Issue 1: He was donned with the name "The Chosen One" before even entering the league......... And LeBron embraced it. The nerve.....
Issue 2: He was being proped as the face of the league while Kobe was still in his prime. And won more MVPs during that time. Again: the nerve....
Issue 3: Not only was he proped as the face of the league but sports media outlets began pushing the "Lebron or MJ" conversion.... Again while Kobe was in his prime. The muthafukkin nerve.....
Issue 4: this was all being done while Lebron was displaying a style of play that didn't have the aesthetics of Jordan/Kobe. He didn't have the ball-handling skills, scoring ability, assassin-like approach and overall silky game like Jordan/Kobe. We're visual creatures... we like our heroes to look/act the part. People had a hard time gravitating to his game.
Simply put, LeBron entered the league at a time when people were still reminiscing over Jordan.... and Kobe was restoring that feeling.
"The Nerve of this dude to try and be great and challenge Kobe - The Black Mama - the second coming of Jordan in a Lakers jersey who's blessing the league with his presence - for the title of the face of the league with that ugly ass Mack truck game of his. fukk his ol receding hairline beta crackhead having momma ass and everything he stands for"
And that's how the hate began