It is a little past due, but I still think it could be addressed. Lets get started on some of the controversy surrounding Lebron and Blake Griffin dunking on Kendrick Perkins. Once Blake Griffin dunked Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and all forms of media and social media were going crazy. Many athletes were Tweeting about the dunk and how it is possibly the best dunk that they have seen in their life. Many professional athletes of all different sports tweeted about the dunk, none was more controversial than Lebron's tweet, I am not sure why Perkins was freaking out however.
"Dunk of the Year!! @blakegriffin just dunked on Kendrick Perkins so hard!! Wow!! I guess I'm #2 now. Move over #6"
After Lebron tweeted this Perkins replied calling Lebron out about it. Perkins did not say anything about any of the other tweets that had occurred from players such as David Lee and Eric Gordon. Lebron finally stood up for himself and chose not to be the scapegoat on this one which I thought was long overdue.
Since I am on the topic of best dunks I should throw in Lebron's Dunk just several days earlier.Social Media did not blow up quite as much during Lebron's however the dunk was still amazing. dunk Both dunks were great in their own way. Lebron's degree of difficulty was a little higher because it was an alley oop. The fact the he jumped over a person and not through one I also think makes it harder.
I will let you guys decide. Comment and let me know what you guys think. Is either of these the best ever. Don't forget about Vince Carter dunking over a 7 footer in the Olympics. So I ask you this question what is the best dunk of all time?
Let me be the first to say that, until this year, I despised Lebron. I thought that he was way overhyped coming out of high school. His hype coming out of high school is comparable to Tim Tebow's most recent NFL season or Jeremy Lin's current run with the Knicks, but there are two big differences: Tebow and Lin proved they could produce at the highest level of competition (the NFL and NBA respectively) whereas Lebron had done nothing outside of high school to deserve the praise; the other difference is that Tebow and Lin were not self-promoters... Lebron anointed himself "King James," and has proven since that time that he is not worthy of such a title considering he has, thus far, not reached the pinnacle of the NBA, a world championship.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I like Lebron now, namely because all those who 'loved' him coming out of high school are jumping off his bandwagon, making room for the true fans. The more people hate on Lebron, the more I like him because his true character comes through. He definitely needed to stand up for himself, and the way in which he did it was completely acceptable in my opinion.
To respond to your question, I think the Blake Griffin dunk over Kendrick Perkins is superior to Lebron's dunk over John Lucas, namely because Kendrick Perkins is known for not allowing people to score. Blake Griffin was fouled while dunking over someone who is 7 foot tall, whereas Lebron simply jumped over a 6 foot tall person when he was in a crouching position. I think both take exceptional talent, but the Griffin dunk is superior.
As for dunk of all time, see Space Jam. Michael Jordan throws down to win the game. It's epic.