People have it all wrong about this guy, plain and simple. The folks over at the Stool, scores of basketball/sports fans and other media members hate and destroy this guy on a daily basis, all for terrible reasons. If you have any understanding and/or love for the game of basketball, hating Lebron James automatically screams that you in fact don't know shit about the sport. Here are the top 3 reasons (in no particular order) why dumb-asses "hate" Lebron.
1. Lebron whines and complains for fouls (is a general bitch): Here's a clue, because you don't know basketball. EVERY player, coach and fan whines and complains for calls, from Elementary school, all the way to the NBA. Don't believe me? Go to your local gym on a Saturday and behold 40 year-old Dads/Moms screaming for a foul call for their un-athletic child throwing up a piece of shit shot. Lebron is the face of the NBA, all eyes/cameras are constantly on him so you always catch him fishing for calls. James Harden almost won MVP from living on the FT line all season and Kevin Durant won MVP last season and went to the line a sheeek-ton of times! The NBA super-stars litter this category every year.
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/free-throws-attempted
Drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line is an important part of winning a basketball game, that has always been the same. For the idiots out there, it's easy. Free throws=wide-open, slow shots that will go in more.
Also, when 6 to 7 foot athletic monsters that all weigh over 250lbs are slamming into you while you are trying to shoot, I'd ask for a foul call every damn time. But Mijo! Lebron is a hulk! He doesn't need foul calls and is strong enough to finish through contact! Even the Hulk, can get his ass kicked by a Hulk-Buster, you idiot.
1. Lebron whines and complains for fouls (is a general bitch): Here's a clue, because you don't know basketball. EVERY player, coach and fan whines and complains for calls, from Elementary school, all the way to the NBA. Don't believe me? Go to your local gym on a Saturday and behold 40 year-old Dads/Moms screaming for a foul call for their un-athletic child throwing up a piece of shit shot. Lebron is the face of the NBA, all eyes/cameras are constantly on him so you always catch him fishing for calls. James Harden almost won MVP from living on the FT line all season and Kevin Durant won MVP last season and went to the line a sheeek-ton of times! The NBA super-stars litter this category every year.
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/free-throws-attempted
Drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line is an important part of winning a basketball game, that has always been the same. For the idiots out there, it's easy. Free throws=wide-open, slow shots that will go in more.
Also, when 6 to 7 foot athletic monsters that all weigh over 250lbs are slamming into you while you are trying to shoot, I'd ask for a foul call every damn time. But Mijo! Lebron is a hulk! He doesn't need foul calls and is strong enough to finish through contact! Even the Hulk, can get his ass kicked by a Hulk-Buster, you idiot.
2. Lebron is a social media/attention whore/asshole: Remember that guy who played for Chicago? That global icon who spread basketball around the world like the plague? I think his name was Jordan or something. That guy was fuckin everywhere. TV, Magazines, Billboards, Food, Drinks, Movies. He was and still is, a global brand. Lebron is in the exact same boat, only his boat is built for today. His Entourage, his Social Media and his Public Image is in constant demand along with all of the other things MJ has to do. I do think Lebron focuses too much on public image/social media but I'm not going to fault or hate him for trying to make his own brand more money. Last I checked, he's a married man with 3 kids, has no criminal record and wouldn't be anywhere close to being the worst role model for a child/person to look up to. He probably has some skeletons in his massive closet but who doesn't? Do you know him personally? Does he text you? Then why do you think he's an asshole? The guy eats McNuggets and rocks Nike's, sounds like YOU are the asshole.
3. Lebron is Over-Rated: Ah, this is where things can get heated. How does Lebron rank among the all-time greats? Like it or not, the guy is already top 10. Done. Get over it. If you disagree with that, go watch Airbud, because that's the quality of basketball your knowledge deserves. Whether or not he will be Top 5 is yet to be determined. Beyond his hoard of 4 MVPs, 2 Titles and 2 Gold medals, Lebron does things on the court that baffle the high basketball IQ'd folks. He can play all 5 positions and has even started coaching his own team recently because his coach on the sideline is a doofus. When Lebron James is on the floor, he is like french fries being apart of your dinner. What's for dinner? It can be the food you can't stand the most but if you have some crispy-ass, salty as sheeek fries, you'll all good in the hood. That's Lebron James as a player. "Pass the ball to Tucker (Lebron)!" Coach Blatt took the only page out of Coach Wittenburg's book of coaching. Damn good advice.
Epilogue:
Now The Flap will say to Mijo, "Lebron is your Girlfriend! You're both bitches! Steph Curry! Chill! I'm getting married!". Feeek theeet. I love the basketball world, period. Lebron is simply on top of that world as the best active player. I simply wish for the most entertaining basketball to be played every year come June. Hopefully it will be the King vs the Prince Willard (Curry). Love Lebron or respect Lebron for the game he plays, or be an idiot and hate him. You can still watch Airbud though, gotta love/hate Buddy and those Josh Framm jumpers.
Now The Flap will say to Mijo, "Lebron is your Girlfriend! You're both bitches! Steph Curry! Chill! I'm getting married!". Feeek theeet. I love the basketball world, period. Lebron is simply on top of that world as the best active player. I simply wish for the most entertaining basketball to be played every year come June. Hopefully it will be the King vs the Prince Willard (Curry). Love Lebron or respect Lebron for the game he plays, or be an idiot and hate him. You can still watch Airbud though, gotta love/hate Buddy and those Josh Framm jumpers.
By: El Mijo