Shawn Kemp, Baby

The NBA Dunk Contest was watched by 14 people, and it looks like one of those people was Shawn Kemp – the other thirteen were his kids:

Shawn Kemp, out of nowhere, has come out of the woodwork to criticize the final dunk of Blake Griffin’s(notes) Dunk Contest-winning repertoire. The 41-year-old former SuperSonics, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers and Magic forward apparently didn’t like the final-round dunk that saw Blake jump over a Kia Optima, and before you make up your mind about Kemp, listen to what he has to say.

As explained to KJR radio in Seattle, and lovingly transcribed by Sports Radio Interviews:

"I’m a big Blake Griffin fan, but that dunk at the contest might’ve been the weakest dunk in the dunk contest that I’ve seen in a long time. I love the choir and all that stuff was great, but you at least gotta jump over the car though right? He swung over the car and landed on the hood of the car. I think he should at least be able to jump over the front of the car."

You have to admit, Shawn isn’t wrong here.

Shawn Kemp rips Blake Griffin’s dunk – Ball Don’t Lie – NBA  – Yahoo! Sports

Yep, I watched the video and that dunk was weaker than anything Tim Duncan has thrown down in his life. And that’s weak…