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Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« on: July 08, 2009, 07:30:16 PM »
AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- What happens at LeBron's camp stays at LeBron's camp.

A minor controversy erupted at the LeBron James Skills Academy on Monday night when two videographers recorded a pickup game in which Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunked on James.

Gary Parrish reported on CBSSports.com that a Nike representative confiscated tapes of the dunk after conferring with James.

A representative with Nike, which runs the camp at the University of Akron in James' hometown, made no mention of Crawford's dunk. He said the tapes were confiscated because videotaping of after-hours pickup games at the camp is not allowed.

"Nike has been operating basketball camps for the benefit of young athletes for decades and has long-standing policies as to what events are open and closed to media coverage. Unfortunately, for the first time in four years, two journalists did not respect our no videotaping policy at an after-hours pickup game following the LeBron James Skills Academy," said Nike spokesman Derek Kent on Wednesday.

A spokesman for James said he had no comment.

The camp features 80 top basketball prospects from around the nation.

Crawford said his dunk happened in the first 20 minutes of a game that lasted about two hours and did not prompt any reaction from James.

"We just went on playing," Crawford said Wednesday. "It was exciting just to be playing on the same court as him. I can see why he is so great at what he does."

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2009, 08:25:35 PM »
dem full of isht...nuff times lebron does get dunk on in the league.  plus is not like is a lil boy, the youthman is a college student.   much ado about nothing.

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2009, 08:55:11 PM »
true...but I never realize nike does go to them lengths to protect their investment

come to think of it...I never really see no flim of nobody dunkin on jordan....except de time when john starks wet him good
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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2009, 02:57:02 AM »
come to think of it...I never really see no flim of nobody dunkin on jordan....except de time when john starks wet him good

THAT was a dunk..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vzB8Ujf6Mo  :beermug:

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2009, 06:12:07 AM »
Was the problem really the fact that he got dunked on or that they were filming when they weren't supposed to? Maybe we can take this at face value and assume that the problem was the rules and not the dunk.

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2009, 07:02:11 PM »
come to think of it...I never really see no flim of nobody dunkin on jordan....except de time when john starks wet him good
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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2009, 03:50:32 PM »
Was the problem really the fact that he got dunked on or that they were filming when they weren't supposed to? Maybe we can take this at face value and assume that the problem was the rules and not the dunk.

Then why allow them in with cameras to begin with?  Why only seize the tape after the dunk?  Nike simply bullied them and they went for it.

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2009, 11:07:50 PM »
Then why allow them in with cameras to begin with?  Why only seize the tape after the dunk?  Nike simply bullied them and they went for it.

According to this quote cameras aren't prohibited, it's when you use them that counts. What was the time period between when the dunk happened and the tape was confiscated? In addition to that the dunk happened early in the game so it is not inconceivable that it was confiscated when an official noticed them.
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"Nike has been operating basketball camps for the benefit of young athletes for decades and has long-standing policies as to what events are open and closed to media coverage. Unfortunately, for the first time in four years, two journalists did not respect our no videotaping policy at an after-hours pickup game following the LeBron James Skills Academy," said Nike spokesman Derek Kent on Wednesday.

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2009, 06:21:51 AM »
They saying lebron ,walked over to the nike guys and ,told take all the tapes .check out the video.

http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=f21ecae1-4984-4ba4-9216-94ee996cd4c1

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2009, 09:11:02 AM »
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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2009, 09:15:44 AM »
Camp's media policy here: http://inside.nikebasketball.com/eliteyouthmedia/nike_eyb_media_2009.pdf


Videographer's response.

in any case, this is a total nonevent.  Nike totally botch the whole thing.

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Re: Nike seizes tape of LeBron being dunked on
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2010, 11:09:22 AM »
lebron will neva win a championship because he is a freekin cry baby!!!!!!!!!!!!
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