Embarassment is definitely part of it, just no player is going to say “yeah I’m afraid to get embarassed” but they will say “yeah I want to preserve my body”.
Has there ever been an injury in the dunk contest? LeBron wouldn’t do it his entire career which put a stop to superstars doing it basically singlehandedly. Is that to protect from injury?
Embarassment is definitely part of it, just no player is going to say “yeah I’m afraid to get embarassed” but they will say “yeah I want to preserve my body”.
Has there ever been an injury in the dunk contest? LeBron wouldn’t do it his entire career which put a stop to superstars doing it basically singlehandedly. Is that to protect from injury?