Strapping Young Lad wrote:
Very perceptive. As for having no good reason, I'll post it for the 26th time this week. He is a poor sport in that he doesn't shake his opponents hand after he loses and shows up his opponent when he is winning. I (and probably you also) wouldn't like those actions from any other player, but LeBron gets a free pass, like always. He's gotten everything for free and now he's spoiled and it shows.
He's supposed to be the face of the league, you' d think he'd be mature enough to win and lose with grace. Of course that's not what's important to the consumer, but you'd think Bron Bron would take it upon himself to be a portrait of sportsmanship, but he's not. I don't hate Chauncey Billups. I don't hate Kevin Garnett. I don't hate Grant Hill. I don't hate Shane Battier. I don't hate Jeter, Larry Fitzgerald, Peyton Manning.
But yeah, I hate dominant superstar athletes. It's because I'm jealous. I was so close to making it to the NBA, it burns me up that Lebron stole my spotlight.
Wait that's not true. I must have randomly chosen Bron Bron to hate. Wait, I bought Lebron merchandise when he first came out. So, I guess when I saw the person he really was, I just quit buying the hype. There are way more likeable stars out there for my money.
First of all, this post further shows that it has nothing to do with him being a poor sport. You clearly didn't like him before that happened--he just gave you something to legitimize it. It's funny that you mention Kevin Garnett too.
I don't really care if you don't like him--just funny that there really isn't a reason to. He's out there to play basketball, not to make you happy or be the poster child for anything.