Jul

24

Nike Will Release Confiscated Slam-Dunk Tapes

Posted by Jeff Sack under NBA News, NBA Off The Court Issues 

The “Associated Press” reported Friday that Nike has changed their corporate mind and will return the videotapes they had confiscated at a Basketball camp earlier this month. The confiscation of the tapes led to a brouhaha that never went away.

 Jordan Crawford  a player from Xavier University dunked twice on Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star and reigning NBA MVP LeBron James at a camp held at the University of Akron earlier this month. Nike who sponsored the camp confiscated the videotapes of two camera men who had recorded the play. And with the confiscation came controversy which never ended.

Nike released a statement on Friday. The release read “It was never about the play or the player, it was always about our media policy. 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.”

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