NIKE TO RETURN LeTape(s)VOL.TOO LATE....DAMAGE IS DONE

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[h1]Nike giving back tapes of infamous LeBron dunk[/h1]
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Updated: July 24, 2009, 2:13 PM EDT
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Nike says it is returning videotapes it confiscated of NBA star LeBron James getting dunked on at a recent basketball camp.

Nike said it is giving back tapes to two accredited journalists who filmed Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunking over James during a recent pickup game at a skills academy run by the superstar at the University of Akron. The sports apparel giant said only one of the tapes captured the infamous dunk, which has been an Internet sensation.

Nike said it took the tapes based on its media guidelines that no pickup games be filmed.

This week, videos emerged of Crawford's dunk in which he drove the lane and slammed over James, who was not guarding him and was the last defender between Crawford and the basket.

In its statement, Nike said it did not take the footage because James was dunked on.

"It was never about the play or the player, it was always about our media policy," Nike said. "The interest in the tapes has greatly overshadowed the focus of the camp, which is to help young athletes improve their skills, and that is regrettable. It was Nike's decision to take these tapes based on our media guidelines, which we will continue to enforce."

There was general disappointment in Crawford's dunk among online viewers when it began appearing on various Web sites in recent days. Crawford beat another defender down the lane and was able to gather himself before finishing over James, the current league MVP who has been subjected to worse treatment by his pro peers.
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Jordan's my guy and all but the dunk was just good it wasn't even that serious they shouldn't have took it in the 1st place.

I was expecting some Kobe over Dwight Howard/Ben Wallace with the wizards type the way they made it seem
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Nike's Losing.
 
Coming up on Sportscenter Sunday, two NEW angles of an average dunk that occured at Lebron's camp. More coverage and dunk analysis on Outside the Lines.
 
The dunk wasnt that good but this thing blew way out of proportion because of Nike's stupid decision.
 
Well that makes a bunch of sense...Like LazyJ said there is no reason for cameramen to be there if they can't film. You mean to tell me that no one noticedcameras rolling prior to the dunk?

The dunk was what I thought it was....a run of the mill facial, the conspiracy just hyped it up
 
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