re: Why exactly do so many fans hate Lebron James?

I don't hate him, but it is pretty easy to see why many do.

1. His fan boys insist on trying to claim him as the goat, which is silly.
2. The decision.
3. Flopping
4. Incidents like the mocking cough shite he did in reference to Dirk.
5. His tendency to come up small in big spots (although this may be over blown).

I think Lebron is easily the best player in the game today and by a pretty wide margin. I am neither a fan nor a hater which leaves me a great position to enjoy his spectacularly good play and his spectacular failures.

Lastly, I think people hate Lebron fans and bandwagon Heat fans more than they hate Lebron.