How many of the players that don’t respect Bron stopped him from dropping 27-7-7 on their team? Looks kind of foolish to not respect the dude murdering your team night in and out.
This is like mentioning record sales when we talking bout whose the best emcee. Bron is a stat friendly player. He plays a style (typically to the detriment of his teammates) that helps him put up monster stats but actually overrates his actual skill and talent level. Multiple players have cited this when discussing "Bron ball".
Because NBA players know this while most media and fans don't, you see they don't typically hold LeBron in the same high regard as fans.
That's why when KD says Jordan and Kobe are far better than anyone else who played the game, fans like you will say he's hating on LeBron. When in reality he's a hoop head who knows how LeBron racks up those stats and he ain't impressed by it. Just like real emcees ain't impressed by record sales when judging whose the best rapper.