The LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio was getting little publicity this summer, that is, until this week. The Academy hosts high school and college players from the area to work on their basketball skills, which includes playing pickup games against the MVP himself. Sophomore guard, Jordan Crawford from Xavier made sure to take full advantage. The 6'4 Crawford, went 1 on 1 against LeBron on a fast break and went up strong with a two-handed dunk over the King himself. Yes, the defense in pick up games is usually non-existent, but putting LeBron James in your poster is a huge accomplishment wherever it happens.
So why haven't you seen the dunk on ESPN yet? Well, because right after it happened, all the video tapes were confiscated by a Nike rep. It's unknown whether it was LeBron's or Nike's decision, but either way, it has done more damage to confiscate the video than it would have to let it show up on YouTube.
Regardless, whether it ever gets released or not, Jordan Crawford's reputation has skyrocketed. He said, during the game he didn't realize how big of a deal it was until after the game, "Not during the game, but I was geeked afterwards about it. Everyone was talking about it." Most likely, Crawford's reputation would have been more effected than Lebron's if the video was released, especially with all the negative response the confiscation has been getting. Nike should just show the video themselves with a clever ad and let the whole thing be overwith. Either way, that dunk needs to be shown, for all NBA fans' sake.
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