re: Zion says he will do the dunk contest when he makes his next all star

I think the "injury" thing that everyone cites as to why they won't do it is just an excuse to avoid a PR hit.

There's no reason for Lebron to do it, if he wins, it's expected, if he loses, he'll trend on social media for it. For a dude that has so carefully cultivated his image, I totally get why he doesn't want to do it.

For Zion, if he goes out there and wins it, all the talk about him being fat immediately ends, full stop. He could benefit heavily from a great showing. Same with Ja (someone mentioned how he would never do it), all the gun shite goes firmly in the past if he wins it and it would be a marketer's dream to play up the "overcame a troubled past" angle.