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Stephen A Smith on LeBron never doing the dunk contest: “The one thing I hold against him is His unwillingness to compete in all star weekend because to me, all the stars always did it. Kobe, Vince Carter included, they all did it until he refused to enter the... show more

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"We all know it was terrible because there was no star power. ... The person who really is the provocateur to ruin the slam dunk contest was [LeBron James]." —Stephen A Smith on why he skipped this year's dunk contest 👀

"We all know it was terrible because there was no star power. ... The person who really is the provocateur to ruin the slam dunk contest was [LeBron James]." —Stephen A Smith on why he skipped this year's dunk contest 👀

First Take

535,936 views • 5 months ago

Gilbert Arenas says the dunk contest lost its luster in the 90s, early 2000s “Like I know everybody like Stephen A. Smith and them want to blame LeBron for not participating. But they’re not going to to hold anybody else accountable for not participating and not going back to the dunk contest. You won it defend your title. Right. You know Kobe won one in 96, he never went back, right? Vince Carter won his, he never went back. So you have these guys where Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, they could have been in the dunk contest three, four years, which then would have enticed the LeBron James when he was coming in the Dwayne Wade to enter the dunk contest” (Via Gilbert Arenas)

Gilbert Arenas says the dunk contest lost its luster in the 90s, early 2000s “Like I know everybody like Stephen A. Smith and them want to blame LeBron for not participating. But they’re not going to to hold anybody else accountable for not participating and not going back to the dunk contest. You won it defend your title. Right. You know Kobe won one in 96, he never went back, right? Vince Carter won his, he never went back. So you have these guys where Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, they could have been in the dunk contest three, four years, which then would have enticed the LeBron James when he was coming in the Dwayne Wade to enter the dunk contest” (Via Gilbert Arenas)

NBA Courtside

1,065,986 views • 5 months ago

Gilbert Arenas says the dunk contest was ruined by Michael Jordan in 1988 “Listen, we do have a problem. I don’t want to say it’s Stephen A. Smith. I don’t want to say it’s my guy, BUT LOOK, EVERYTHING IS NOT LEBRON’S FAULT. OKAY? LeBron didn’t ruin the dunk contest 15 years ago. Okay? The dunk contest was ruined in 1988. Okay? 1988. His name was him J. The god, the goat. Because when that type of greatness entered the dunk contest, it put the dunk contest standard at a all high level because he was in Chicago and he was already a scoring champ, three time All-Star, three time All NBA runner up to the MVP. End up winning the MVP that year. All-Star MVP that year, dunk champ. I think he entered the three point contest that year. He did everything. That was the year he swept. So, that was the type of guy who was in the dunk contest with Dominique Wilkins. And so, we haven’t had those people since” (Via Gilbert Arenas)

Gilbert Arenas says the dunk contest was ruined by Michael Jordan in 1988 “Listen, we do have a problem. I don’t want to say it’s Stephen A. Smith. I don’t want to say it’s my guy, BUT LOOK, EVERYTHING IS NOT LEBRON’S FAULT. OKAY? LeBron didn’t ruin the dunk contest 15 years ago. Okay? The dunk contest was ruined in 1988. Okay? 1988. His name was him J. The god, the goat. Because when that type of greatness entered the dunk contest, it put the dunk contest standard at a all high level because he was in Chicago and he was already a scoring champ, three time All-Star, three time All NBA runner up to the MVP. End up winning the MVP that year. All-Star MVP that year, dunk champ. I think he entered the three point contest that year. He did everything. That was the year he swept. So, that was the type of guy who was in the dunk contest with Dominique Wilkins. And so, we haven’t had those people since” (Via Gilbert Arenas)

NBA Courtside

71,916 views • 5 months ago

Stephen A Smith says LeBron plays the victim role in the GOAT debate: “He walks around with animosity and disgust because debates he sparked, actually happen. Then he wants to play innocent. Did we ask him to wear number 23 like MJ? Did we ask him to call himself King James? Did we not watch him after he won the finals in CLE after trailing 3-1, did he not call himself the goat in the immediate aftermath of that?” (Via Stephen A Smith)

Stephen A Smith says LeBron plays the victim role in the GOAT debate: “He walks around with animosity and disgust because debates he sparked, actually happen. Then he wants to play innocent. Did we ask him to wear number 23 like MJ? Did we ask him to call himself King James? Did we not watch him after he won the finals in CLE after trailing 3-1, did he not call himself the goat in the immediate aftermath of that?” (Via Stephen A Smith)

NBA Courtside

49,792 views • 3 months ago

Vince Carter says the NBA offered him, T Mac, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James $1M to do a dunk contest but Vince Carter was the only one who agreed 😳 (Via Cousins with Vince Carter & Tracy McGrady)

Vince Carter says the NBA offered him, T Mac, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James $1M to do a dunk contest but Vince Carter was the only one who agreed 😳 (Via Cousins with Vince Carter & Tracy McGrady)

Heat Central

458,199 views • 5 months ago

Stephen A. Smith says Carmelo Anthony did NOT get a jury of his peers. Stephen A. Smith: “He said, ‘Put your hands on me and see what’s going to happen.’” Stephen A. Smith: “He told you what he was going to do before he did it.” Stephen A. Smith: “Then he ended up doing it.” Stephen A. Smith: “As far as I’m concerned, it wasn’t a jury of his peers because there was nobody Black on the jury.” Stephen A. Smith: “I think it would be nice if you’re going to call it a jury of your peers that it needs to be some people up there that look a little bit like you.”

Stephen A. Smith says Carmelo Anthony did NOT get a jury of his peers. Stephen A. Smith: “He said, ‘Put your hands on me and see what’s going to happen.’” Stephen A. Smith: “He told you what he was going to do before he did it.” Stephen A. Smith: “Then he ended up doing it.” Stephen A. Smith: “As far as I’m concerned, it wasn’t a jury of his peers because there was nobody Black on the jury.” Stephen A. Smith: “I think it would be nice if you’re going to call it a jury of your peers that it needs to be some people up there that look a little bit like you.”

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.Stephen A Smith on the Bucks after beating the Thunder in the NBA Cup Final 👀 "They did what they did last night against the top defensive team in the NBA. ... If you're shooting the basketball like that, you got a chance to win it all." 🏆

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First Take

169,270 views • 1 year ago

The perfect day…Kobe Day! Yall must of forgot huh… Stephen A Smith just can’t help it. So let’s keep reminding him. Everyday. Who created a mentality that even MJ did not have. If Kobe not the Goat then he is the GOAT Herder. Commentary is me for now on lol

The perfect day…Kobe Day! Yall must of forgot huh… Stephen A Smith just can’t help it. So let’s keep reminding him. Everyday. Who created a mentality that even MJ did not have. If Kobe not the Goat then he is the GOAT Herder. Commentary is me for now on lol

Rashad McCants

83,533 views • 11 months ago

Stephen A. Smith talks about when LeBron James confronted him about Bronny James Jr. 👀 “it was very disrespectful… I thought it was really unfair to me… because I never did what he implied I did…”

Stephen A. Smith talks about when LeBron James confronted him about Bronny James Jr. 👀 “it was very disrespectful… I thought it was really unfair to me… because I never did what he implied I did…”

ryan 🤿

101,508 views • 3 months ago

Stephen A Smith gets called out by former NBA player Rashad McCants on the Gil’s Arena saying Stephen A Smith DID NOT HAVE THIS ENERGY AGAINST KOBE WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. He’s saying exactly what needs to be said with Stephen A Smith speaking so foolishly and disrespectfully on Kobe Bryant just to boost Lebron. It’s so distasteful and stupid.

Stephen A Smith gets called out by former NBA player Rashad McCants on the Gil’s Arena saying Stephen A Smith DID NOT HAVE THIS ENERGY AGAINST KOBE WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. He’s saying exactly what needs to be said with Stephen A Smith speaking so foolishly and disrespectfully on Kobe Bryant just to boost Lebron. It’s so distasteful and stupid.

THE KOBJECTIVE VIEW

1,719,230 views • 2 years ago

Cameron Carr’s dad finished runner-up to Kobe in the ‘97 slam dunk contest… now Cameron wants his shot 🔥 “If they put me in the slam dunk contest tomorrow I’d win it.”

Cameron Carr’s dad finished runner-up to Kobe in the ‘97 slam dunk contest… now Cameron wants his shot 🔥 “If they put me in the slam dunk contest tomorrow I’d win it.”

Vanessa Richardson

15,672 views • 1 month ago

Rich Paul on LeBrons future and the criticism he got for never doing the dunk contest, and his ‘decision’ to go to Miami 👀 Future: Could he play 1 more year? Yeah he could play 3 more if that’s what he decides to do. It’s a mental thing at this point… Dunk Contest: If he doesn’t do the dunk contest, that’s an issue. Or ‘he ruined the dunk contest.’ Not really. The couple times he wanted to do it he had an ankle sprain like two games before and at that point it’s like ‘nah I’m not gonna do It’. I think because people did it prior to you, they feel you should have to do something The Decision: Deciding to talk about your plans and where you’re going at the forefront of everything When he decided to go to Miami, that became a thing. It was the worst thing in the world until it became the most popular thing in the world for everybody to do from 3rd grade all the way up to every college signing now has a decision. Sometimes things are judged because it’s ahead of its time (Via Game Over)

Rich Paul on LeBrons future and the criticism he got for never doing the dunk contest, and his ‘decision’ to go to Miami 👀 Future: Could he play 1 more year? Yeah he could play 3 more if that’s what he decides to do. It’s a mental thing at this point… Dunk Contest: If he doesn’t do the dunk contest, that’s an issue. Or ‘he ruined the dunk contest.’ Not really. The couple times he wanted to do it he had an ankle sprain like two games before and at that point it’s like ‘nah I’m not gonna do It’. I think because people did it prior to you, they feel you should have to do something The Decision: Deciding to talk about your plans and where you’re going at the forefront of everything When he decided to go to Miami, that became a thing. It was the worst thing in the world until it became the most popular thing in the world for everybody to do from 3rd grade all the way up to every college signing now has a decision. Sometimes things are judged because it’s ahead of its time (Via Game Over)

Heat Central

102,212 views • 6 months ago

Stephen A Smith DESTROYS Lebrons GOAT Case "He played 23 years,he still has 2 less titles than Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan played all 82 games 8 times, how many times did Lebron do it?, Michael Jordan is a 10x Scoring Champion, how many times did Lebron do it?, Michael Jordan is 9x All Nba defensive player, how many times did Lebron do it?, theres nothing to discuss. Michael Jordan averaged over 30 in the postseason 7 times, how many times did Lebron do it?, theres nothing to discuss, hes approaching year 24 and still has 2 less titles" (Via The Late Run Show)

Stephen A Smith DESTROYS Lebrons GOAT Case "He played 23 years,he still has 2 less titles than Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan played all 82 games 8 times, how many times did Lebron do it?, Michael Jordan is a 10x Scoring Champion, how many times did Lebron do it?, Michael Jordan is 9x All Nba defensive player, how many times did Lebron do it?, theres nothing to discuss. Michael Jordan averaged over 30 in the postseason 7 times, how many times did Lebron do it?, theres nothing to discuss, hes approaching year 24 and still has 2 less titles" (Via The Late Run Show)

TheTruth

1,920,274 views • 1 month ago

Speedy Claxton tells Tony yayo and uncle murda that LeBron James is the reason stars no longer do the slam dunk contest . Bron not doing it in his prime made other stars not want to do it

Speedy Claxton tells Tony yayo and uncle murda that LeBron James is the reason stars no longer do the slam dunk contest . Bron not doing it in his prime made other stars not want to do it

NBA Hoops

38,170 views • 1 month ago

Stephen A Smith says Bam Adebayo 83 point game was impressive, but not how Kobe did it 😬 “Coach Erik Spoelstra who’s a great coach, didn’t look that great last night trying to facilitate Bam Adebayo getting the record, challenging calls, losing challenges just because they recognized history was in the making. THAT AINT HOW KOBE DID IT! — At end of the day, to be up 25 points, clearly chasing numbers, that’s not how Kobe did It. When we compare it there has to be 3 on the list… Kobe goes down as the single greatest performance we have ever witnessed. Wilt has to be number 2 because 100 is 100. Bam gotta be number 3. The bottom line is, he did It. Much respect to Bam… Look, he deserved credit for It, we just have to keep it a buck and understand there’s levels to these kind of performances” (Via

Stephen A Smith says Bam Adebayo 83 point game was impressive, but not how Kobe did it 😬 “Coach Erik Spoelstra who’s a great coach, didn’t look that great last night trying to facilitate Bam Adebayo getting the record, challenging calls, losing challenges just because they recognized history was in the making. THAT AINT HOW KOBE DID IT! — At end of the day, to be up 25 points, clearly chasing numbers, that’s not how Kobe did It. When we compare it there has to be 3 on the list… Kobe goes down as the single greatest performance we have ever witnessed. Wilt has to be number 2 because 100 is 100. Bam gotta be number 3. The bottom line is, he did It. Much respect to Bam… Look, he deserved credit for It, we just have to keep it a buck and understand there’s levels to these kind of performances” (Via

Heat Central

58,433 views • 4 months ago

I miss when players wanted to compete in the All Star Game. I guess it stopped when Kobe retired. Players too scared to get embarrassed after Kobe embarrassed LeBron.

I miss when players wanted to compete in the All Star Game. I guess it stopped when Kobe retired. Players too scared to get embarrassed after Kobe embarrassed LeBron.

Nicole McMillon

807,965 views • 3 years ago

Vince Goodwill thinks Kobe ‘Stans’ are being hypocritical about Bam passing his 81 because Kobe stole the moment during Michael Jordan’s last All Star game in 2003: “Kobe Stans think the man did no wrong, better than MJ, they think the man was a basketball angel instead of what he really was. A competitive, ruthless, basketball demon. Stephen A you were at the All Star game in 03, that was supposed to be MJ moment. He hit the fadeaway over Shawn Marion and everybody thought the game was going to end then. What did Kobe Bryant do? Kobe said ‘this gonna be my moment! Forget Michael Jordan! Forget the story. I’m going for It!’ For Kobe Bryant stans to say Bam Adebayo shouldn’t have passed Kobe’s mark, I don’t think these people know who Kobe really was and what he stood for!” (Via First Take)

Vince Goodwill thinks Kobe ‘Stans’ are being hypocritical about Bam passing his 81 because Kobe stole the moment during Michael Jordan’s last All Star game in 2003: “Kobe Stans think the man did no wrong, better than MJ, they think the man was a basketball angel instead of what he really was. A competitive, ruthless, basketball demon. Stephen A you were at the All Star game in 03, that was supposed to be MJ moment. He hit the fadeaway over Shawn Marion and everybody thought the game was going to end then. What did Kobe Bryant do? Kobe said ‘this gonna be my moment! Forget Michael Jordan! Forget the story. I’m going for It!’ For Kobe Bryant stans to say Bam Adebayo shouldn’t have passed Kobe’s mark, I don’t think these people know who Kobe really was and what he stood for!” (Via First Take)

Heat Central

45,082 views • 4 months ago

Kobe didn’t need all these gimmicks man. He just played hard as the best player in the sport and it motivated others to do the same. The league has bad player leadership. Kobe wouldn’t have allowed what the All Star has become. Kobe led by example and ever since he left it’s obvious that he was the LAST OF THE DAWGS from true mega/superstars in the game. Lebron and Steph don’t have this.. they Can’t produce what they don’t have. This was on display obviously in the 2013 all star where Kobe put Lebron in the corner and locked him up. Buts it’s not just the defense, it’s the tenacity and seriousness in which he approached the all star game. The activity on fighting off screens etc. This type of heart for the game is long gone. Kobe left and so did the heart of the NBA. Changing the format won’t change anything. We need new mega stars that love the game like Kobe did.

Kobe didn’t need all these gimmicks man. He just played hard as the best player in the sport and it motivated others to do the same. The league has bad player leadership. Kobe wouldn’t have allowed what the All Star has become. Kobe led by example and ever since he left it’s obvious that he was the LAST OF THE DAWGS from true mega/superstars in the game. Lebron and Steph don’t have this.. they Can’t produce what they don’t have. This was on display obviously in the 2013 all star where Kobe put Lebron in the corner and locked him up. Buts it’s not just the defense, it’s the tenacity and seriousness in which he approached the all star game. The activity on fighting off screens etc. This type of heart for the game is long gone. Kobe left and so did the heart of the NBA. Changing the format won’t change anything. We need new mega stars that love the game like Kobe did.

Whoz Meech

94,654 views • 1 year ago