Hit the Snooze on the Slam Dunk Contest

The list of participants for the Slam Dunk Contest in Dallas in 3 weeks and it was a pretty big let down.

Shannon Brown- Los Angeles Lakers

Gerald Wallace- Charlotte Bobcats

Nate Robinson- New York Knicks

DeMar DeRozan (NY Knicks)/ Eric Gordon (LA Clips)- Dunk off at half time of the Rookie Game.  Winner will make the contest.

No LeBron.  No Dwight.  This contest has really lost its luster.

I would love to see one of the stars of this league step up and join the contest to give it credibility again.  LeBron would have been perfect because 1. he is an incredible dunker 2. he promised he would do it last year!

But, King James did the cost-benefit and I guess the fear of not winning is greater than the extremely marginal gain in popularity he can get in winning.

Dominique should smack you!