I think the biggest issue is that we are all forced to "witness" this outrageous circus that follows Lebron. It's not just the media.. I mean, his PR team creates this absurd image for him, and then the hype outweighs his talent/career (which is a shame because he definitely is GREAT, but they don't want you to have to find out for yourself).
I don't know if you saw the game, but the commercials were ridiculous. That gym workout "adult film looking thing" was awkward as heck. So self indulgent.
He was called "king" for about 8 or 9 years before he won anything. I think a lot of people are just sick of the hype
Edit: whoops, didn't know that word isn't allowed. Sorry about that.
Yeah, thankfully I missed most of that, but what I did see was so typically narcissistic of him. The ad I kept getting was the one where he drops off his KIA to the valet, but the point still stands. It's ridiculous, and you could probably make the argument that he is more ruthless in business than he is on the court. To me, the guy is the biggest fraud in NBA history. Do you realize that if Pop had kept Duncan on the floor in the final moments of game 6 in 2013, not only would Lebron be 1 and 3 in the Finals, but that he would have also lost the title on his home court 3 times?
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The one moment where I thought, "woah," was after game 5 against the Pistons in 2007, which Detroit might have won if McDyess wasn't thrown out on a terrible call, but whatever. He looked like the second coming of Jordan in that contest, (scoring their last, what, 25 points?) but then after that, it's like he fizzled out. I don't know if he underestimated his opponents, but he always enjoyed punking guys by dunking in their face and posterizing them, and then staring them down like he was the big man after the play. That's the attitude that I can't stand, and I thoroughly enjoy watching him lose lol.
Of course, I also enjoy seeing him complain to the officials, because Lebron James doesn't foul out
. The guy is one of the top 3 protected players of all time with Jordan and Kareem, and yet he has the audacity to complain whenever he's cited for the most blatant of fouls. In 2009, he played 5 consecutive games without committing a single foul, and in 2012, went six games without being called for one. That's ridiculous, I'm sorry.