Stephen Asmith, a well-known NBA analyst, recently claimed that LeBron James ruined the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, believing that LeBron James did not participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest for 21 seasons in his career, and was the culprit who made the dunk contest decline, which also caused controversy among many fans.
It should be noted that analyst Stephen A. Smith is a famous LeBron James black fan, and he can go from an unknown analyst to a top analyst because he has been criticizing LeBron James.
In the face of such remarks, Vince Carter, the former NBA dunk king, also stood up and talked about some issues related to the slam dunk contest. Vince Carter said he claimed that the NBA had offered some high financial rewards to stars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Maddy and himself in an attempt to convince them to participate in the slam dunk contest.
"There have been rumors in the past that the NBA is trying to elevate the ...... of the slam dunk contestWho are they trying to put you up against? ”
"It's Kobe Bryant, Maddy, LeBron......But the guys don't want to do that. ”
"It's Kobe Bryant, Maddy, LeBron......But the guys don't want to do that. ”
Vince Carter also stood up and confirmed that the NBA did have a plan to make the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest shine, that is, to let the best stars in the NBA at that time participate in the Slam Dunk Contest. And that's not even counting the prize money for winning the championship, which is $1 million for everyone who participates. However, due to the withdrawal of the players, this plan could only fall through in the end.
Vince Carter is regarded as one of the best dunks in NBA history, and his status in the top two in the dunk world is hardly shaken by any active player. Moreover, he played 22 seasons in his career, was selected as an All-Star eight times, and lived through four different NBA eras. Vince Carter Carter is widely regarded as one of the most explosive dunks in league history, but he brings more than just entertaining athleticism.
Vince Carter played 1,541 games in his NBA career, averaging 167 points, 43 rebounds and 31 assist on 43 shooting5% and 37 three-point shooting1%。Not only is he a famous dunker, but he is also one of the top 15 three-point shooters in history. Vince Carter also changed his style of play in the middle and late stages of his career, which allowed his career to continue to 22 seasons.
In 2000, Vince Carter played for the Toronto Raptors and participated in the slam dunk contest with his cousin Maddy, and he won the slam dunk contest. So, if Vince Carter were to comment on the slam dunk contest, he would be the most qualified one. Although Kobe Bryant has passed away, the legend about Kobe has never stopped. Moreover, Kobe Bryant participated in the slam dunk in 1997, and he also won the slam dunk contest.
Among the players named by Vinska, LeBron James has not participated in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. With the 2024 All-Star Weekend not being as exciting as expected, this made the outside world choose to treat the All-Star Weekend as a vacation when the players should have gathered the best players in the NBA and showed the world the dominance of the NBA's highest-level players to play together, which also caused many fans to be dissatisfied and think it was too bad.