunking to practice passing routes as a wide receiver?

As much as I would like to see LeBron cease the reprise of his ridiculous media statements,  I have to admit that it does give us all something to write about and discuss.

Maybe LeBron is too scared to participate knowing that Shannon Brown has a entire movement behind his participation.

Even if I could dunk, I would not want to go up against Shannon Brown. I’ll leave you with this clip to explain why.

LeBron, please act like a man and back up your statements and enter the Slam Dunk contest.

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