LeBron James. Why all the hate?

I was on ESPN today and I saw an article that was about a list recently released regarding the most disliked professional athletes. This list was released by the Q Scores Company. It polled a large group of the general population and asked if they felt negatively or positively towards the particular athlete. The top five (well I shouldn't say top, maybe most hated) were Michael Vick, Tiger Woods,Terrell Owens, Chad Ochocinco, and Kobe Bryant. These names shouldn't really be too surprising. The one that stood out for me was LeBron James at number six. He was on top of the world last season, and it all went downhill this summer.

James's score plummeted drastically after "The Decision" this summer. He wasted an hour of prime time television to announce where he was going to be playing this year. He blindsided the Cavaliers as they waited in excitement to see where he would end up just like the millions of viewers around the country. They were as shocked as I was when he said he would "take his talents to South Beach" and play with the Miami Heat. Who would say that? Just thinking about how arrogant it is gets me angry. I'm not going to lie, I used to like LeBron James. When he came into the league I was excited to watch him play and dominate for years. His fame got to his head and gave him a kind of hubris unseen by other athletes. Apparently the other people see this too. LeBron's results showed that 39% of the people view him in a negative light. This is a 77% decline from previous results. He number for people who view him positively has also fallen to only 14%. That's a small number. His personality has come back to haunt him.

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