Why We Hate LeBron (The Onion)

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/why-we-hate-lebron,28552/

JUNE 15, 2012

Why We Hate LeBron

No one denies that LeBron James is a phenomenal young talent who has turned in some almost supernaturally good performances, but he's still generally unloved by fans. Here's why:

* Skills second only to Kobe, touch second only to Bird, vision second only to Magic, and strength second only to Russell; therefore, pretty much a worthless second-rater

*Was supposed to be the next Jordan, but chose friendship over a monomaniacal obsession with winning bordering on mental illness

*Does this really annoying thing where he isn't always playing on Team USA and is instead playing for the Heat so then you have to root against him

*Significant percentage of sports fans are jealous of his high school diploma

*Abandoned and gave up on Cleveland, albeit decades after the rest of us did

*Makes us feel guilty for never doing anything to make Cleveland better ourselves

*Dunked over the pope at last year’s St. Peter's Basketbasilica Jamfest, even though the game was already out of hand

*Televising The Decision repelled and frightened the American public, most of whom have spent their whole lives trying to avoid making decisions

*Basically, it's easier not to really think about it

[cltc5]

i dont like him becasue he's a product of espn and is constantly forced down my throat as the next greatest thing to sliced bread( See also Tim Tebow).

[kgiessler]

I dont like him because he consistently gets away with 1) sliding his pivot foot 2) taking 3 or even four steps on drives 3) dropping his shoulder and barreling into people (with them getting the foul).    Half of his game is getting away with stuff he shouldn't and I simply can't respect him.