10 reasons LeBron James is hated: a definitive guide

7) Petulant, egotistic man child

Not a humble piece of artwork

A man who has “The Chosen One” tattooed across his back can perhaps be suspected of having an ego. LeBron has been known to refer to himself in the third person and bemoan the fact that he can’t clone himself to replace his teammates. For Christ’s sake, his birthday cake looks like the British royal lineage had a baby with a barbershop pole.

When LeBron got dunked on by Jordan Crawford during his own camp, he stepped aside and asked Nike representatives to confiscate the tape. Stars have got served by lesser players without going after the recordings, not this time.

Granted, most of the legends in the league had an ego. They had to in order to dominate on the court. What rubs some people the wrong way is that LeBron’s ego is tinged with petulance as well.

Another evidence of his petulance can be seen here in a tweet expressing his sentiment when the Cavaliers got thrashed 112-57 by the Lakers:

He was referring to the Cavs owner Dan Gilbert calling his move to the Heat a “cowardly betrayal” in Comic Sans font. Then again, when he decided to leave the Cavaliers, his well thought out statement was: “I’m taking my talents to South Beach.”

There are many words to describe LeBron, humble isn’t one of them.

Crazy. Karma is a b****.. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!

— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 12, 2011