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Nike Confiscates Video of Dunk on Lebron

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NIKE PULLS DISAPPEARING ACT ON JORDAN CRAWFORD'S DUNK ON LEBRON
Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 08:13 PM

Xavier guard Jordan Crawford dunked on LeBron James. It happened. There were plenty in attendance who witnessed and confirmed the incident.

It was ugly.

In fact, the incident was so nasty that the evidence was confiscated.

Nike basketball senior director Lynn Merritt took tapes from two photographers –- one being freelancer Ryan Miller -- filming Monday night’s games in which James played with the college players for the LeBron James Skills Academy.

Miller had been filming for about 15 minutes -- including footage of the high school players -- and was approached almost immediately after Crawford’s dunk over The King.

"The worst part is I'm not even sure I had the shot of the dunk," Miller said. "They might have taken it for no reason."

The dunk still hasn't appeared on YouTube, either. So if anyone has the footage, please e-mail me at jngoodman@aol.com.

Just don't send it to Nike.
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#1 madmonkey37, Jul 8, 2009

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that is just dumb

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Is Lebron a basketball player?

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no hes a king

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<strike>Nike</strike> LeBron Confiscates Video of Dunk on Lebron

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basket...on-by-Xavier-player-confisca?urn=ncaab,175293

LeBron gets dunked on by Xavier player, confiscates all video

By Chris Chase

It was assumed he was called "King James" because he reigns on the basketball court. But maybe LeBron James earned that nickname due to his tyrannical ways (in dealing with embarrassment).

On Monday, Jordan Crawford, a sophomore at Xavier (by way of Indiana), reportedly dunked on LeBron during a pick-up game at the LeBron James Skills Academy. Garry Parrish of CBSSports.com wrote that one high school player said, "it was bad". (We can only assume he meant "bad" in the Michael Jackson sort of way.)

LeBron must have agreed, because he had Nike officials confiscate the two videos that were taken of the dunk. (Parrish blames Nike, but reading between the lines it seems like the censorship was orchestrated by LeBron himself.)

Ryan Miller, a freelance photographer who was working at the camp that day, told CBSSports.com:

"LeBron called [Nike Basketball Senior Director Lynn Merritt] over and told him something," Miller said. "That's how I knew his name was Lynn. LeBron said, 'Hey, Lynn. Come here.'"

A few minutes later, Miller's tape was confiscated.

Connecting the dots, it seems clear that LeBron didn't want video leaking out of him getting dunked on by a college sophomore, so he told a Nike official to get the tape. It was an understandable reflex move (gotta protect the image), but it also unnecessarily makes a mountain out of a molehill.

The Crawford dunk would have been a temporary embarrassment for LeBron. Let's say the video was put on YouTube. It blows up for a bit, dominates blogs for 36 hours, everyone has a good chuckle and then it's forgotten about.

But by censoring the tape, LeBron turns the dunk into a legend. On video, it's just a dunk. Without video, the jam can reach mythic proportions. Because nobody can see it, the story of the dunk will grow in stature with each telling. Today, it was a simple two-handed slam. In a few days, it will be a 360-degree windmill. By the time Crawford makes his Xavier debut in October, he will have jumped off LeBron's shoulders, flipped in the air, slammed the ball home with his left pinkie and then handed LeBron $3.99 for his dry cleaning.

Without the video, we'll never know. Although, given his past history, I think it's safe to say that LeBron probably walked off the court without shaking Crawford's hand.

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scared they might use it against the Nike guy..

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Was there any agreement beforehand that video of the game could be freely taken and posted online? I could see them banning the video, regardless of LeBron getting dunked on.

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My hate level for LeBron has risen...

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James hasn't helped his image too much this week.

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NIKE PULLS DISAPPEARING ACT ON JORDAN CRAWFORD'S DUNK ON LEBRON
Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 08:13 PM

Xavier guard Jordan Crawford dunked on LeBron James. It happened. There were plenty in attendance who witnessed and confirmed the incident.

It was ugly.

In fact, the incident was so nasty that the evidence was confiscated.

Nike basketball senior director Lynn Merritt took tapes from two photographers –- one being freelancer Ryan Miller -- filming Monday night’s games in which James played with the college players for the LeBron James Skills Academy.

Miller had been filming for about 15 minutes -- including footage of the high school players -- and was approached almost immediately after Crawford’s dunk over The King.

"The worst part is I'm not even sure I had the shot of the dunk," Miller said. "They might have taken it for no reason."

The dunk still hasn't appeared on YouTube, either. So if anyone has the footage, please e-mail me at jngoodman@aol.com.

Just don't send it to Nike.
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this is ridiculous

#10 Juggernaut, Jul 8, 2009
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Well, you know how it is these days.

If it's not on YouTube, it didn't happen.

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Unbelievable. Oh well, the story has leaked out anyways. So now, instead of him just being dunked on (like pretty much every NBA player has), LeBron comes off looking like a spoiled baby again.

#12 King1, Jul 8, 2009
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That is incredibly lame if true. Lebron, even MJ had his not so great moments.

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I thought LeBron was above this.

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wow...that ticks me off..

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Lebron strikes me as a pampered athlete who does not have a winning character or personality. The Cavs organization and his sponsors are terrified of offending him. He's not unlike the coddled, crybaby Euros (and Yi Jianlian, who cannot back up his media hype on the court because he is awful) who have been holding lottery teams by the balls with their selfish demands. I wouldn't trust handing the keys to a franchise to him because of eerie parallels with Alex Rodriguez.

This isn't hate; rather, I express my preference for athletes with a little more personability and character like Shaq, Chuck, Pierce. My respect is of no consequence but I respect them a lot more. Even Kobe's grown on me a lot--he breathes basketball and does not give a flip about what people think of him.

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I went to school with Ryan Miller. This is the career boost he needs.

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foodworld said:

Lebron strikes me as a pampered athlete who does not have a winning character or personality. The Cavs organization and his sponsors are terrified of offending him. He's not unlike the coddled, crybaby Euros (and Yi Jianlian, who cannot back up his media hype on the court because he is awful) who have been holding lottery teams by the balls with their selfish demands. I wouldn't trust handing the keys to a franchise to him because of eerie parallels with Alex Rodriguez.

This isn't hate; rather, I express my preference for athletes with a little more personability and character like Shaq, Chuck, Pierce. My respect is of no consequence but I respect them a lot more. Even Kobe's grown on me a lot--he breathes basketball and does not give a flip about what people think of him.
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You had me until the bolded part.

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I don't know. He strikes me kind of as a heel from professional wrestling--enjoying being the bad guy. His early attempts post-Shaq to lead his team were laughable but he's seemed to man up and take responsibility for his play.

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Does not compute:

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enjoying being the bad guy
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Everything he does seems forced and staged, as you said... much like professional wrestling.

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