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Introvert LeBron James would choose a year-long retirement tour over winning his fifth NBA title

He says he's uncomfortable with praise. So you know, introvert LeBron James, we need to protect him... If you had true serum with LeBron right now... I think he might take the Retirement Tour [over a fifth title]. The fact that he's pretending that he will be reluctant in any way on this is the most ridiculous comment I've ever heard.

Big Cat's take is a hypothetical opinion about what LeBron James would choose (a retirement tour over a fifth NBA title) if given 'true serum.' This is a subjective assessment of LeBron's internal motivations and preferences, which cannot be objectively verified by real-world events. LeBron has not yet retired, nor has he won a fifth title since the take was made, but even if those events occurred, the take is about his *preference* in a hypothetical scenario, not a prediction of an outcome.

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There's really no way to fix the Dunk Contest. I think they've jumped over the biggest human they can find... maybe it's just that we've seen every cool Dunk and there's only so many cool dunks that you can do.

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Mac McClung should be ineligible for the NBA Dunk Contest because he isn't an active NBA player

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A G-League player who wins the NBA Dunk Contest should receive a two-week NBA contract

If you win the Dunk contest and you're on a G League team, you should get like a two week contract.

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The Lions will win the NFC North

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