@@sdlidl8292 i will never respect a 6'8'' 250 plus pounds man who rolls on the floor and cries like a toddler for being stepped on a toe ''he's built different'' yeah he's soft AF.
naw its the nba, the media, and nike's fault that they pushed the narrative that he was the greatest ever. They did it for short term growth and risked their long term growth. lebron was just there for the ride. most humans would take that opportunity.
@@yeelahowah7476 It was Adam Silver changing the rules to accommodate certain players and facilitate the Euro game. He thought that he was making the league more marketable, but he made it unwatchable.
Sean Kemp never had either and he a way more exiting Dunker. U see how crazy yall is. Blake Griffen never had finesse but better dunker. But he can’t score like Lebron pass assist defend NOthing. Let that sink in how much yall hate. Hate makes you Ret@rdent. U basically saying Barry Sanders ain’t better than Derrick Henry cause he stiff arm like Henry or run people over the same…. Or vise versa Barry better cause Henry can’t run backwards. Like you want Bron immolate MJ…. But Magic don’t or Bird don’t.
All the stars used to show up on all-star weekend to kick butt and show off how good they were. Now the all-star game is a sham, just like the players. Dunk contest with MJ, Clyde, and Dominique? That is what we want to see.
Stop living in the past.. The ALL STAR WEEKEND is not worth the time of day ever since Zach Lavine vs Aaron Gordon blunder... Blame Adam Silver for not knowing what the fans want... Its just another money grab for him..
I remember hearing that it’s because these guys have too much ego and can’t imagine losing, or even MISSING their dunks…. Especially THESE days, it’s like any guy that could do the dunk contest and put on a show, are all going in expecting to win, and so they don’t want to have to LOSE to another guy ….. There’s no reason guys like Ja Morant, Zion, haven’t done dunk contest
James wants more incentives to “Participate” in the Dunk contest & the All Star! let’s “HIS GAME” do the talking. imo he no longer has the stamina to keep up, let alone “DESIRE” to continue playing at a “PROFESSIONAL” level. hang up your B-Ball shoes LBJ, your done, your at the end of the tunnel for your career. ✌🏼
That's lebrons legacy, ruining competition. Can't hack in dunk contest, so he doesn't compete. Not skilled enough to win, so he hops from super team to super team.
Lebum James don’t like competition which why he didn’t compete because he doesn’t want to lose. In a dunk contest he’ll have no one to blame but himself
Ok so since he knows hes not a creative dunker he doesn't participate. Why are you mad about that? Lol how does not seeing LeBron ruin it for you if you supposedly despise LeBron so much? It makes no sense. If i dont like a player i dont want to watch them.
@@bytheriverinpeace2301 is that the best you've got? OP said nothing about being mad in the first place and this whole "why are you commenting then/just don't watch" comment is real brain-rot stuff. Why are you commenting then? If you don't like a comment then don't read and don't respond
They’re delusional about this but look bro I agree with you. Clearly he shows alone how he handles losses by completely leaving courts and not honoring other teams beating him in a recent play off run. Damn that you right dude 😂
@ every night, and I sleep beautifully. "Toxic MJ fans" are not real btw, that's something the Lebron cult invented to pretend like there's a bias against their clown king. Every pro-Lebron argument starts with hating on some other great player and I get it, when you're mediocre everyone is a threat
You have not researched this and it shows: LeBron is 7-12 (58%) in his career on game tying/winning field goal attempts in the final :01 of playoff games. For some context, Kobe, Steph, Durant, Kawhi, Harden, Westbrook, Dirk, Wade, Duncan, Jokic, T-Mac & Nash, other legends/MVPs of his eras are a COMBINED 6-50 (12%)
LeBron ruined the All-Star game after Kobe embarrassed him and locked him down on defense that one year. After Kobe retired, LeBron didn't carry on his legacy and turned it into a glorified cookout pick up game. LeBron is terrified of legit competition where he can't rig the results
The essence of the difference, MJ had no fear to lose but he had the will to win, James is afraid to lose and only want to enter with a stacked deck, why he moved to Miami in the first episode of "LeBron needs help"
I agree he's not in MJs league, nobody is and I doubt any player will touch him. But hard to call him overrated when can't really deny him being a top 3 player of all time. I mean some may say only top 5 I guess but I'd say it's fair having Lebron at 2 or 3 all time
Today's NBA players remind me of a lot of today's video game developers. They look down on their audience/customers with contempt. All-Stars in past decades: "Hello everyone. Happy to be here tonight " All-Stars in today's NBA: "Hey everyone. Be happy I even showed up."
I agree with you. The NBA players think they can just show up and that's enough 😕. The All Star thing isn't taken seriously anymore 😡. We don't even play defense we just watch each other shoot 3 point shot's all the time 😀. That's why the NBA is boring as hell 😡😤👎😉💩.
So if he’s responsible for ruining the dunk contest, isn’t he also responsible for the league being ass since he decided to team up and make super teams in Miami Cleveland and LA?
I mean, yeah, but we can't just bring up the entire list of all the crimes LeBron has committed against basketball every time we mention one. It's too dang long.
@@whobitmyname How could a "scrub" be so influential? I've heard his critics say Lebron has no bag, plays no defense, can't shoot, can't dribble, can't even dunk. Yet he got drafted out of highschool and has played over 20 years. Shouldn't Lebron have been a bust like Anthony Bennet or Greg Oden or Adama Morrison? Makes no sense.
But i thought LeBron had no influence on other stars? Also would like to point out hes the most watched star in the nba so you guys should watch other stars instead of obsessing so heavily over LeBron. Demar DeRozan plays like 97-98 jordan with a ton of midrange shots, and drives to the hoop. Why not watch him instead?
Flopping, bad defense, load management, super teams, goofing off at the all star game, and refusing the dunk contest. This guy is defined by laziness and excuses.
@juanperaza2827 some people convince themselves of something so much, they grow to actual believe it, no matter how stupid they look to normal people.
@@juanperaza2827 He’s been in the league 7 years longer than Jordan and still hasn’t caught up to a bunch of Jordan’s numbers. Lebron is a refusing a needed retirement to pad more of his stats while losing in embarrassing fashion every year and having multiple coaches fired. He IS lazy. He can’t win like MJ could, so he has done his best with steroids, organization politicking, 4th quarter losing game stat padding, triple all-star super teams, and pushing for rule changes so he can try to artificially inflate his mediocre, fragilely propped up sham of a career.
@@SefniVinalonnyou took his comments about lebron not being lazy and made it a dick riding Jordan post 😭🙏🏼 all he said was he wasn’t lazy unc no need to be sensitive
@@PotatoGunCamper You get paid by LeBron to waste your time here being wrong? They're playing a game.. it's not real labor. Getting paid to workout isn't work. It's entertainment and bad entertainment at that. Viewership plummeting is the number indicator that it's a problem. It's a business and from that angle it's in trouble. They do not deserve this level of babying. It's for us not them.. did you forget that? We waste OUR time and money to give to these teams. Fans are a part of the conversation and guess what, they're speaking. This isn't working.
@@Creaturiz3 It is labor, it is a job, the league can 't exist without the payers--- the boring style of ball being played is due to a few things (1) Rule changes to increase offense (2) Analytics proving an optimal way to play the game to win, which so happens to be less entertaining (3) The league got lazy milking LeBron Steph, KD, Harden that they did not develop and promote other young stars, so the most popular players are on mediocre teams. Entertainment is work--- you are just using value judgement and not objective definitions of work.
Because he was king in a weak conference he could never win an East vs West contest. For whatever reason Adam Silver thinks that he needs to win for people to be interested. So the rules stated switching literally to accommodate him. This would never have happened under Stern. Silverslipper and King James have destroyed a kingdom that real NBA royalty built
@@dmd2652 I don't think you understand that adds to this guys point. They didn't want LeBron to lose. Plus the money was in the east at that time and these "stars" only care about that rn.
@ztrujillo96 so you're saying there's a conspiracy theory for all the good players to move to the East or was it because he kept beating them and they didn't want to play him?Something tells me that's what it is but you guys make up whatever excuses you need in your small brains. People who need conspiracy theories don't know any facts
The last time a star won this event was back in 2018 when D. Mitch won the dunk contest. And he wasn't even a true star yet at that point. A rising star yes but not quite the star he is today.
@@chuckk2fuego76 yea I don’t listen to those bums calling another man that is sad like you lil bum gotta copy some other men too sounds a bit gay to me
MJ had 2 super teams made for him by Jerry Krause. Then he got the best coach in the league and best offense coach as well, 2 guys saved MJs playoff legacy. Before them, MJ got bounced out every year.
Look at Shannon James seething in that first clip because he knows he can't defend the point but still can't handle having his boo-thang called out in his presence
Nba players don't care about the fans. Adam Silver doesnt care about the fans. The league doesnt care about the fans. They are all entitled to our attention. We owe them. Thats the problem
I have ZERO problem with LeBron skipping the Slam Dunk Contest. He is not a creative player and he knows it. He has as much business in the Slam Dunk Contest as Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan. LeBron ruined the league for far better reasons than skipping the Slam Dunk Contest.
Lebron does not compete in the dunk contest because he's more concerned about what NOT winning does for his reputation. He's more concerned about losing than he is about winning.
Dunk contest used to be a highlight, the 3pt shoot out used to be a highlight, the All-Star game used to be a highlight……today the highlight is what else happened during All-Star Weekend.
Same reason he doesn't want the last shot with the game on the line. 1) He can blame his teammate for missing 2) If teammate make it and wins, it's because of LeBron's "leadership".
LeJoffrey Lannister is the reason why competetion slowly died and entitlement skyrocketted. He has never showed full accountability for losing and blamed coaches/players while taking credit for all the stats he put up to use a crutch of why its "not his fault"
Oh please Before LeBron, the NBA wasn’t exactly thriving in the early 2000s The product was unwatchable but because the scores were close it was “competition”
because people think the NBA was so much better before LeBron's arrival. It wasn't. If LeBron 'ruined' the league then apparently we now have blind nostalgia for the early 2000s and too many low scoring games straight out of the dead ball era?
Lebron would also win sdc in 90s. Look at kobe dunks on sdc it was joke. Same with MJ. Windmill, cradle and 5 times from FT line, today he would get like 35 for every dunk
@@nowhale Excuses, excuses and more Lexcuses 🥱. That's all you Lebron stans are good for. Dude had a superteam and couldn't even 3peat once. He gave us his word about the sdc in 2010 and was a no show. We ain't trying to hear it 🤫. Lestat man was never that guy, fake media got u fooled.
@ dude, what are you talking about? What 3peats, what superteams. are talking to me? I spoke only about sdc, and the truth is that in 90s it was just enough to jump high for the dunk, today you have to make 360 betwen a leg from lob over the car to make people satisfied
@@nowhale You just exposed urself twice. You like every other Lebron stan, trying to call the 90s a watered down league. You haters will say anything to tarnish the legacy of MJ. For the record, we talking about big names being part of the sdc. More than just creativity. Blake Griffin is not the greatest dunker of all time. However, he still went out there and did his thing back at ASG 2011 and won the sdc 🏆. Something ur man, never had the cojones to do.
@AR9Legend with all the problems the modern NBA has, it's way too easy to put it on one or two or three individuals. The crisis is just a reflection of our overall cultural shift and has deeper causes. The NBA was way better in the 90s and early 2000s because the players, the fans, and the vibe were a product of our overall culture. NBA sucks nowadays because society sucks nowadays.
Honestly.. the media talking about it every all star weekend is what messed it up.. really if you ask me social media having too many basketball analysis' is what ruined basketball 😅 everyone is negative about the all-star weekend before it even comes every year .. the medias not saying ya is going to be a great show and try to hype up the talent ... Nooooo it's LeBron won't do it so nobody will .. when nobody will become for one the judges rigged 2 back to back and also because y'all bash it on ESPN every year ..
The leading vote getter 😂 I thought it was a joke when I saw that. SGA/Joker are hands-down the MVP front runners, and I’d personally say SGA deserves to get the most votes by a mile the way he’s carried OKC since Chet went down…the NBA is an absolute joke!
I don’t think it’s not he wants to be in the spot light because he needs the attention. He didn’t take part in any dunk contest because he can’t blame anyone for him stuffing it up and there are no refs to bail him out. Also I don’t think he has the creativity for it and that would hurt his brand.
The reason he didn’t compete in a dump contest is because he knows he would’ve lost because he is afraid of competing. He always has been. He shrinks in the spotlight and it’s time to perform. He simply does not. I do not think he would’ve wanted to unconscious because mentally he wouldn’t be able to handle it
There's no honor anymore. It's about wearing your best outfit to the game, having new game shoes that don't even match the team colors so you stand out... you know, you have to look fresh for the gram pics or whatever platform. Getting paid millions and playing the least amount of games possible. They're spoiled princesses.
You’re chasing your tail with this one. You say lebrons a “decent dunker” but then say him not joining the dunk contest is the biggest letdown of all time? Then how can you say it’s lebrons fault when no player has ever said “I won’t do the dunk contest because LeBron didn’t”. You’re just blaming him for shit he didn’t do.
The last good dunk contest was levine and gordan. I think it was 2016, but I also didn't like how small people like Nate Robinson got 50 just cuz there short and can dunk. Always thought was bullshit. Winning on top of it is just worse
LeBron runs the NBA. He controls the media to get him look great; always selected to the All star game and All-NBA teams. He gets the best players to play with him. The Lakers drafted Bronny because of him. He also never get fined nor in trouble.
You guys have LeBron derangement syndrome. Don’t blame the people in the dunk contest who aren’t performing like they should, let’s blame someone for never participating 😂😂😂
Blaming lebron for the dunk contest being mid is dumb. If players had better rewards for winning then maybe more ppl would join. If players arent doing it because lebron didnt, that means they are all just bots and have no freedom of thought.
Lebrons biggest weakness was always his mindset and no killer instinct..thats why jordan and kobe are in a separate discussion and lebron and magic in another
I used to be a huge NBA fan. My city doesn’t have a team, so I just followed the league and never had a favorite team. Ever since Covid, I just can’t watch this shit anymore. Finally started watching college ball before February and it has filled some of my basketball void. I advised y’all to do the same
He doesn’t want to lose. It would not help his “ I’m the GOAT!” image. He also cannot handle pressure which is why he’s one of the worst to hit a game winning shot. His lack of skills would be exposed so he stays away.
LeBron James only plays games he can win by cheating the system. Brons been on steroids but that not enough he needs wade and Bosh to take on the west. He won't dunk and he always takes a max contract then tells the front office man i need more help
I have a sneaking suspicion that the biggest culprits, for the lack of stars in All-Star dunk contests, are teams' coaches and management. They are no longer willing to allow their best or highest paid players potentially injuring themselves participating in this purely entertainment oriented, crowd pleasing, exhibition contest of players' athleticism, power, jumping distance, imagination and skill. It once represented a celebration of this beautiful sport and human abilities by giving fans a chance to see their favorite stars in a more relaxed atmosphere, having fun attempting to top one another by performing increasingly ridiculous moves and acrobatics, and finishing with a slam dunk. I can think of many current players who'd be able to pull off some insane, circus level dunks, if given the chance. And then the league officials wonder why NBA viewership is down by 50%! It's these modern front office bean counters, overpaid bums sitting out half the games and 3 point shooting matches that are depriving us of witnessing more of those craziest trick shots in the world, once pulled off by magicians like: Jason Richardson, Vince Carter, Nate Robinson, Wilkins, Kobe, T-Mac...and physics defying dunks of MJ, Spud Webb, Clyde Drexler, Dwight Howard and many others. Such a shame!
LeBron is about LeBron only. He doesn’t care about the fans and now none of the players do. The biggest reason LeBron didn’t compete is because he’s thin skinned and knows he’s not good enough. Same reason when he’s in a winning team he has always been the second option. LeBron is too soft mentally. He should never have been in the G. O. A. T. Conversation. He’s about himself first team is probably his third thought.
LRJ wont do it beause you need to ne creative for a dunk contest. Even when you look back at the McDonalds dunk contest he basically did the same 2 handed dunk but from different angles. He did not want to loose or look bad and mess up his image even after saying he would be in the contest, but i guess him saying he would do it is like all the championships he would win in Miami.
I remember watching LeBron James in the high school dunk contest. His performance in that is the reason he will never enter a dunk contest. He is not creative in the slightest bit. Tomahawk dunk after tomahawk dunk. That’s all he knows.
The 03 rookie sophomore was where it all started. They basically gave up playing and just had a mini dunk show out for the last 5-10 minutes. They didn’t even make all their dunks. But it was James, Wade and Melo leading the charge. And then they brought it into the real ASG once Kobe, Duncan and Dirk aged out.
Wait??? Dont you say LeBron does the most to get attention and make everything about himself? So why would you want him to make all star weekend about himself? Shouldn't you be happy he's letting other stars shine? And also why do you constantly talk about someone you supposedly despise so much? There are other nba players some who even have a similar style to jordan like demar derozan. Why not focus on demar DeRozan and his midrange shooting since he plays exactly how you like?
I don't know but for me, it's fine whether them all stars like to join the competition or not. I think it's the perfect opportunity for the other guys to showcase themselves. PS: not an LBJ fan
He’s not gonna do it because you can’t score a 50 with a Tomahawk dunk
Bro's only move. 😂
Let's be honest: what dunks have you seen LeBalco do? He doesn't want to add more fuel to the GOAT debate
@@dlbarnes He used to do some nasty dunks in warm up at Miami.
its ok if you dont actually watch basketball we accept u all the same
You are mistaking in-game dunks with contest dunks...
I can see LeBron missing a dunk then rolling around on the floor for 2 minutes while grabbing his head and checking if he's bleeding
Chill tubby you can’t get off the ground
@sdlidl8292 aww your feelings got hurt
@@sdlidl8292 mad that your cult leader got made fun of? 😂
@@sdlidl8292 i will never respect a 6'8'' 250 plus pounds man who rolls on the floor and cries like a toddler for being stepped on a toe ''he's built different'' yeah he's soft AF.
Facts 💯🤣🤣🤣
The decline of the NBA in general can be directly tied to LeBron
naw its the nba, the media, and nike's fault that they pushed the narrative that he was the greatest ever. They did it for short term growth and risked their long term growth. lebron was just there for the ride. most humans would take that opportunity.
The NBA wasn’t exactly in great shape before LeBron
Remember that awful Nets/Spurs Finals?
Steph been worse for the actual GAME.
@@chrisuncleahmad789That was followed by 3 amazing finals.
Pistons v Lakers
Spurs v Pistons
Miami v Mavs
@@yeelahowah7476 It was Adam Silver changing the rules to accommodate certain players and facilitate the Euro game. He thought that he was making the league more marketable, but he made it unwatchable.
LeBron never had finesse in his dunks the way Kobe and Jordan did
Sean Kemp never had either and he a way more exiting Dunker. U see how crazy yall is. Blake Griffen never had finesse but better dunker. But he can’t score like Lebron pass assist defend NOthing. Let that sink in how much yall hate. Hate makes you Ret@rdent. U basically saying Barry Sanders ain’t better than Derrick Henry cause he stiff arm like Henry or run people over the same…. Or vise versa Barry better cause Henry can’t run backwards. Like you want Bron immolate MJ…. But Magic don’t or Bird don’t.
@Sosakdash stop crying 😂😂, LeMaid isn't an all time dunker, deal with it 😂😂 facts are not hating....
@@mikebird5148EXACTLY 😂
LeBron is more of a power dunker like Dominique Wilkins not a light low weight dunker like MJ.
@@PotatoGunCamperbut Dominic won 🏆 the contest a couple of times unlike LeBronze 😂
They dont care about the fans
Exactly and they don't seem to care about winning the championship
They care only about money
Fans don't care about the dunk contest, the media does.
@PotatoGunCamper I would if they actually tried
@ I wouldn't. I haven't career about the dunk contest since the early 2000s. Dunking just isn't impressive any longer.
He doesnt participate in the dunk contest because he cant flop.
#leflop
@@AdamFitzgerald-c9l 😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
@@AdamFitzgerald-c9l 😂🤣😂😂😂
Now that's hilarious!!!
All the stars used to show up on all-star weekend to kick butt and show off how good they were. Now the all-star game is a sham, just like the players. Dunk contest with MJ, Clyde, and Dominique? That is what we want to see.
And they didn’t travel while doing the dunks either
Stop living in the past.. The ALL STAR WEEKEND is not worth the time of day ever since Zach Lavine vs Aaron Gordon blunder... Blame Adam Silver for not knowing what the fans want... Its just another money grab for him..
I remember hearing that it’s because these guys have too much ego and can’t imagine losing, or even MISSING their dunks….
Especially THESE days, it’s like any guy that could do the dunk contest and put on a show, are all going in expecting to win, and so they don’t want to have to LOSE to another guy …..
There’s no reason guys like Ja Morant, Zion, haven’t done dunk contest
James wants more incentives to “Participate” in the Dunk contest & the All Star! let’s “HIS GAME” do the talking.
imo he no longer has the stamina to keep up, let alone “DESIRE” to continue playing at a “PROFESSIONAL” level.
hang up your B-Ball shoes LBJ, your done, your at the end of the tunnel for your career. ✌🏼
The entire league is like that - they think it’s more status to sit on the bench being an influencer than in the game being a competitor.
He doesn't want to be exposed in the skills competition 😂
He'd dribble off his feet and slam into obstacles. Like a pinball hitting the bumpers
He did the skills challenge in 2006 he was terrible lmao
He made a deal with the devil. He can only use his talents in actual games
@GeeMannn he traveled on the first dribble course, clanked 3 shots at the pass rings, clanked 2/3 shots and carried. Man
That's lebrons legacy, ruining competition. Can't hack in dunk contest, so he doesn't compete. Not skilled enough to win, so he hops from super team to super team.
LeBron knows he's an in-game dunker only. He didn't actually plan to be in the next contest, he just had to make it about him as always.
Nah he wanted David Stern to up the reward to 1 million for winning and would not do it unless that happened.
Lebum James don’t like competition which why he didn’t compete because he doesn’t want to lose. In a dunk contest he’ll have no one to blame but himself
Ok so since he knows hes not a creative dunker he doesn't participate. Why are you mad about that? Lol how does not seeing LeBron ruin it for you if you supposedly despise LeBron so much? It makes no sense. If i dont like a player i dont want to watch them.
@@bytheriverinpeace2301 is that the best you've got? OP said nothing about being mad in the first place and this whole "why are you commenting then/just don't watch" comment is real brain-rot stuff. Why are you commenting then? If you don't like a comment then don't read and don't respond
@@stavrospavlides2093 How many nights in a row have you worn the same Space Jam onesies while falling asleep to the Last Dance?
They’re delusional about this but look bro I agree with you. Clearly he shows alone how he handles losses by completely leaving courts and not honoring other teams beating him in a recent play off run. Damn that you right dude 😂
@ every night, and I sleep beautifully. "Toxic MJ fans" are not real btw, that's something the Lebron cult invented to pretend like there's a bias against their clown king. Every pro-Lebron argument starts with hating on some other great player and I get it, when you're mediocre everyone is a threat
lebron's got no bag
Exactly!
The Bagless One
pretty wild a dude with no bag can average over 30 twice in the mid 2000's & be the all time leading scorer in NBA history
-- he's a power dunker like: Dominique and Shawn Kemp. Lebron had a decent chance in the first stint in CLE, but he SCAREDDDDDDDD
@Reaper13-hi3yo yeah, lowering your shoulder and driving for a layup will get you a lot of points when offensive fouls aren't called.
He's scared of failure. That's why he doesn't take big shots, he goes to ready-made teams, and he pretends to read books. 😂
You have not researched this and it shows:
LeBron is 7-12 (58%) in his career on game tying/winning field goal attempts in the final :01 of playoff games.
For some context, Kobe, Steph, Durant, Kawhi, Harden, Westbrook, Dirk, Wade, Duncan, Jokic, T-Mac & Nash, other legends/MVPs of his eras are a COMBINED 6-50 (12%)
@PotatoGunCamper 😂😂😂 You actually researched this to prove me wrong. Trolling wins.
LeBron ruined the All-Star game after Kobe embarrassed him and locked him down on defense that one year.
After Kobe retired, LeBron didn't carry on his legacy and turned it into a glorified cookout pick up game.
LeBron is terrified of legit competition where he can't rig the results
Bro said Cookout pickup game lol 🤣🤣.... A bunch of has been uncles trying to relive the high school glory days they had
Cookout pickup game is the perfect actual new name for this ....whatever this thing is.
Agree. Aftee Kobes death, media and LeBum doubled down on the goat debate ignoring Kobes legacy. If kobe still around hes definitely gonna call em out
Kobe has a 6-16 record against LeBron. Kobe is the one who couldn't beat LeBron. Kobe just ball hogged as his team lost to LeBron.
Will be another low rated allstar game.
Until that bum retires
The essence of the difference, MJ had no fear to lose but he had the will to win, James is afraid to lose and only want to enter with a stacked deck, why he moved to Miami in the first episode of "LeBron needs help"
So even MJ participated to a three point contest… Lebron is really the most overrated superstar the league has ever seen
Facts. he's not even close to MJ
I agree he's not in MJs league, nobody is and I doubt any player will touch him. But hard to call him overrated when can't really deny him being a top 3 player of all time. I mean some may say only top 5 I guess but I'd say it's fair having Lebron at 2 or 3 all time
@@gigispeed1331he is definitely under curry
had the worst one ever!
@@soloflx-z4t who cares MJ was bad at the three point contest
He showed up
Remember when they started dancing as the intros to the All star game. That was the beginning of the end
Who was front and center first.. Shaq. The league’s first Lebron.
Yep and Derrick Rose was lookin at them like they were some idiots lol
@@TeezyfolKKz You're wrong
@@WillieBowen-o2n yeah right. In 2009, Shaq did the jabawockees segment and somehow won co-MVP in a game Kobe dominated.
Well they are basically raised b women. Notice me notice me...
Today's NBA players remind me of a lot of today's video game developers. They look down on their audience/customers with contempt.
All-Stars in past decades: "Hello everyone. Happy to be here tonight "
All-Stars in today's NBA: "Hey everyone. Be happy I even showed up."
Facts 🤣
they so azz
Avg NBA fan couldn't care less about the all-star game.
I agree with you. The NBA players think they can just show up and that's enough 😕. The All Star thing isn't taken seriously anymore 😡. We don't even play defense we just watch each other shoot 3 point shot's all the time 😀. That's why the NBA is boring as hell 😡😤👎😉💩.
So if he’s responsible for ruining the dunk contest, isn’t he also responsible for the league being ass since he decided to team up and make super teams in Miami Cleveland and LA?
I mean, yeah, but we can't just bring up the entire list of all the crimes LeBron has committed against basketball every time we mention one. It's too dang long.
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@@whobitmyname How could a "scrub" be so influential? I've heard his critics say Lebron has no bag, plays no defense, can't shoot, can't dribble, can't even dunk. Yet he got drafted out of highschool and has played over 20 years. Shouldn't Lebron have been a bust like Anthony Bennet or Greg Oden or Adama Morrison? Makes no sense.
But i thought LeBron had no influence on other stars? Also would like to point out hes the most watched star in the nba so you guys should watch other stars instead of obsessing so heavily over LeBron. Demar DeRozan plays like 97-98 jordan with a ton of midrange shots, and drives to the hoop. Why not watch him instead?
Miami was the only superteam he created..
Flopping, bad defense, load management, super teams, goofing off at the all star game, and refusing the dunk contest. This guy is defined by laziness and excuses.
Starting his career at 18 and being 40 now, still putting up numbers while calling him lazy is the most delusional comment I’ve ever heard/read 😂
Lazy? Nah
@juanperaza2827 some people convince themselves of something so much, they grow to actual believe it, no matter how stupid they look to normal people.
@@juanperaza2827 He’s been in the league 7 years longer than Jordan and still hasn’t caught up to a bunch of Jordan’s numbers. Lebron is a refusing a needed retirement to pad more of his stats while losing in embarrassing fashion every year and having multiple coaches fired. He IS lazy. He can’t win like MJ could, so he has done his best with steroids, organization politicking, 4th quarter losing game stat padding, triple all-star super teams, and pushing for rule changes so he can try to artificially inflate his mediocre, fragilely propped up sham of a career.
@@SefniVinalonnyou took his comments about lebron not being lazy and made it a dick riding Jordan post 😭🙏🏼 all he said was he wasn’t lazy unc no need to be sensitive
NBA the one league where the players blatantly run it, it is so weird lol.
I know so horrible when labor (Talent) has a say in how their league is operated.
@@PotatoGunCamper You get paid by LeBron to waste your time here being wrong? They're playing a game.. it's not real labor. Getting paid to workout isn't work. It's entertainment and bad entertainment at that. Viewership plummeting is the number indicator that it's a problem. It's a business and from that angle it's in trouble. They do not deserve this level of babying. It's for us not them.. did you forget that? We waste OUR time and money to give to these teams. Fans are a part of the conversation and guess what, they're speaking. This isn't working.
@@Creaturiz3 It is labor, it is a job, the league can 't exist without the payers--- the boring style of ball being played is due to a few things (1) Rule changes to increase offense (2) Analytics proving an optimal way to play the game to win, which so happens to be less entertaining (3) The league got lazy milking LeBron Steph, KD, Harden that they did not develop and promote other young stars, so the most popular players are on mediocre teams.
Entertainment is work--- you are just using value judgement and not objective definitions of work.
Like having kids running a company.
Yeah and they say this gen is the most athletic... my ass
We’re seeing better dunks in game now. Ja clears every old head.
@@sdlidl8292Ja is nowhere near Vince Carter stop talkin out ya ssa
Cap Vince carter Sean Kemp is way better than him
@@dblock_5136 the fact homie even said that shows he never seen VC or Kemp. I'll even put T-Mac above Ja.
Ja is going to be outta this league in 5 seasons tops. Dude is going to reach his prime and decline faster than Lebron can flop.
Because he was king in a weak conference he could never win an East vs West contest. For whatever reason Adam Silver thinks that he needs to win for people to be interested.
So the rules stated switching literally to accommodate him.
This would never have happened under Stern.
Silverslipper and King James have destroyed a kingdom that real NBA royalty built
You know that's a funny point. Because when he went to the West, everybody left the West and went to the East. Or do you not remember that😂
He had a winning record over the west... Make it make sense!!!
@@dmd2652 I don't think you understand that adds to this guys point. They didn't want LeBron to lose. Plus the money was in the east at that time and these "stars" only care about that rn.
@ztrujillo96 so you're saying there's a conspiracy theory for all the good players to move to the East or was it because he kept beating them and they didn't want to play him?Something tells me that's what it is but you guys make up whatever excuses you need in your small brains. People who need conspiracy theories don't know any facts
LeBron Ruined the NBA and it really started With The Decision.
What?
Miami era lebron off the tail end up the Celtics big three.
The last time a star won this event was back in 2018 when D. Mitch won the dunk contest. And he wasn't even a true star yet at that point. A rising star yes but not quite the star he is today.
LeBalco doesn't want to lose
The thing is they'd actually give him the title just to prop him up
@@cnvdh3514he’s been the chosen one/King James since high school…stop just saying shit
@@chuckk2fuego76you the only one calling him that lmao imagine being a grown man calling someone the chosen one or king is sad
@@Frozztyballz ESPN, First take, Sports Center, TNT, CBS Sports ohh and your Father.
@@chuckk2fuego76 yea I don’t listen to those bums calling another man that is sad like you lil bum gotta copy some other men too sounds a bit gay to me
LeGM always needs help and wants to surpass MJ? No way
Mj was a terrible owner and a gambling addict. Bron built better teams than Jordan could.
MJ had 2 super teams made for him by Jerry Krause. Then he got the best coach in the league and best offense coach as well, 2 guys saved MJs playoff legacy. Before them, MJ got bounced out every year.
0:12 You can tell when Lebron is drunk.
Drunk off lies
LEBUM JAMES MISSES DIDDY
Look at Shannon James seething in that first clip because he knows he can't defend the point but still can't handle having his boo-thang called out in his presence
The title is so true. Stars don’t even feel compelled to compete now and it sucks.
Nba players don't care about the fans. Adam Silver doesnt care about the fans. The league doesnt care about the fans.
They are all entitled to our attention. We owe them. Thats the problem
Leclown not doing it unless ESPN is gonna do the scoring
The guy as 2 max 3 dunk in his repertoire 😂😂
Have a great day everybody
thanks buddy you too
I appreciate that my friend. You as well
I have ZERO problem with LeBron skipping the Slam Dunk Contest. He is not a creative player and he knows it. He has as much business in the Slam Dunk Contest as Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan. LeBron ruined the league for far better reasons than skipping the Slam Dunk Contest.
Tay
Truth. A powerful dunker but not creative.
Lebron does not compete in the dunk contest because he's more concerned about what NOT winning does for his reputation. He's more concerned about losing than he is about winning.
Dunk contest used to be a highlight, the 3pt shoot out used to be a highlight, the All-Star game used to be a highlight……today the highlight is what else happened during All-Star Weekend.
Look at LeBron here 7:21
This is trademark LeBron. It's a muscle reflex for him to be pretending he got fouled when he misses a gimme.
Same reason he doesn't want the last shot with the game on the line. 1) He can blame his teammate for missing 2) If teammate make it and wins, it's because of LeBron's "leadership".
The best dunk contest these days:
Zion Williamson
Anthony Edwards
Ja Morant
Zach LaVine
LeJoffrey Lannister is the reason why competetion slowly died and entitlement skyrocketted. He has never showed full accountability for losing and blamed coaches/players while taking credit for all the stats he put up to use a crutch of why its "not his fault"
Oh please
Before LeBron, the NBA wasn’t exactly thriving in the early 2000s
The product was unwatchable but because the scores were close it was “competition”
@@chrisuncleahmad789in what context are you using the word "thriving"?
because people think the NBA was so much better before LeBron's arrival. It wasn't. If LeBron 'ruined' the league then apparently we now have blind nostalgia for the early 2000s and too many low scoring games straight out of the dead ball era?
MJ 2x slam dunk 🏆🏆, Kobe slam dunk 🏆, Lebron ??? 😂
We need a mr Floppy or quad step contest. Maybe a "get off doing offensive" contest and LeBrony would be King of Kings.
Lebron would also win sdc in 90s. Look at kobe dunks on sdc it was joke. Same with MJ. Windmill, cradle and 5 times from FT line, today he would get like 35 for every dunk
@@nowhale Excuses, excuses and more Lexcuses 🥱. That's all you Lebron stans are good for. Dude had a superteam and couldn't even 3peat once. He gave us his word about the sdc in 2010 and was a no show. We ain't trying to hear it 🤫. Lestat man was never that guy, fake media got u fooled.
@ dude, what are you talking about? What 3peats, what superteams. are talking to me? I spoke only about sdc, and the truth is that in 90s it was just enough to jump high for the dunk, today you have to make 360 betwen a leg from lob over the car to make people satisfied
@@nowhale You just exposed urself twice. You like every other Lebron stan, trying to call the 90s a watered down league. You haters will say anything to tarnish the legacy of MJ. For the record, we talking about big names being part of the sdc. More than just creativity. Blake Griffin is not the greatest dunker of all time. However, he still went out there and did his thing back at ASG 2011 and won the sdc 🏆. Something ur man, never had the cojones to do.
Oh my lord.. seems like he ruined everything. The NBA, the all-star weekend and even my breakfast today.
cant lie though. It broke the tradition in which everyone loved.
@AR9Legend with all the problems the modern NBA has, it's way too easy to put it on one or two or three individuals. The crisis is just a reflection of our overall cultural shift and has deeper causes.
The NBA was way better in the 90s and early 2000s because the players, the fans, and the vibe were a product of our overall culture. NBA sucks nowadays because society sucks nowadays.
If your breakfast sucks, it's probably because you made it, not because LeBron's name came up in your timeline.
Lebron doesnt like eggs so farmers have stopped breading chickens. Uncut hoops did a vid on it 😮
@urbaindelva7869 Yeah, probably right.. I had bread and water because I'm poor.
Lmao. You really showing highlights of him missing while complaining he didn't participate in the event?
NO ONE KNOWS THEIR FANBASE MORE THAN A HATER
I'm sorry man but I'll die on this hill.... LeBron and Melo are the 2 most overrated players of all time.
Absolutely correct
Honestly.. the media talking about it every all star weekend is what messed it up.. really if you ask me social media having too many basketball analysis' is what ruined basketball 😅 everyone is negative about the all-star weekend before it even comes every year .. the medias not saying ya is going to be a great show and try to hype up the talent ... Nooooo it's LeBron won't do it so nobody will .. when nobody will become for one the judges rigged 2 back to back and also because y'all bash it on ESPN every year ..
Lebron should never be an all star let alone a start this year, plain and simple. Lebron is only a starter because of the media and popularity.
The leading vote getter 😂 I thought it was a joke when I saw that.
SGA/Joker are hands-down the MVP front runners, and I’d personally say SGA deserves to get the most votes by a mile the way he’s carried OKC since Chet went down…the NBA is an absolute joke!
@@EZduzit7LeBron is not even close in leading votes
I don’t think it’s not he wants to be in the spot light because he needs the attention. He didn’t take part in any dunk contest because he can’t blame anyone for him stuffing it up and there are no refs to bail him out.
Also I don’t think he has the creativity for it and that would hurt his brand.
3:12 that was so soooo awkward 😂😂
The reason he didn’t compete in a dump contest is because he knows he would’ve lost because he is afraid of competing. He always has been. He shrinks in the spotlight and it’s time to perform. He simply does not. I do not think he would’ve wanted to unconscious because mentally he wouldn’t be able to handle it
LeBron is sub Top 10 players of all time. That belly flop dunk 😂
There's no honor anymore. It's about wearing your best outfit to the game, having new game shoes that don't even match the team colors so you stand out... you know, you have to look fresh for the gram pics or whatever platform. Getting paid millions and playing the least amount of games possible. They're spoiled princesses.
Using a clip from the Spongebob gorilla scene is top tier
You’re chasing your tail with this one. You say lebrons a “decent dunker” but then say him not joining the dunk contest is the biggest letdown of all time? Then how can you say it’s lebrons fault when no player has ever said “I won’t do the dunk contest because LeBron didn’t”. You’re just blaming him for shit he didn’t do.
The last good dunk contest was levine and gordan. I think it was 2016, but I also didn't like how small people like Nate Robinson got 50 just cuz there short and can dunk. Always thought was bullshit. Winning on top of it is just worse
Bron not participating in an event ruined the event? That's some goat type aura.
0:52 someone is an enjoyer of The Critical Drinker I see 😅
I mean who isn't ❤
Was about to say the same thing. Thought I accidentally clicked on a Drinker video instead lol
@@JaculaDudek Me
LeBron runs the NBA. He controls the media to get him look great; always selected to the All star game and All-NBA teams. He gets the best players to play with him. The Lakers drafted Bronny because of him. He also never get fined nor in trouble.
This is like if Steph never competed in the 3pt contest
This make no sense. How can you be in your feelings because someone chooses not to enter a dunk contest? That shit lame af
Lebum is Str8 garbage 😂
Funny that you mentioned Ray Allen because he has actually competed in dunk contest before.
Yup competed against VC, he wasn't afraid of what people would say.
You guys have LeBron derangement syndrome. Don’t blame the people in the dunk contest who aren’t performing like they should, let’s blame someone for never participating 😂😂😂
It is hard to tell if old boy here is in love with lebron or jealous of him. Could go either way.
So much lebron hate here smh 🤦♂️
Facts, blaming LeBron for ruining the NBA, when he's the only reason average people still watch it is insane
Booty bandits in the building... Do y'all lay down and take it or does he give y'all those Diddy backshots.
3:47 so he’s a decent dunker but you want him in the dunk contest? Why not get the more skilled dunkers instead of just a decent one like LeBron?
We get it bro you hate Lebron 😂😂
4:22 that clip killed me lol
True!! He aint no goat thats for sure!!!!!!
Blaming lebron for the dunk contest being mid is dumb. If players had better rewards for winning then maybe more ppl would join. If players arent doing it because lebron didnt, that means they are all just bots and have no freedom of thought.
the goat living rent free in your head lil bro, mj wont let you suck it
Yet here you are meat riding a man that doesn’t even know you exist. The hypocrisy
Says the guy who wants to suck lebron 🤣🤣🤣👀
Lebrons biggest weakness was always his mindset and no killer instinct..thats why jordan and kobe are in a separate discussion and lebron and magic in another
0:35 look at that panel of racists 😂
Wow 😮
I used to be a huge NBA fan. My city doesn’t have a team, so I just followed the league and never had a favorite team. Ever since Covid, I just can’t watch this shit anymore. Finally started watching college ball before February and it has filled some of my basketball void. I advised y’all to do the same
That collection of missed dunks by the un-goat was thoroughly ejoyable.
He doesn’t want to lose. It would not help his “ I’m the GOAT!” image. He also cannot handle pressure which is why he’s one of the worst to hit a game winning shot. His lack of skills would be exposed so he stays away.
LeBron James only plays games he can win by cheating the system. Brons been on steroids but that not enough he needs wade and Bosh to take on the west. He won't dunk and he always takes a max contract then tells the front office man i need more help
Don’t tell Uncut the Lakers beat Boston by 21 last night
LeBron must be the GOAT. The only player to ruin something by NOT participating lmao
ledinosaur the only manufactured athlete in sports history
I have a sneaking suspicion that the biggest culprits, for the lack of stars in All-Star dunk contests, are teams' coaches and management.
They are no longer willing to allow their best or highest paid players potentially injuring themselves participating in this purely entertainment oriented, crowd pleasing, exhibition contest of players' athleticism, power, jumping distance, imagination and skill. It once represented a celebration of this beautiful sport and human abilities by giving fans a chance to see their favorite stars in a more relaxed atmosphere, having fun attempting to top one another by performing increasingly ridiculous moves and acrobatics, and finishing with a slam dunk.
I can think of many current players who'd be able to pull off some insane, circus level dunks, if given the chance. And then the league officials wonder why NBA viewership is down by 50%! It's these modern front office bean counters, overpaid bums sitting out half the games and 3 point shooting matches that are depriving us of witnessing more of those craziest trick shots in the world, once pulled off by magicians like: Jason Richardson, Vince Carter, Nate Robinson, Wilkins, Kobe, T-Mac...and physics defying dunks of MJ, Spud Webb, Clyde Drexler, Dwight Howard and many others. Such a shame!
Bron's cowardice, losing, and superteam chasing has been celebrated so much has ruined pure competitive basketball
It most be crazy to fuel so many shows and podcasts, all because he didn’t wanna do what “THEY” wanted him to do…. Absolutely crazy
Your a*s must be in pain from all that Dk riding you're doing
0:56 is that real or AI I’ve never seen it buts it’s so hilarious seeing him bounce like that
LeBron is about LeBron only. He doesn’t care about the fans and now none of the players do. The biggest reason LeBron didn’t compete is because he’s thin skinned and knows he’s not good enough. Same reason when he’s in a winning team he has always been the second option. LeBron is too soft mentally. He should never have been in the G. O. A. T. Conversation. He’s about himself first team is probably his third thought.
It’s cuz the nba can’t rig the solo event for him if he doesn’t perform.
LRJ wont do it beause you need to ne creative for a dunk contest. Even when you look back at the McDonalds dunk contest he basically did the same 2 handed dunk but from different angles. He did not want to loose or look bad and mess up his image even after saying he would be in the contest, but i guess him saying he would do it is like all the championships he would win in Miami.
I remember watching LeBron James in the high school dunk contest. His performance in that is the reason he will never enter a dunk contest. He is not creative in the slightest bit. Tomahawk dunk after tomahawk dunk. That’s all he knows.
The pressure of missing the dunk & not being creative
lebozo never participate in slam dunk contest because he knows nobody can bail him out.
Anyone remember when Zion said: If im an All-Star, I'll join the dunk contest. Haven't seen him since. 🤦🏾♂️😂
I vividly remember watching that Lebron video live during all star weekend of him joining the dunk contest 😂 never did
The 03 rookie sophomore was where it all started. They basically gave up playing and just had a mini dunk show out for the last 5-10 minutes. They didn’t even make all their dunks. But it was James, Wade and Melo leading the charge. And then they brought it into the real ASG once Kobe, Duncan and Dirk aged out.
That missed dunk was so hilarious. He went on swimming right away.😂
Wait??? Dont you say LeBron does the most to get attention and make everything about himself? So why would you want him to make all star weekend about himself? Shouldn't you be happy he's letting other stars shine? And also why do you constantly talk about someone you supposedly despise so much? There are other nba players some who even have a similar style to jordan like demar derozan. Why not focus on demar DeRozan and his midrange shooting since he plays exactly how you like?
Rationale & logic have no place here!
He's just mad because his butt hurts ...all that Dk riding for no reason...
I don't know but for me, it's fine whether them all stars like to join the competition or not. I think it's the perfect opportunity for the other guys to showcase themselves.
PS: not an LBJ fan
Him being an all star. Fine. I can deal with that. But him being a starter is pathetic. He argues with refs more than he plays defense.
I'd pay to see Lebron at this age see some 5 PM LA fitness dunks at the ASG
Let's not forget LeBron wore a pink dress at Diddy Parties.
Exactly.. that's why all the dk riders love him
2:03-2:06 The funniest transition yet. 😂