You may not realize it, but you hate LeBron James less than you did a few months ago. If you don’t believe that, than I refer you to a Forbes Magazine poll that says people like LeBron just a little bit more than they used to.
According to the Miami Herald, LeBron is now the sixth most hated athlete, down from last year when he was the second most hated athlete. The poll found Mike Vick and Tiger Woods as the two most hated athletes, with Plaxico Burress coming in third. We’ll get back to LeBron in a moment, but why the hell does Plaxico Burress get so much heat still. Yeah, I know, the guy shot himself in the leg and went to prison for it. So essentially he’s a knucklehead and people hate him for it? The guy went to jail for over two years for shooting himself in the leg, not someone else. I think he’s suffered enough.
As far as LeBron goes, there will always be plenty of people to hate him, but last spring he also led all NBA players in jersey sales. He could win three titles in a row and save a kid from a burning building and people would probably say he started the fire. One thing he definitely shouldn’t do is date or marry Kim Kardashian. Nets forward Kris Humphries shot up one spot ahead of LeBron on the list. Basically in less than a year the guy went from irrelevant to the most disliked basketball player alive all because he married Kim Kardashian for 72 days. So we’re clear, making a sex tape with Kim will get you a reality show (Ray-J) and dating her will get you more mainstream recognition (Reggie Bush and Miles Austin) but do not marry Kim Kardashian because she will have E! make you look like an absolute jerk and idiot when they edit the show together (not that I’ve ever watched).
It’ll be interesting to see how LeBron is treated if the Heatles win an NBA title this summer, especially if he wins Finals MVP. Unless he dates, proposes to and marries Kim Kardashian at the same time. Then he’s screwed.
