Last night, I tuned in, for reasons unknown to even me, to watch the NBA’s Slam Dunk contest. I was interested in seeing how Tyrus Thomas would respond in the wake of his labeling of the slam dunk prize as “free money.” Before that, I was subjected to the skills competition. What I was witnessed to was the most lackadaisical, borderline disrespectful display that I’ve seen in a while. What I was was Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James downright jogging through the obstacle course. This is why people are so turned off to the NBA. It was a joke to see LeBron James, the face of the league, trot through an obstacle course, trot to the bench and put his warm-ups back on. If the players don’t care about what they’re doing then why should I or anyone else? Where’s a lockout when you need one?

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