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Who is the most hated or disliked person in the NBA?
It is no secret that fans are passionate and are not afraid of letting players know when they are unhappy, and there have been increased interactions and verbal altercations between players and fans during games.
But who is the player that gets hate the most away from the court?
Luckily for us, the folks at BetOnline.ag tracked data from social media to get a pulse on what the fans were saying.
The graphic is based on tweets in the last month (30 days) tracking negative keywords and phrases such as “I hate (player),” “(player) sucks,” “(player) is overrated,” “F— (player),” and several others. For example, “I hate LeBron,” “LeBron sucks,” “LeBron is overrated,” or “I hate Kyrie,” “Kyrie sucks,” “Kyrie is overrated,” etc.
LeBron James far and away gets the most hate, followed by Kevin Durant and James Harden.
A full breakdown can be seen below.
BetOnline.ag
- LeBron James – 108036
- Kevin Durant – 39621
- James Harden – 37204
- Kyrie Irving – 33657
- Russell Westbrook – 25273
- Ben Simmons – 22893
- Joel Embiid – 16822
- Nikola Jokic – 14993
- Luka Doncic – 13253
- Rudy Gobert – 11749
Who do you think should earn the title of the league’s new villain? Sound off in the comments section below with your thoughts.
