Many fans reacted to the big dunk. James came into the night with averages of 24.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 8.9 assists per contest while shooting 50.7% from the field and 38.9% from the three ...
in the first half. It is therefore fair to categorize any dunk on him as newsworthy. When a 6-foot-2 guard does it? It's an obvious dunk of the year candidate... even if it technically didn't count.