Lebron James is fulfilling what he said some time ago. Number 23 should only be MJ's number. It is said that he has already applied to the NBA to wear number 6.
Being regarded by many since his younger days to be the next basketball great, James can not help but be compared to MJ. All the more when he wore jersey number 23 when he turned pro.
I guess it's a class act to pay tribute to greatness. And it shows that James doesn't want just to be called the next Jordan especially that he has yet to win an NBA championship. He wants fans to witness his very own greatness.
I would guess that Lebron chose 6, a number he wore during the olympics, because it is his the first major championship that he won so far in his career.
It remains to be seen though if other players using 23 would follow James' act.
The upcoming Pacquiao fight with Joshua Clottey can be viewed live and free via pldtmyDSL watchpad video streaming.
Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao is set to defend his WBO World Welterweight belt against Ghana's Joshua Clottey on March 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium in Texas.
Here's how...
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I wish we are also subscribers. I would certainly loved to watch the Pacquaio fight free on my PC live. But more than that, I wish for a Pacquiao victory in his trademark spectacular fashion.
Image via PLDTwatchpad website.
The 2010 NBA Slam Dunk contest suck and set a new low. Imagine Nate Robinson becoming the first three-time champion of this kind of competition being somewhat tainted for earning it against inferior slam dunkers and coming up with a not-so-spectacular dunk himself.
It's fortunate that we now have youtube. I went on to wash away my disappointment in watching this year's NBA Slam Dunk contest by looking for arguably the greatest slam dunk competition ever in the history of the NBA All Star Weekend - The 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
I was surprised to learn that Clyde Drexler also participated in that year. Anyways, it was about Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins coming out with great slam dunks one after another. MJ might have won the contest because the NBA held it in Chicago, but I feel that there's really something in the way MJ hangs in the air that puts Nique's powering slams in pale comparison.
My top three favorite slam dunkers are Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins and Vince Carter.
I hope Commissioner Stern & the NBA will do something for the fans in next year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest. They ought it fans like me to come up with participants that can entertain us either with dunks or at least with their personality.
That's for you too, Lebron. If you care enough not just for money, championships or fame, you ought to ask yourself if this is the kind of show the NBA fans deserve to see in a slam dunk contest.
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Back to this year's All Star festivities in Dallas, TX. I was glad that my favorite player Steve Nash went on to win the NBA Skills challenge against a much younger crop of participants. It's not a totally disappointing day for me. hehehe!!!
Paul Pierce won the 3 point shooting contest, becoming the next Celtics to win it after Larry Legend Bird won it, I think thrice in a row. I thought that rookie Stephen Curry will win it because of his fine form. I guess he just tired out in the end.
I finally got the chance to watch Roger Federer in action today at the 4th round of this year's Australian Open. Luckily, I was not able to jinx him. Hehehehe!!!
Federer was facing Australia's own Leyton Hewitt who tried so hard but Federer is just so good prevailing with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 almost clinical win. I can't help but get in awe everytime Federer hits a beautiful shot.
I just hope he gets a rematch with Rafael Nadal on the finals, and this time ending up smiling rather than the one crying like last year.
