Then again, this could just have been a clever ploy by King James to lure Ariza away from the Houston Rockets and toward the Cavaliers. After all, LeBron James did allude to participating in the 2010 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Just like this current scenario, James said that he could dunk on a 13-foot rim after watching Dwight Howard dunk on a 12-foot hoop. He never gave any definitive proof that he'd actually be dunking on that 13-foot rim at a dunk contest. He also said, in regards to staying in Cleveland, "I'll be there. Of course, I'll be there." What I'm trying to point out here is that there is a lot of ambiguity between LeBron's sentence structure and phrasing. When connecting these two events, the 2010 Dunk Contest and the Summer of 201
0, I see a great deal of commonalities. Almost as if it's an analogy, so to speak, unfolding right before our eyes:
LeBron James potentially participating in the 2010 Dunk Contest
is to
LeBron James potentially staying in Cleveland after the Summer of 2010
as
Telling white lies for publicity's sake
is to
Exploiting recruiting tools
Now, here's where it gets interesting. The reason I italicize Cleveland in the analogy is because "Trevor asked LeBron if he would be in Cleveland after next season," according to a source affiliated with Ariza. Nowhere in that question was the word Cavaliers ever mentioned. Sure, LeBron will be in Cleveland after next season; he lives close by and it's in his home state! So, did LeBron James almost succeed in luring Trevor Ariza to the Cleveland Cavaliers all while still leaving himself some wiggle room for his own integrity if he were to end up leaving the Cavs down the road? If he's a true king, then let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
As for that dunk contest...
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