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theres always that

hated Lebron for going to Miami the way he did, though I guess that was selfish on my part

now I root for him to destroy everyone

lebron loves memes

miami announcement was done poorly but he was young so i forgive him

yeah easy to hate Lebron for a while when he was all NWO, but i think he seems like a genuinely decent guy, if any one of us can ever know

most of my extended family lives in Akron. my grandma lives like a half-mile from his house. she would go on and on about how much he was doing for the community, apparently he pours a lot of money into local schools and charities. when he was in Miami she said "I'm really sad he's gone but he's still a wonderful young man". I figured if my Granny, a lifelong Cavs fan, could forgive him, I could too.

the decision was def majorly boneheaded but the distaste for him is so wide spread i think theres more there

some of it is his game isnt elegant like mike it doesnt really have that high level of charisma that most star perimeter players do

hes a lil more like shaq a bruiser who plays w insane skill thats easy to discount

idk I guess he flops some

more than that I think he gets a lot of hatred from my generation b/c people are comparing him to Jordan and they don't like that

he does flop and whine everyone does these days tho

definitely a generational thing "no one can be as good as jordan, the star of my youth"

also he takes himself pretty seriously, people don't always like that, part of why that championship parade moment when he was all loose and dropping f-bombs and joking about all the players was so special

i think its cause ppl sense his vulnerability and it makes them uncomfortable

I really think if the league keeps shrinking and more young guys model their games on curry/isiah etc lebron could be a tremendous micro ball center from age 35-40

I would 100% root for a lebron-lebron jnr 1-5 pick and roll in 2023

thing w playing an old at positions hes undersized for is its really tiring, one wld think hell end up seeing more time at the 4 at least tho

the reg season/playoffs bron contrast will get bigger too which will be fun

if the cavs win this year have a feeling a lot of ppl will just give in and love him

kinda weird hes so widely loathed

that televised "The Decision" thing was a monumental dick move on his part, but he seems to have learned from it. his being caught on camera mocking dirk during the finals against the mavs was also a dick move, but he seems to have learned from that, too. he's grown up slowly, but he does make progress.

kobe had court dates for rape

the things held against bron relative to other athletes only make sense through the most paternalist petty prism

yeah like if the people he's up against are MJ and kobe i don't see how you can possibly get him on character

also he takes himself pretty seriously, people don't always like that, part of why that championship parade moment when he was all loose and dropping f-bombs and joking about all the players was so special

― marcos, Thursday, June 1, 2017 8:38 AM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

idk I think its kinda the opposite maybe? remember when everyone was mad @ him for dancing

kobe is a sociopath and therefore much worse than a monumental dick. and while we're at it. Jordan was a monumental dick, too. Nike and his other sponsors spent hundreds of millions disguising this fact.

shaq is a weirdly apt comparison actually imo

i wld argue the money was spent glorifying it xp

yeah I've seen a hundred commercials and one movie starring Michael Jordan and he is not likeable in any of them

I think part of the resentment towards Lebron comes from the fact that he's bewn The Anointed One since high school, so when he couldn't win a title in 6 years it gave a lot of people a reason to yell "OVERRATED!!" at him.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0AGiq9j_Ak

most of my extended family lives in Akron. my grandma lives like a half-mile from his house. she would go on and on about how much he was doing for the community, apparently he pours a lot of money into local schools and charities. when he was in Miami she said "I'm really sad he's gone but he's still a wonderful young man". I figured if my Granny, a lifelong Cavs fan, could forgive him, I could too.

Same here; my cousin worked for Lebron's foundation and has never had a single bad word to say about him, even through the Miami years.

Also this feels apropos: http://verysmartbrothas.com/lebron-james-may-or-may-not-be-a-better-basketball-player-than-michael-jordan-but-hes-a-better-man/

yeah

bron is the best.. but also f him.

reasonable

lol

ugh i cant focus at all at work TOO AMPED

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— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) June 1, 2017

yup!

btw seeing klay eat his words after talking shit last year was a special joy for me personally

poor klay hes such a nice young man and so bad at talking shit, the media goaded him into it

oh hope the pettiness goes to all time highs no matter the outcome. need. more. pettiness.

lebrons high road comment is all time

klay should really stick to his lane which is staring at mundane objects with wonder

https://i.redd.it/dlfvh6iab3ky.gif

never really found klay attractive but he looks v handsome there I have to admit

i have never ever liked bron's game though the moments when he goes into the zone are undeniably transcendent.
he's been a better human being while playing the game than charles or shaq or michael ever were tho.

Spoke with NBA executive who predicted #Cavs overcome 3-0 deficit to win title this year. "I stand by it. Just don't use my name" #NBAFinals

— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) June 1, 2017

I would retire from NBA fandom.

fair

shows how little anon front office takes are worth, theyre subject to shit talking just like everyone else

why is this game at 9 thats so late

the bay area billionaires don't even need to work they can deal w/ an afternoon start time