It’s a shame, but he clearly is not changing his mind. I do not own any of the pictures nor do I claim any copyright. We may never see it for real, but we have seen what James could have done in a dunk contest, at least in his prime. Subscribe to download Lebron James - The Block Subscribe a short animation I pieced together of Lebron James' epic block in game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. He has received some criticism for this, but it’s clearly something he is at peace with.

James has said he would win if he ever did take part, but ruled out his participation as early as 2012.

The NBA dunk contest was never a goal of mine, so it wasn’t something that I had too much passion for.” “Making the NBA All-Star Team was, being the league MVP, winning Defensive Player of the Year, winning NBA Championships? Those were some goals of mine. “I don’t think it was something I wanted to accomplish in my career it’s not a goal of mine and it never was coming into the NBA to be a part of the Dunk Contest, you know?” James told Brandon Robinson of Bally Sports. 👑 Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson June 12, 2023 'I don’t think it was something I wanted to accomplish in my career it’s not a goal of mine and it never was coming into the NBA to be a part of the Dunk Contest, you… /dFJDKoPEsh LeBron James told why he never wanted to participate in the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest:

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