Looking at it now, James' refusal to dunk contest is a wise move, and he has used this topic to stir up heat (whether intentionally or unintentionally) again and again, pushing himself into the spotlight and whetting the appetite of fans and the media. Although James ultimately chose to refuse, disappointing the outside world, he protected his business value and image, and also avoided potential injury risks, and from this point of view, James is the winner.

It's just that James's repeated missed slam dunk contests have also brought some negative impacts, and fans and the media have accused him of repeatedly repenting and looking forward. For example, in the Heat era, James liked to do some exaggerated dunks before the game, but many people questioned: "Since James is so good at dunking, why doesn't he participate in the dunk contest?" ”

Including in the future, future generations may misunderstand James, after all, Jordan, Carter, Kobe and other superstars have participated in the slam dunk contest and staged beautiful performances for fans.

In fact, James also regretted never participating in the slam dunk contest, he once said: "When I first entered the league, I did think about participating in the slam dunk contest, that's for sure, but it didn't happen, and I don't know why." There were a few times when I wanted to participate, but in the end I didn't make it. Maybe everything would be cool if you could participate in the slam dunk contest. ”

"I said several times that I wanted to participate, but in the end I didn't. And when I sat on the sidelines and watched, I was really annoyed, because I believe it must be a good feeling to go on the court and dunk. ”

Regret is regret, and the absence of the slam dunk contest will not affect James' status after all. As ESPN once commented: "For a superstar of James' calibre, winning the Slam Dunk Contest doesn't make his golden sign shine brighter." In that case, why is it necessary for him to participate in this competition? ”

Howard also said: "I don't think it matters if he participates in the slam dunk contest or not, whether he participates or not, he will be one of the greatest players in history, and that doesn't affect his place in history." ”

For James, missing out on the dunk contest was just a minor omission on his perfect resume.

Throughout the history of the NBA, there are many such pearls... Every year during All-Star Weekend, the Slam Dunk Contest is the highlight of the highlights. However, the league's first-tier stars rarely participate in the slam dunk contest, today we will take a look at which 10 league front-line players did not participate in the slam dunk contest at that time, but shined during the regular season!

I believe many friends have seen the top ten dunks in NBA history, in which there is a small Knicks guard who directly slammed against Jordan and Grant, and that dunk was known as "above the flyer", this is Starks.

The only one who can subdue him is "Gorilla" Ewing. In 1990, he went to the Knicks for tryouts, and during one of his workouts, he tried to dunk Patrick Ewing on the head, only to be thrown to the ground by Ewing and injured his knee.

Speaking of Starks, many people should not be familiar with him, or more often associate him with LeBron... "Michael [Jordan] won all of his championships on one team," Starks said, "Pippen and Grant and so on, Jordan kind of boosted those guys, and then when he came back to the team, other players like Rodman and Harper joined in. ”

'Michael didn't go anywhere else, he wanted to play against the best, he didn't feel like he needed to chase players to his team because he felt like he was the best and I think that's the difference. I feel like that could hurt LeBron, and when you look at Michael, Byrd, and Magic from that perspective, they've all won all the championships with one team. ”

James joined the Lakers this summer, the third team he has played for in his career.

Regarding John Starks's statement, some fans agree and some fans disagree, opposing that if James wins the championship trophy again with the Lakers, then he will be the player who has won the championship on all three teams, which will only enhance his status in NBA history! Snow White and Seven Guo Jingming: "I don't think it's easy to lead all three teams to win the championship, but few people can achieve this achievement." ”

It is not unreasonable to agree with the statement, the historical status of any NBA's historical superstar, in addition to the number of championships, is basically playing for the team, Kobe, Duncan, Jordan, etc.! MJK5278: "As a James fan, I basically agree with this statement! ”

John Starks, an unknown kid who spent two years in the Second Division, finally got a tryout in 1990, but tried to dunk on the head of the Gorilla, the king of New York, and he ended up being covered and fell to the ground, injuring his knee. It just so happened that the league had a rule that a tryout player was injured during a tryout and could not be swept out of the house until the end of December, so he stayed. Ewing says he's a jerk. Although he is mediocre in health, he is not afraid of death and is full of fighting spirit.

His peak came in the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals, where he scored 25 points against Jordan in the first game, Jordan scored 27 points, and the Knicks won 98-90. In the second game, the Knicks won again 96-91, Jordan scored 36 points, and Starks only had 12 points, but today it belonged to Starks. Because he made a crazy dunk above the head of the basketball god, this ball is also a classic that people can't forget. His careless luck on the right flank, he flickered a little, suddenly accelerated into the box, directed the ball to his left hand, and smashed the ball into the basket through Horace Grant's front block and Jordan's help defense.

But the Knicks took away 2 wins, and Starks' dunk angered Jordan, Jordan got a quasi-triple-double in the third game, the Bulls won by a big margin, and scored 54 points in the fourth game, and Jordan averaged 32.2 points per game, won four games in a row, and finally won the championship.

Jordan is Jordan after all, and Starks will be blown up every time he meets Jordan, but he will never admit defeat every time.

A year later, Jordan retired. The Knicks avenged last year's victory over the Bulls in seven games in the semifinals. In the final, Starks met Reggie Miller, and his tough defense also angered Miller, and Miller scored 25 points in the final quarter in the fifth game, and got the match point first, but the Knicks were obviously prepared, and in the seventh game, Ewing got 22 points, 22 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks to dominate the game, and Starks finally hit 3 free throws, and the Knicks passed.

In the finals, it is destined to be a sad moment for Ewing and Dick Man Starks. The Knicks, who led the Knicks with a total score of 3-2, scored 27 points in the final moment of the sixth game, and the 16-point Starks killer in the final quarter was blocked by Big Dream, and in the seventh game, Starks was 0 of 11 from outside the three-point line, and 2 of 18 in the game. Still, he earned respect.