Why is LeBron disliked so much?

[HunterSThompson]

because he's cheated in every known way imaginable

- steroids
- colluding
- tampering
- ring chasing
- rigging suspensions
- charges
- flops
- travels
- hair plugs
- controlling the media
- the rules changing to fit his game


and even after all of this he's 4-6

[1987_Lakers]

he's not. always leads in jersey sales and all star voting. there's just a lot of threatened and vocal kobe/mj fans with no lives online.

Let's be honest, this site is also fluttered with Bron stans as well, including myself, but at least we are appreciating greatness. Guys like Spursm8, 3ball, full court, etc. literally spend all their time here just discussing their hate for one specific player. That to me is weird, it's pretty likely when a person does that they have some sort of psychological disorder. I get shitting on a player from time to time, but to completely focus all your energy bashing someone is weird.

[HunterSThompson]

Let's be honest, this site is also fluttered with Bron stans as well, including myself, but at least we are appreciating greatness. Guys like Spursm8, 3ball, full court, etc. literally spend all their time here just discussing their hate for one specific player. That to me is weird, it's pretty likely when a person does that they have some sort of psychological disorder. I get shitting on a player from time to time, but to completely focus all your energy bashing someone is weird.

I appreciate the greatness of cheaters. I have lebron 6th all time and bought a barry bonds rookie card to go with my lebron rookies

bonds is top 5 all time in baseball as well. as long as people acknowledge the asterisks then they can be celebrated

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Because he can't shoot. Probably struggle to dominate most pickup games without offensive fouling. Also ball dominates too much and turns guys into spot up shooters going 1 on 5. Only dorks like him. Or some black guys only because he's black.

[Chuckbe]

Because of shit like this https://streamable.com/av4k0p

[iamgine]

Because he's very famous in a very popular sport.

Anyone like that is going to be polarizing.

[TheGoatest]

Because some time around the mid 2000s, after it was clear that LeBron wasn't just another straight-out-of-high-school Jonathan Bender/Darius Miles, a phrase "This guy has the potential to be the greatest player of all time" was uttered about LeBron James. Ever since that day, the butthurt grew among stans of other players such as Kobe and Jordan. In 2016, after LeBron made this prophecy of his GOAThood come true, the butthurt was turned up to 11.

With that said, LeBron isn't really disliked "much" by many people. It's really only a handful of Jordan extremists who have dedicated their life to the hatred of another human being that have created many alts who give this impression of LeBron being disliked.

[Lebron23]

I have nothing but respect for this man. He is the greatest to ever do it...in his respective position (SF) that is. He is the JOHN CENA of basketball, he is hated by millions (not respected) and loved by millions (by little kids, alike, Cena).

The NBA did him no favors when the league decided to SWITCH the rules and made the game easier, way more soft!

Let's be honest here, LBJ is an average shooter at best. His offensive repertoire is quite limited and he benefited greatly from the new rules, which gave the offensive players the space to bring the offense back into the game. FACT!

Some people including me cannot believe that he'll eventually surpass Kareem's scoring record. This has to be the equivalent of KLOSE breaking RONALDO's WC scoring record. What am I talking about? Look it up you muppets!

And then there's the immaturity thing:

1) Calling reporters stupid. FACT!
2) Making fun of another player's illness (DIRK), something I bet he clearly regrets now. FACT!
3) Quitting on his teams (multiple times). FACT!
4) Exiting early from Game 1 of the NBA Finals because of a severe leg cramping caused by lack of ventilation. FACT!

But wait there is more:

1) Forming super teams left and right. FACT!
2) Forcing other top stars to leave their teams to come and join him. FACT!
3) Blaming others for FINALS failures. FACT!
4) Paying off guys in the media to create a GOAT case on his behalf. FACT!

However, there is more:

1) Pretending to be a social justice warrior ninja mutant princess (or whatever you kids call it), when in reality he only cares about $$$. FACT!
2) Getting coaches fired. FACT!
3) Forcing trades. FACT!
4) Last but not least: believing that he is as good if not better than MICHAEL JORDAN. FACT!

That pretty much covers it, I think.

What say you?
Your thoughts...Your thoughts...

You are Kobetard who's melting down so hard.

[Axe]

Just like a legion who follows either jordan or kobe, he has retarded stans too who think they can monetize by bragging that he's their goat.

[n00bie]

I hate his entitlement mentality. I guess that's why so many little kids can relate to him.

I hate how he calls himself King but then never stops asking for help.

I hate how he dances around and showboats after a dunk or and 1.. even tho his team is losing.

I hate how he plays no defence but then blames his teammates.

I hate how his game looks. Nothing about his game looks good.

[ImKobe]

Because of how fake he is on his social media and how annoying his fans are in general. Can't hate Lebron the player or even Lebron the businessman, but everything else around it is just unbearable.

[Full Court]

You are Kobetard who's melting down so hard.

Except that everything he said was true. I've noticed that when you Bronies have no counter-argument, all you do is reply with "Meltdown....hehehehe." Very low IQ posting.

[jmcwilliams]

To answer your question, Professionally I don't see how you could really dislike lebron. He has that Akron work ethic. No matter what his trade ended up being he would have showed up on time and gave you a full day of hard work. Lebron has always worked hard for his teams. When have we ever seen Lebron do the unethical stuff we see players doing today? Purposely sabotaging their teams in order to force a trade. Lebron always comes in as a professional and does his job. His work speaks for itself.

Personally, there is a lot to dislike. He has a whole team of narrative builders and he himself knows how to play the media. There is a reason KD pointed out that being around Lebron is toxic. Players know that they will receive all the blame on a Lebron led team. Every question they receive from reporters revolves around petty Lebron narratives for the next days news story.
Lebron is a social justice warrior in the worst way. In recent years he has tried to manufacture himself as an ALI type social change athlete despite the fact that many of the societal ills he is "fighting" are largely manufactured by the socialists in higher learning. He makes accusations and reactionary statements with zero context as to what really happened putting peoples careers and possibly even lives in danger. He lied about someone painting the N word on his house. He lives in a gated community with cameras everywhere no one could find a shred of evidence that it happened.

"He allegedly had the N-word spray painted on his $20 million Brentwood home," Whitlock said. "He wasn't there. His family wasn't there. He heard about it.

Whitlock on LeBron James' home vandalism: 'Stop embracing your victimhood'

At a time when social unrest was running hot and Blacks and whites were in real danger Lebron made the decision to be a voice of narrative and lies rather than reason all to build his brand and try and be an Ali type figure.
Why didn't Lebron tell those in the Black communities to stop looting all the stores? Why did he not encourage them to protest in a responsible manner as Martin Luther Kind Jr. advocated?
Lebron James is toxic self absorbed and at a time where he could have really been helpful chose to be a self absorbed Rich Bitch. Lebron is not too different from jussie smollett.

For those who saw the SJW movement begin in the universities of Canada and America and then eventually play out in the real world a guy like Lebron might as well be societal cancer. It is so unfortunate because he has such a great platform. He could be extolling the virtues of personal responsibility, rugged individualism, hard work, NO EXCUSES (all things that got him to where he is) but instead he chose the cheap and easy narratives of the same socialism that has destroyed African American communities, ie, you're all victims of the white man.
Life is suffering and death. Any decency you get out of this life is a blessing and everything you take for granted is built on very high ideals. If they crumble or fail to take hold in a community you have a third world state like Chicago.

So, thanks Lebron for using your platform for your own self absorbed goals of becoming a hero without context and setting the Black community back further.

[John8204]

Why is Lebron hated so much...well several reasons...

#1 - He's playing in a 24/7 media era. In the old days before news became a big business format players were allowed to have some sense of self. Lebron really is on the clock 24/7 which means everything he does is under a microscope. So on top of having to be a great player he's also basically the players commissioner of the NBA which gives him other responsibilities for the long term health of the league.

#2 - He came after Michael Jordan. Fans are frontrunners they want to support the best and when someone comes along and challenges the best the fans take that as an opportunity to unleash their fandom. I agree Jordan is better than James...I just don't see the need or the point to rip James every day like certain people here seem to do.

#3 - Lebron has no rivals. Curry, Durant, and Giannis are great players but they aren't top ten players, the problem with the Lebron era is that guys created super teams to beat Lebron. They know they can do that because when Lebron has to do the same he gets the blame. Even though the 2nd best technical player in the league is now on three teams with more talent than Lebron has ever had...it's Lebron we blame not Durant.

#4 - Lebron is flexible. The worst thing about Lebron is he's not a SG or PF, he changes his positions to fit his teams, he likes being a second option. Jordan also liked perimeter shooters but they always had to be the third option. Lebron also loves building guys up and winning with different players...I don't know if Lebron actually hates anyone in the league...and fans hate a guy that's not a hater.

#5 - Lebron is taking records - I think Lebron wants to be basketballs Gordie Howe, Sammie Baugh, and Rickey Henderson. He's not looking at 20 when most players of his skill set retire he's looking at 25 and he's going to ring chase with his kid. and NBA fans hate wholesomeness.

[ThRRR3tardSatan]

Most people were Lebron fans and supported him until the bitch decided to collude and form a superteam with fellow East Rivals Bosh and Wade, then begging member of Big 3 Celtics, Allen, to form a big 4 in Miami because beating the Celticswas too hard despite his younger stacked team.

People don't support narcissists that throw a party on TV for themselves to abandon their hometown people. Lebron is a coward with no integrity. A true dirtbag. Good thing people trust him with a ball because I wouldn't trust the turncoat coward in an real life meaningful situation.