Tuesday night, O’Neal expressed that he would love to see his Cleveland teammate LeBron James take part in the upcoming NBA’s All-Star Dunk contest but only in one condition. If the former dunk champions, Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, and another unnamed superstar would come up, Shaq would he let his client, James enter the said competition.
The proposal came up as a philanthropic act from O’Neal to help the earthquake victims of Haiti. He said that he would want a large price, with half of the money going to the earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The defending champ Nate Robinson stood up and supported Shaq’s philanthropic proposal and thought that it was a great idea to help the victims from Haiti.
Carter, who won the contest in 2000, declined the offer and said Orlando teammate Dwight Howard, the 2008 champion, could do it.
Miami's Dwyane Wade heard about O'Neal's idea and supports the effort to raise more money -- he has already donated a one-game check of about $175,000 -- but won't dunk, either.
James said he would consider dunking this year in Dallas. It seemed as if James was trying to get some of the league's top players involved, but none of the game's premier dunkers wanted in and James recently decided not to participate after hedging for months.
Bryant was not able to give his perspective because the Lakers were traveling to Cleveland.
The league has announced last Monday the competitors for the All-Star dunk competition. Shannon brown of the Lakers, Charlottes Gerald Wallace and Robinson would take part on the said event. The fourth spot in the field will be determined in a dunk off between Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan and the Clippers' Eric Gordon.
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