Lebron, despite how great a player he is, has never been a favorite of mine. Even though I don’t watch too much professional basketball (NCAA has more passion), I dislike how so many of us idolize and hype these players into Jordan-like greatness. Taking a videotape that shows that Lebron, for example, isn’t flawless is just stupid:

Channeling media tactics straight out of North Korea, Nike officials confiscated the videotape of a 22-year-old freelance photographer named Ryan Miller.

His transgression? He had the audacity to tape King James being dunked on by Jordan Crawford, a Xavier sophomore. The dunk was a two-handed flush over James, who had leaped and appeared to be in full extension.

“It was the highlight of the entire camp,” Miller said.

I understand that Nike wants to keep the reputation of their star sponsor perfect, but confiscating a video of a simple dunk? That’s much more damaging than having the footage leak out.

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