Alot of the Anti Lebron hate is obviously racially based

[Diondon]

lol get a grip

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

I’m not a fan of his game, I’m critical of bron, he’s not the goat. But I can obviously recognize his greatness and by all account he’s black excellence across the board in all facets of life.

 

[hood b. goode]

like most things its more nuanced.

the people who dont like Lebron for non-basketball reasons feel like he plays the "politically correct racial" game.

he'll speak on one thing and ignore another.

if you consider that racist so be it...
...but its not because Lebron is black.

most of the NBA is black

We might have one here.

Hell of a dog whistle calling lebron "politically correct" and defending his MAGA detractors on a black forum. Which of his takes did you disagree with exactly?


- Creating More Than a Vote in response to George Floyds death?
- Speaking out against racist owners like robert sarver and donald sterling?
- trayvon martin?
- eric garner?

Also, go look up the average facebook / twitter reply section on a lebron post (bleacher report, espn, etc)

Its 99% fox news watchers like this:

I don't see the racism at all. Not everyone likes Lebron and he flops like a bytch sometimes. This is a fukking reach.

You dont huh?

Anyone who is unwilling to admit a large chunk of lebron's haters are MAGA cacs is being disingenous at best.
People who hate him on-court are fine, but it goes way beyond that.

I like what Lebron stands for and how much of a good player he is but he’s never gonna be close to Jordan. Most people love him. The MAGA crowd definitely hates him for his political views, but he’s from a state where they’re’s a bunch of them.

these lazy takes in 2023 are wild

bron will finish, at worst, the 2nd or 3rd player ever. on a tier with jordan and kareem. No one else has a case.

 

[BK The Great]

these lazy takes in 2023 are wild

bron will finish, at worst, the 2nd or 3rd player ever. on a tier with jordan and kareem. No one else has a case.

The media wants to push that narrative that Lebron is the best ever, it causes ratings for their shows. They always need a debate of some sort. I might put Kobe above Lebron as the 2nd best.

 

[Yayo Toure]

lol Lebron got a republican election strategist running his PR.

Alot of CACs love LeBron

 

[Ozymandeas]

FOH. Bron Stans weaponized cacs against Kobe and Jordan for years

 

[KateFabersBoyfriend]

We might have one here.

Hell of a dog whistle calling lebron "politically correct" and defending his MAGA detractors on a black forum. Which of his takes did you disagree with exactly?


- Creating More Than a Vote in response to George Floyds death?
- Speaking out against racist owners like robert sarver and donald sterling?
- trayvon martin?
- eric garner?

Also, go look up the average facebook / twitter reply section on a lebron post (bleacher report, espn, etc)

Its 99% fox news watchers like this:

You dont huh?

Anyone who is unwilling to admit a large chunk of lebron's haters are MAGA cacs is being disingenous at best.
People who hate him on-court are fine, but it goes way beyond that.




these lazy takes in 2023 are wild

bron will finish, at worst, the 2nd or 3rd player ever. on a tier with jordan and kareem. No one else has a case.

What are your thoughts on him teaming up with CP3 to call Obama and undermine the collective action that was going to take place in the bubble (by a majority black league)? Any word on those political initiatives Obamas told them to get?

 

[yseJ]

It's pretty complicated tbh.

Yes....the MAGA crowd doesn't f*ck with Bron but they pretty much don't f*ck with any Black athlete or celebrity who isn't a MAGA shill or contrarian so that goes without saying.

The thing is: Lebron is one of the few post 90's NBA stars who's a legitimate household name and celebrity. There's some others too but not on the level of Lebron. So, by nature, Bron's going to get more people talking about him than most of NBA stars.

I'd say Bron has tons of White stans AND haters and he also has tons of Black stans AND haters. Some of the biggest Bron haters I know are Black men and none of it has to do with c00nery or politics. It's either Jordan/Kobe stans or "stuck in the 80's/90's" NBA fans who keep focusing on Lebron's flaws to big up the Golden Era.

While some of Bron's biggest haters are no doubt White MAGA racists who probably don't even follow the NBA like that, there's also tons of Bron stans who are White too. In many basketball forums and circles, Bron has a literal cult of White stans ready to crown him the GOAT even over MJ. And many White sports analysts dikkride Lebron a lot too.

But Whites who don't even follow basketball tend to be the main ones that drive certain narratives about Lebron whereas Black men who discredit Bron tend to be major basketball fans. So, it's sort of apples and oranges.

Agreed altho it isn't very complicated, pretty clear cut imo

Cacs who don't watch sports and/or basketball, definitely hate on Lebron as an outspoken black voice. Ie, shut up and dribble crowd. But such hate isn't limited to him, it's there for any very successful superstar household name black athletes. Bron, Kobe, Barry Bonds, Lewis Hamilton, etc

Within the sports watching community and/or NBA, Lebron hate is really just the kind of hate that every superstar player who is considered one of the goats get. Folks have agendas and counteragendas. It is similar to the NFL QB stan wars when they were relevant.

 

[cobra]

lebron is a black billionaire with a black wife and 3 black kids
he has started his own businesses and is pro-black(pretty much uncancellable)
he is also dark skinned

he is entirely separate from white society in ways Jordan, Kobe, Tiger, Mahomes and Curry never were
of course cacs and c00ns are uncomfortable with this

 

[jilla82]

damn I forgot all about the Lebron lying meme

aight now I completely disagree about there being a racial element as to why people dont like him.
he comes off as a phony try hard that wants to be perceived a certain way

We might have one here.

Hell of a dog whistle calling lebron "politically correct" and defending his MAGA detractors on a black forum. Which of his takes did you disagree with exactly?


- Creating More Than a Vote in response to George Floyds death?
- Speaking out against racist owners like robert sarver and donald sterling?
- trayvon martin?
- eric garner?

Also, go look up the average facebook / twitter reply section on a lebron post (bleacher report, espn, etc)

Its 99% fox news watchers like this:








You dont huh?

Anyone who is unwilling to admit a large chunk of lebron's haters are MAGA cacs is being disingenous at best.
People who hate him on-court are fine, but it goes way beyond that.




these lazy takes in 2023 are wild

bron will finish, at worst, the 2nd or 3rd player ever. on a tier with jordan and kareem. No one else has a case.

this is what I mean.
Lebron says whatever is popular.

if you think he actually cares about the shyt he speaks up on then you probably believe WWE is real.

 

[KateFabersBoyfriend]

he is entirely separate from white society in ways Jordan, Kobe and Curry never were

I think this is an interesting thought, id argue that he isn't so much separate from white people as much as the way he's managed his career has caused the interaction with them to be different than the three you mentioned.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

OP is right, like it or not, and there's indisputable receipts:


* After "The Decision", 65% of Black America still viewed Lebron favorably, but only 32% of White America did.

* After the 2013 championship, 23% of Black America considered Lebron their favorite player, but only 9% of White America did.

* For non-Black fans, Lebron's positive Q-rating at that point was 10% and his negative Q-rating was 44%.

* For Black fans, Lebron's postive Q-rating at that point was 39% and his negative Q-rating was only 15%.

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[Joe Sixpack]

Ya don’t say


It’s mad ironic cause these stupid nikkas on here who hate LeBron, which is probably the majority of the Coli, call everyone a CAC all the time and its the same nikkas that hate LeBron James that also call you a c00n



Is it Taylor Swift or Beyonce?

Which one is it?

 

[Surreal]

Ya don’t say


It’s mad ironic cause these stupid nikkas on here who hate LeBron, which is probably the majority of the Coli, call everyone a CAC all the time and its the same nikkas that hate LeBron James that also call you a c00n



Is it Taylor Swift or Beyonce?

Which one is it?

It's a trip how that works

They probably support VladTV too

 

[NormanConnors]

Yep, quite a few agents/hypocrites here on the coli too