We have seen glimpses of the Lebron James heel turn, but he hasn’t fully embraced it. One thing he needs to realize is there are two types of unpopular.
There is the Tiger Woods version (who was voted the least popular athlete) which is marred in controversy, causing him to lose sponsors and his game to falter.
Then there is the Lebron version which is more people not liking him because he is living the good the life. He needs to embraced that, be the bad guy (without being a bad guy).
LeBron James is the most unpopular NBA player and second-most unpopular athlete behind Tiger Woods .
At the other end of the spectrum, only two of the 100 celebrities asked about were viewed unfavorably by an outright majority of respondents: Paris Hilton (with 60% expressing an unfavorable opinion of her vs. only 12% a favorable one) and Charlie Sheen (52% vs. 22%). The next most unpopular personalities among those rated are: Britney Spears and Kanye West (each of whom is viewed unfavorably by 45%), Arnold Schwarzenegger (44%), Tiger Woods (42%), Kim Kardashian (38%), Mel Gibson (33%), Donald Trump (31%), and LeBron James (29%).
Look at that list, people may hate Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump but they watch their shows. Charlie Sheen may get booed but he made like 25 million on that comedy tour.
The world needs Villains. I know Lebron is use to being the “good guy” and people kissing his ass, but it is time to grow up and stop being so sensitive.
Trust me as soon as Lebron wins a title they will love him again, just ask Kobe.
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