LeBron James Not very Popular these days
Written by playerpress.com, Wednesday September 15 2010
LeBron James used to be one of the most popular figures in professional sports and know it looks as though his move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat is not the only noteworthy move that he made this year.
On the popularity scale, James has made a significant move as well, downwards.
According to CNBC, the Q Scores Company, which conducts popularity polls among celebrities, has James rated as the sixth-most-disliked figure in American pro sports.
According to the Q Scores report, James is viewed in a negative light by 39 percent of the general population. In January, while still a Cleveland Cavalier, he was viewed positively by 24 percent of the population and only negatively by 22 percent.
At that time, James popularity was the highest that the company had ever seen.
Right now, only 14 percent of the people polled still view James in a positive manner.
The only answer to this dramatic drop in popularity is that American people do take kindly to someone who is selfish and conspires with other NBA stars to all sign with the same team in order to win an NBA championship and then milks the media for everything he can in the process.
ESPN’s special, “The Decision” in which James did an hour long special to announce his predetermined decision to the world only showed the world what a spoiled selfish little brat he really is.
Even former NBA greats Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley said they never would have done that and Barkley went as far as to call James a “punk.”
Even Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said that James acted “cowardly” and that he thinks he quit during the playoffs last season.
According to the poll, the five professional athletes ahead of James as most disliked are Michael Vick, Tiger Woods, and Chad Ochocinco, Terrell Owens, and Kobe Bryant.
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He's popular with money