Update: LeBron James Dunk Video - Tell Us What You Think
Dropping the video hours before their announced time, you can watch TMZ’s version of “The Dunk” HERE. Or better yet, you can watch eBaum Nation’s high definition version from the other angle HERE.
Tell us what you think:
According to TMZ.com, Jordan Crawford released the following statement:
“I am excited to see the tape along with my family and Xavier teammates.
It was a great honor to be one of the 25 college players invited to the LeBron James Skill Academy and I am very appreciative of Nike for this opportunity.
Competing on the court with perhaps the best player in the world was a great experience and it’s raised my level of excitement for the upcoming college basketball season.”
After watching the clip, what are your thoughts? Was it what you expected? Was it too hyped up? We want to hear your reaction in the comments below.
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:57 pm
t$ says:
meh…pretty weak
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:57 pm
that_dude says:
isnt all that, but lebron get dunked on though… just like thoose hyperdunks commercial…
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:58 pm
jimmhummv says:
That’s it? You can’t even tell what happened. I mean IS that LBJ?
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
jryu says:
if lebron hadn’t over reacted like a little school girl, this would’ve gone completely unnoticed.
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
loons says:
its a letdown. video is grainy, its from far away. but the guys voice after the dunk was super annoying and needs to be remixed.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
fallinup says:
A dunk is a dunk, Bron went up, Jordan went over. It wasn’t spectacular but I’m sure even ‘The King’ didn’t expect that.
The dunk went epic the second Nike and co. went after the tape. From now on, no matter how his basketball career pans out, Jordan Crawford will forever be known as the upstart that crammed on Bron.
Not really the PR, Bron was hoping for I’m sure. He should of let it be.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
D.H. says:
meh . . . nothin too spectacular!
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Mack Brownee says:
wish the video would have been closer and of better quality…that being said, lebron made himself look bad by trying to cover up and having tmz expose him..who cares about the dunk itself?
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Tbest says:
Would have been a non story if it weren’t for the confiscation. Lebron looks way worse for hijacking the tape, than he does for getting crammed on. Crawford did get him, but wouldn’t have been a big deal.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:20 pm
kevin k says:
lebron may be the best or 2nd best player in the world, but it doesnt change the fact that he’s a spoiled brat. Without basketball, he would be cleaning dumpsters somewhere…
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
goonther says:
THATS IT ?!?!?!….
meh…
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Ko_Peso says:
LBJ still got dunked on, but I completely agree with jryu. Had he manned up and not gotten Nike to fight his battle, nobody would have cared
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
goonther says:
courtney lee crammed one on him harder than that
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:24 pm
a train says:
http://WWW.BOSTON.BARSTOOLSPORTS.COM HAS A MUCH BETTER VERSION FROM EBAUMS WORLD
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
ProFessa-J says:
Woulda been better if he wouldve dunked on their side of the court. I think the pass LBJ did was better than the dunk actually. Jordan just jumped before Lebron did, and Lebron didn’t foul him.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Rizwan says:
I can hardly see LBJ. Mountain meet molehill.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:29 pm
MissChick says:
I agree with everyone, had he not cried like a lil brownie and demanded the tape, it would have been a non-issue.
See kids, that’s what happens when you act like a poor sport lil b!tch, IT BACKFIRES! Too bad he doesn’t handle media like Devon Harris did when he got taken.
It’s funny that everyone says LBJ handles himself so well… Sh!t must be going to his head, first walking off court cryin like a b!tch losing in the finals and now this incident.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Coop says:
Address all complaints to the Monsanto Corporation!
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Mr. BBall says:
So Nike released the video to stop the Myth from building. Finally big ups to EBAUMS.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Oscarisalakerfan says:
If lbj wouldnt have made such a big deal bout it….The hype surrounding the dunk would have passed weeks ago
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:37 pm
D.H. says:
wow, that EBAUMS video is WAY better. TMZ sucks.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:37 pm
SoopaTroopa says:
@ A TRAIN:
BarStool Sports has MUCH clearer video. This was all hype. No one even got out of their seats when he got dunked on.
The hype is ALL lebron & nike’s fault.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:40 pm
the cynic says:
who cares, everyone gets dunked on at some point
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:44 pm
sweetv0mit says:
H Y P E
- this was only released because its a shitty copy. i would bet the Knicks salary number this year the better copy is still in nikes hands… fucking corporate shitheads
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:44 pm
fallinup says:
EBAUMS OWNS. I retract what I said about TMZ… fuck TMZ.
And it’s still a nice dunk. Bron should never had jumped, he made himself look silly.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
NTstateOFmind says:
BETTER VIEW/ANGLE of “the dunk on LeFraud”
http://ebaumnation.com/2009/07/22/jordan-crawford-dunks-on-lebron-james
peace.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:46 pm
fallinup says:
@ 21
‘who cares, everyone gets dunked on at some point’
Bron sure as hell did. And look where we are now.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:47 pm
NTstateOFmind says:
^ LOL. late pass. my bad.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Ansonious says:
That was weak who cares besides Lebrons ego. That wasn’t as bad as that ceo beating Jordan in a game of one on one.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
JCARR says:
EBAUMS got the right vid. quality and angle. Kudos.
Its not about the dunk but how Lebitch reacted about being dunked on.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:49 pm
JHUSTLE says:
thanks 2 barstool sports cuz that tmz sh!t was doo doo quality. and yea lebron did get yammed on but it wasn’t even as nasty as they made it out to be. it was even funnier when lbj tried to come right back down court and drive thru the lane for a revenge dunk but got ripped b4 he could take off lol but lebron was on some hoe sh!t 4 even tryin to cover it up. No one would have thought much of it cuz we have all seen way worse examples of someone getting dunked on. that wasn’t even a true facial
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Jeff Chen says:
LeBron got dunked on, end of story. He was a step late and tried to make the block but couldn’t so ended up getting crammed on. He should have never confiscated the tapes because this would have blown over by now but since he did this dunk and these videos will always be remembered as the time in LBJ’s career that he tried to cover up the fact that he got dunked on.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Big Island says:
That was super lame. My favorite line was when TMZ asked Dr. J about it and he said anyone worth their weight in salt has been dunked on. “Worth your weight in salt” is now in heavy rotation in my vocabulary and I am now going to shave my beard to look like Eddie Murray. Old cats rule.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm
m.rob says:
Weak sauce!
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
banged one says:
LBJ was out there sleeping & got caught! Give Jordan his props!
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
“Worth their weight in salt”. That’s a good line. I’m going to use it too but I’m not quite sure what it means. I mean salt is pretty cheap. I weigh about 170. Salt on average is about $3/lb. I’d like to think I’m worth more than $510. So is Dr. J saying that all losers get dunked on? Is he calling Lebron worthless? Do people who are worth their weight in other more expensive substances like gold or uranium never get dunked on?
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
d says:
would anyone have even cared if they hadn’t taken away the footage? I mean barkley said it best, “it’s not a big deal to get dunked on” which he adamantly repeated over and over and over. truth. it will happen in your career. who cares? Nike shouldn’t and neither should lebron. but it shows you that whoever kept it from coming out is dumb, be it Nike or Lebron, or both
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:20 pm
that_dude says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGwkAHAGtQs
this is way bad than the dunk, but didnt get all hyped up, because kobe just let it go
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Tbest says:
I think Nike released the ebaum video once they knew the tape was being released on TMZ. That’s probably why TMZ posted the vid so much earlier than originally stated.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
KnicksFan84 says:
Damn that dunk wasn’t even that serious like that. Lebron, you’re a clown for that. Now you look like a big baby fraud. Sigh, as for the college player who’s name eludes me (that should tell you something about the dunk)…
The dunk wasn’t all that homie. Definitely got your 5 minutes of fame over it. Still though, Lebron… pretty bad getting dunked, stop hiding underneath the basket and play some real D for a change.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
AB_40 says:
wait was that it?
dumb move by nike
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:45 pm
lakers says:
lebroom made himself look bad..with all the cover up….it wasnt an expectaular dunk..and it just makes people make up stories..bout wat happened but now that theres a video lebron made himself look stupid..
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Dagger says:
Well that was lame.
July 22nd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Dagger says:
kevin k: think about how stupid that sounds. “Without basketball he’d be cleaning dumpsters somewhere.” Yeah, without talent all of us would be doing the same. Without his brain Einstein would be doing the same, for fuck’s sake. Think before you post, dude.
July 22nd, 2009 at 6:28 pm
T.J. says:
the Ebuams one was better. I think Nike shoulda just let it out in the first place. It didn’t really live up to all this hype its been getting.
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
cj says:
be a man and stop being a lil girl!!!!
http://c-trainsentertainmentreviews.blogspot.com/
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
POPPI GEE says:
Wasn’t all that I thought it would be but still many things are more crucial in person than on tape. LeBron still got it….at his own camp!
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Big Freeze says:
@ 10 kevin k said:
“lebron may be the best or 2nd best player in the world, but it doesnt change the fact that he’s a spoiled brat. Without basketball, he would be cleaning dumpsters somewhere…”
Yo, I had to laugh at that. Just imaging LBJ scrubbing the outside of a dumpster till the shit is glossy had me rolling. I don’t think anyone cleans dumpsters though, but I know people who fill and empty dumpsters. They’re my co-workers.
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Ian says:
kevin k
sorry man but why use a job that someone less fortunate than you has to do to make fun at something? i bet you arent smarter or better at everything than all the people that clean dumpsters.
July 22nd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Big Freeze says:
No one cleans dumpsters! Garbage men EMPTY dumpsters, and custodians FILL dumpsters, but I have yet to see a job that requires someone to wash a dumpster. Who does that?
Boss to employee: “Alright Jim, I need you to get on your hands and knees and clean the shit out of that dumpster. I want that dumpster to be shiny as fuck by the time I get back. Get really deep into them cracks too, Jimmy. I want that dumpster spotless, you hear me?!”
Maybe people pressure wash dumpsters, I don’t know.
July 22nd, 2009 at 8:37 pm
mwm says:
If you play long enough, you get dunked on. No one escapes it. There is no shame in Lebron getting dunked on. BUT there is shame in the cover up.
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:54 pm
ponky_alolor says:
Ebaum video way better. That said, I was expecting a dunk where lebron gets caught in between Crawford’s nuts. That kind of humiliating dunk. This dunk and the “cover-up” blows.
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
control2 says:
hey look lebron missed his ft
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:06 pm
knock knock says:
lebron sucks without any officiating help sorry to say. If he aint getting any calls then he aint going to the foul line, so he aint getting many points.
Without the refs help lebron would average less than 15 points on 40% shooting, another allen iverson.
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Jay says:
If this video is out, then there should be a video out there of LeBron’s alleged discussion with crew members to request all cameras get confiscated…
I’m not riding LeBron’s dick by any means, if the rumors are true then LeBron’s just an idiot, but it’s funny how a few people insinuated that LeBron did something and everybody starts accepting it as fact.
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:17 pm
JAZZ 1ST says:
just shutup
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 pm
spirow says:
The dunk was too hyped up . . . it didn’t even look like lebron was making an effort. . . Why would he against college kids. . . Yeah he got up to contest it but wouldn’t anyone in his shoes. . . Dunk wasn’t all even tho lebron got dunked on. . . I still got respect for lebron. . . All you people who criticise lebron. . . will be jumping on his side next year watch!
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:39 pm
ponky_alolor says:
There goes knock knock again with Bron and the refs. Yeah we know he gets a ton of calls, kinda like D-Wade and AI get theirs. It’s called manufacturing points.
Point of the matter is until Lebron gets to develop that sweet J like Kobe has or a reliable post game, he’s storming his way to the hoop like a guy of his size should AND initiating contact. Smart basketball, not the best thing to watch but it works.
Even as an LBJ fan, I hate the phantom calls but those refs are the ones messing it up.
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 am
js says:
Why did no one like espn and all those media top doggs focus on the REAL dunk(s) on Lebron…..Does no one remember last month when COURTNEY LEE dunked on Lebron one-on-one fastbreak…..TWICE!!!
What is wrong with the media and everyone else???!!! That was 2 times Courtney Lee got Lebron HARD!!
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:21 am
Darkness says:
After watching the video, I can confirm that yes, this shit has been blown way outta proportion
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:55 am
A.R. says:
Aw man. That wasn’t even all that great. I would of thought LeBron got mashed on to the point he was in the corner crying or something. If he hadn’t of been a cry baby this would of been a minor glitch in his life. Wouldn’t of even mattered after a few weeks, all he would of had to do was step on the court and drop another 30 points and it wouldn’t of mattered. But this since he went and “stole” the tape its legendary now. Good move LeBron
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 am
Chicagorilla says:
hahahahahha
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:16 am
Ekstor says:
“Without basketball, he would be cleaning dumpsters somewhere…”
No. Without basketball, LBJ would be playing another sport.
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Jose says:
“Wow”, The dunk was overly hyped. I was thinking the dunk was a fast break, one hand jam.
Too bad there wasnt a better angle of the dunk. It could have looked a lot sicker. But with the 2 videos going around it looks like the dunk wasn’t that great.
However Bron got dunked on and this will haunt him 4ever.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 pm
cleveland says:
I’ll tell you what Lebron would be doing if he would not be playing basketball, he would be playing NFL. He is an awesome football player as well as the basketball king. Great talent in him. Love watching this guy. Go Lebron and the Cavs