Magic Johnson Makes $1 Million Plea for LeBron James to Participate in the Slam Dunk Contest
Speaking during ESPN’s NBA coverage last night, Magic Johnson made a desperate plea for LeBron James to participate in next year’s Slam Dunk contest.
“I’m going to put up a million dollars,” he said. “One million dollars from Magic to LeBron, please get in the dunk contest. I go every year, I want to see you out there. A million to the winner.”
The league currently pays $100,000 to the winner and $50,000 to the runner-up.
James has never participated in the contest but has modeled some incredible fashion as an attendee.
His lack of participation has become a major talking point recently after two jaw-dropping videos of his pregame efforts went viral. The Miami Heat star then threatened to stop throwing it down before games, which is the perfect story for the new “SportsCenter.”
Get ready to embrace the debate about Johnson’s offer over the next week. You know it’s coming.
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March 2nd, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Leave the man the fuck alone…If he doesn’t want to do it, he doesn’t have to. Why don’t they ask Kevin Durant? He dunks as hard as LeBron…By the way, that’s a punk move by Magic.
March 2nd, 2013 at 12:48 PM
He should get his entitled ass out there, IMO. How about promoting the league once rather than himself.
James is a tool. Google Lebron James these fries are cold.
March 2nd, 2013 at 1:01 PM
James wipes his ass with million dollar bills. He doesn’t need HIVs money
March 2nd, 2013 at 1:32 PM
Offering a million to scrub that Heat Harlem Shake from existence would have been more appropriate.
March 2nd, 2013 at 1:37 PM
Yeah, that’s why LeBron isn’t in the dunk contest…money. Talk about insulting.
I almost hope he does do it and pops an MCL or something, just so we can put the damn contest out of it’s misery. Why does anyone still care about anything that happens at any All-Star game/weekend?
March 2nd, 2013 at 1:38 PM
I will Magic a million, if he and the other members of that awful pre game show can stay off the TV…
March 2nd, 2013 at 1:40 PM
* I will give Magic
March 2nd, 2013 at 3:59 PM
I’d bitch too if my fries were cold
March 2nd, 2013 at 4:12 PM
Here’s how LeBron can spin this into a positive:
1. Agree to do the contest.
2. Take all the money everybody keeps promising.
3. Go out and win the mother fucker, regardless of who’s participating (personally, I hope it’s LeBron and a buncha chumps, that’d make it better.)
4. Announce during the trophy presentation that all the money is going to Boys and Girls Club of America, and that you’re never doing this again and pull a Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting, “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW EASY THIS IS FOR ME?!??!”
Fin.
March 2nd, 2013 at 4:33 PM
You just don’t mess with a man’s fries
March 2nd, 2013 at 4:35 PM
Trout season opened today. I’d tell you to guess over/under on how many I caught but I didn’t catch a single one. So there’s no number to be higher or lower than.
March 2nd, 2013 at 4:38 PM
Fish, this bait’s going in one end or the other. You either eat it, or I’m shoving it up your ass.