Why LeBron James Doesn't Need to Apologize to Kendrick Perkins over Dunk Tweet

LeBron James has no need to apologize to Kendrick Perkins or anyone else for his Twitter comments about Blake Griffin’s posterization of the Oklahoma City center.

The drama all started when James posted this tweet.

James was suggesting that his monster jam, in which he leaped over John Lucas III to slam it down, was No. 2 this season to the Clippers superstar’s dunk.

Perkins took offense to LeBron’s comments in an interview with Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J. Spears.

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"You don’t see Kobe [Bryant] tweeting," Perkins said. "You don’t see Michael Jordan tweeting. If you’re an elite player, plays like that don’t excite you. At the end of the day, the guys who are playing for the right reasons who are trying to win championships are not worrying about one play.

"They also are not tweeting about themselves talking about going down to No. 2. I just feel [James] is always looking for attention and he wants the world to like him."

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ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Tom Haberstroh caught up with LeBron and he has no plans to apologize for his actions. 

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"I would never apologize about anything like that when I'm connecting to my fans,"

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He doesn't even believe what he said was calling out Perkins.

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"Did I call him out? I mean, did you read the tweet? Did I call him out? I can see why he felt embarrassed. I don't think I was the only one to react to the unbelievable play by Blake and that's what it was all about."

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The Miami Heat superstar then turned introspective, wondering if the attention he's receiving from the Twitter comments is because he has been a lightning rod for criticism ever since he spurned the Cleveland Cavaliers for South Beach and failed to capture a ring.

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"I'm an easy target; if someone wants to get a point across -- just throw LeBron's name in there," James said. "You could be watching cartoons with your kids and you don't like it, you say, 'Blame it on LeBron.' If you go to the grocery store and they don't have the milk that you like, you just say, 'It's LeBron's fault.' "

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James is definitely an easy target, but he's not in the wrong.

The call out was just plain stupid of Perkins, who contradicted himself and got the facts all messed up.

First of all, Perkins himself used to be active on Twitter. He even started a beef with Chris Webber towards the beginning of the season on the social media site.

It drew a lot of attention onto himself, something he has a problem with LeBron doing for some reason. It’s quite hypocritical and King James has no reason to even acknowledge the Thunder center’s concerns.

Perk also mentions that Kobe Bryant didn’t get excited about the play. However, he most certainly did.

At the beginning of February, the Lakers star was asked which dunk was better—Griffin over Perkins or LeBron over Lucas III.

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"Oh, you've got to be kidding," Bryant told ESPNLosAngeles.com's Andy Kamenetzky. "LeBron jumped over (Lucas). I've known Lucas since he was like, 10. He's 5-foot-11. Blake's dunk was unreal. Unreal. Video game s---."

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Michael Jordan was apparently unavailable for comment, perhaps mismanaging the Charlotte Bobcats from a golf course.

Regardless, this just goes to prove that players who win championships and are bound for the Hall of Fame still get excited over watching a highlight play.

LeBron should never apologize for being a fan of basketball. He went so far as to acknowledge it was nothing personal.

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"Now, if Kendrick Perkins dunked on somebody like that on the other end, I would have done the same thing," James said. "If Perkins dunked on Blake Griffin or DeAndre Jordan or whatever the case may be, it would be the same thing. That's just my love for the game and connecting with my fans."

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He was simply sharing his opinions with the nearly 3.5 million people who follow him on Twitter and are interested in what he has to say.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that.