LeBron is 38. He’s on the decline. And yet he’s still playing this well even on a team that flat out quit.

Don’t get the hate.

It's actually a bit baffling how Lebron only has one ring people actually respect despite playing as long as he has. The two titles from the Heat are fraudulent by the standards of Lebron stans and quite a few don't count the COVID chip.

You may want to go look up the 1985-1986 and 1986-1987 Chicago Bulls. LMAO

Same reason the Brady fans hate on Mahomes. They are terrified of what he means for their idol's legacy.

3 times I think not 4.

Spurs in 2007
Warriors in 2018
Nuggets in 2023

It's hilarious to watch him succumb to self inflicted schadenfreude repeatedly because he's kind of a bitchmade douche? What's so hard to figure out here?

i'd give him credit for three rings

it's ok for lebron to be the 5th or 6th best player ever

but jordan did greater things on a basketball court and that is not up for debate

LeBron didn't have the benefit of being handed 3 HOFers to play with at his first franchise. Instead, he got Mo Williams and Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

He had four titles and would have had at least two more had the #2 and #3 players in the league not gotten so scared of him that they decided to team up.

Of course, considering he's still averaging 30 point triple doubles at his age, he's got more than enough time to jump on board any contender he wants over the next decade if adding up more titles really is the goal.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As we&#39;re seeing right now, the hate people have for LeBron because he&#39;s the best player of all-time is disturbing.<br><br>That being said, Jokic is the 2nd best player I&#39;ve ever seen since I started watching. Unstoppable offensively. This could be the start of a dynasty in Denver.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1660857633618681856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Would&#39;ve been nice if he got the same calls MJ did. <a href="https://t.co/lxXhoNLz0g">https://t.co/lxXhoNLz0g</a> <a href="https://t.co/YP0RnOwNKf">pic.twitter.com/YP0RnOwNKf</a></p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1660859262606688257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Must be nice to have a league cater to you like this. LeBron never had that benefit.

LMAO Barry didn't increase his credibility with that comment

Lol, 'hate'? No, it's just jolly good fun to troll Lebron stans. The fact he's made it pretty clear he's quite bitchmade throughout his career doesn't exactly hurt either.

lefraud

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“The bubble wasn’t a fluke” <br><br>LeBron’s results in the West without the bubble:<br><br>-Missed playoffs<br>-First Round loss<br>-Missed playoffs<br>-Swept in the WCF <a href="https://t.co/d0abCVBl5K">pic.twitter.com/d0abCVBl5K</a></p>&mdash; BetOnline.ag (@betonline_ag) <a href="https://twitter.com/betonline_ag/status/1660860282116120577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jordan without Pippen is a dishonest argument.

Almost every superstar that comes through the NBA has had to go through a growing pains period to get to a championship level. The lone exception was Magic Johnson, who joined a ready made Lakers team in 1979-80.

LMAO

https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...Bw&oe=647193D0

It’s not a dishonest argument, it’s just a fact. Even superstars like LeBron and MJ need help to win these things, that’s the way it has always been.

MJ was a great, great player in the 80s who did unmatched individual things but he never won a thing with Pippen.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Giving myself a medal for overcoming all the cyberbullying I&#39;m getting right now as a proud LeBron fan.<br><br>Has anybody ever been more oppressed than me?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hero?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hero</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Integrity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Integrity</a> <a href="https://t.co/b5UzDGeiDC">pic.twitter.com/b5UzDGeiDC</a></p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1660863668316168192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He should see this thread.

You mean, aside from the six titles?

Obviously that should say without…

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Remember, you only hate LeBron because you know deep down inside he&#39;s better than MJ and Kobe. <a href="https://t.co/Wfp2O1sn3S">pic.twitter.com/Wfp2O1sn3S</a></p>&mdash; Uncovering the Truth (@shendy456) <a href="https://twitter.com/shendy456/status/1660854802484457473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More from LeBron James on Nikola Jokić. <br><br>&quot;Everybody gets cracked up into his stats, but I don&#39;t think a lot of people talk about (the mental) part of his game. Maybe it&#39;s not talked about because a lot of people don&#39;t understand it. But I do. He&#39;s special.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/AzB8DtINsK">pic.twitter.com/AzB8DtINsK</a></p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1660863352258658304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LeBron is always such a sportsman in defeat. Another reason he’s the GOAT, he acknowledges, respects, understands and appreciates the greatness of other players.

dude can't even play defense anymore and lost to dirk LMAO

jordan would never

Lol LeBron played great defense this entire series. They actually had him guarding the best player in the league for significant portions of it, a guy who has 3 inches and 50+ pounds on him. He’s still got it in the tank when he needs it.

holy ****

goodnight

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">�� <a href="https://t.co/6MygZyiZSE">pic.twitter.com/6MygZyiZSE</a></p>&mdash; ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonPerna/status/1660850386486407168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

There's probably some truth to that. No need to hate on the guy to convince anyone he's not better than MJ. I thought before the series that his legacy was cemented as the GOAT of this era........ after MJ

don't forget that MJ never betrayed his country either

If you take the best one year from Lebron, Kobe,
Michael, and a handful of other greats….
Just one year. IMO it’s MJ, Kobe, Lebron. I’m talking clutch shots and stats.

By this logic, you only hate Steph Curry because you know deep down he's better than Lebron.

LMAO

https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...fQ&oe=6470D98C

I like LeBron and his game. Any "dislike" I have for him is due to idiots like Barry (and, perhaps, his team-hopping).

LMAO

I don’t hate Steph Curry. I hate what he represents and what the media has made him up to be. He was never even the 2nd best player in the league at any point in his career and he gets talked about as if he’s a top 5-10 guy ever somehow.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron James ended his postgame press conference on a cryptic note...<br><br>H/T <a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jovanbuha</a> <a href="https://t.co/qyPiP2VzEH">pic.twitter.com/qyPiP2VzEH</a></p>&mdash; The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/1660862556846563328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LeBron putting the pressure on to get Kyrie.

Most of the Bronco fans I come across aren't even Colorado loyalists when it comes to sports.

They're Broncos in the NFL along with Dodgers in MLB and Lakers in NBA.

I don't think Pippen matters.

Jordan and the Bulls, superstar and franchise, had to go through an evolutionary process to become the championship team they eventually would become.

Pippen or not, Jordan wasn't coming into the association and winning it all in years 1-3. That's the case with every superstar with the exception of Magic Johnson.

Swept.

Yeah I mean I like to troll him cuz I dont like him but hes been great. Greatest 38.5 year old bball player I can ever remember.

Kobe is nowhere near Jordan and Lebron. Kobe is a media creation

LeBron is a douche. And during his peak, prime years he didn't consistently enforce his will when it mattered like MJ did, so I will always choose MJ.

But LeBron got better with age and you absolutely have to give him credit for longevity.

Lebron would probably get more positive coverage and definitely less negative posts if you didn't try to turn everything he does into the best thing in the history of the nba.

"He missed the shot so perfectly that AD was able to power in and get the rebound and put back."

Thought that was you announcing at the time.

I can keep going. I'm sure I can find more of Lebron being such a class act.

2009
2023

Lebron is like a used car. I've never seen people work so hard to try to sale him. Premium products sale themselves. MJ, Brady, Mahomes sale without 24-7 tweets and comments from guys like Wright, Barry and KCC. It's like their job to get him over.

No. You keep pointing out how old he is. That's the reason for all of that. And the fact that they've been every other day for 2 series now definitely wasn't helping him.

Maybe that’s because and . . . . . . . wait for it . . . . . MJ spent basically his entire career with one team and didn’t waste time ring chasing by leaving to go form Super Teams that he could hand pick to his liking. LeBron does shit like the announcement’ and the Lakers BS, which was an entire team he basically hand picked at one point. Maybe that’s why people don’t see Lebron in the same way they see MJ? :shrug:

Think about it.

https://media3.giphy.com/media/WfBZw...iphy.webp&ct=g

Of course he is.

He knows he can’t win without at least another superstar player next to him. This is nothing new (see Miami, etc.)

He is the most pathetic super star ever.

If you have to sell something this hard, you might want to stop and think theres a reason why. You realize that right Ken Pom boy?

Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4....playoff sweeps

Any chance to catch MJ is now dead and buried...love it. Same as seeing a bunch of fake fans leaving empty handed

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1) retire for a year<br>2) watch Bronny at USC<br>3) recharge the body<br>4) come back in 2024<br>5) sign with whatever team drafts Bronny<br><br>not a bad strategy at all, to be honest. and he wouldnt end his career getting swept. LeBron is not going to end his career getting swept, right? right? <a href="https://t.co/zJ2L7NSD5T">https://t.co/zJ2L7NSD5T</a></p>&mdash; Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1660878082071498752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

No. He just wants attention.

Sounds like some shit someone would to with a NBA 2k create a player in dynasty mode.

Just go away LeBron. You're bad for the game.

Very Brady like to steal the attention away from the Nuggets and the Finals.

People are sick of LeBron, just like Brady.

Both need to die horrible deaths. Instead we lost Kobe. Very sad.

I think you"re right.

Look at that quote. Even when he is speaking highly of another player, he is stroking his ego.

Good point.

I masturbated when Kobe died

Sorta.

Mostly it's another power play. It's similar to those short term deals he always signs - he wants the leverage of not re-signing to ensure teams do what he tells them to do.

Nevermind that the team didn't start to play well until after they got out from under his LAST round of stupid leverage plays.

But yeah, it's an attempt to get a Kyrie deal done. He's telling the Lakers to include Rui or the first or both; whatever it takes - to facilitate a sign and trade of Russell for Kyrie.

Lord was Russell awful in this series. Just no sugarcoating that at all. But in the end, Denver is just a better team. LA could've beaten them, but they needed more consistent play from AD (never gonna happen) and yeah, they needed LeBron to be a few years younger. Or maybe turn on the 'go' switch prior to the first half of a game that really didn't even matter much.

Yeah.... Not sure about this one. Lebron and his stans make for pretty decent lolcows, but wasn't Kobe a borderline sex offender, if not outright rapist?

Kobe was far more likable than LeBron, and never had the arrogance or sheer audacity to proclaim he was better than him.

He also wasn't a ring-chasing franchise killer.

Yup. LeBron is trying to make one last run of it. Brady did the same thing when he left New England for an absolutely stacked Bucs team that had high draft picks for years and didn’t have to pay those guys yet.

Yeah Kobe fans were always worse to me. Ignoring his case, ignoring that he was an outright ball hog the majority of the time, saying he was better than Shaq and never needed him, etc.

And yes Kobe stans did say that he was just as good as Michael which is wild.

The best way this can end is for LeBron to team up with his dipshit spoiled son, who will suck in the NBA. LeBron tries to carry him and fails. They both get swept in the first round of the playoffs.

I would pay good money to see father and son get embarrassed.

That's how all NBA titles are won these days man.

Congratulations Denver (wow, that is hard to say)

Suck it Lebron (easy to say)

Umm the 2 teams that will be competing for a title this year have one superstar.

Sorry, should have clarified my point better. He already made sure AD (star player) came there. Now he needs another one (Kyrie - Top 5 scorer) to come there to get him over the top, again.

Where's Jabbar?

My college roommates girlfriend made the local news by calling out LeBron (see video). When I seen it I was like "oh shit that's Melonie". Kind of wrong for her to do that and she seemed like a sweet girl when she'd come over to our place.


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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron is the most unlucky all-time great athlete ever. I&#39;m sick of seeing his legendary performances wasted b/c of injuries, running into juggernauts and his teammates bricking great looks.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1660994412556480513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Last night:

Today:



https://i.imgur.com/j9M7iIs.jpg

LeBron james - such a good player that KCC has given him 3 triple doubles in a series where he's had none.

I love how he keeps rounding up. Oh sure, completely petty, but hilarious nonetheless.

The series was over after game 2. And yeah, James played a significant role in that loss, KCC excuse-making notwithstanding. That said, after watching Denver just methodically continue to hammer away, I feel like the series may have been over after game 1. I'm not sure LA could've won this thing even with a G2 win. I think they'd have needed to steal BOTH games in Denver, use Game 3 as a giveaway game, throw a shitload at game 4 to go up 3-1, tank game 5 and try to close it out in 6.

Denver was just a better team.

The funniest thing is now the Lakers need to mortgage the tiny bit of value they have left for *checks notes* Kyrie Irving. Also signing him to aax contract to boot I'm assuming.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ht" dir="ltr">LeBron averages in series he lost:<br><br>2009: 38.5 PPG - 8.3 RPG - 8.0 APG - 59.1% TS<br> 2015: 35.8 PPG - 13.3 RPG - 8.8 APG - 47.7% TS<br> 2017: 33.6 PPG - 12.0 RPG - 10.0 APG - 63.0% TS<br>2018: 34.0 PPG - 8.5 RPG - 10.0 APG - 62.0% TS<br>2023: 27.8 PPG - 9.5 RPG - 10.0 APG - 60.5% TS<br><br>PAIN. <a href="https://t.co/N3ty38SDf7">pic.twitter.com/N3ty38SDf7</a></p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1660908417861468160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Despite being 39 years old and playing on a bad foot, he still managed to average nearly the same line he's been averaging for decades now in these series (a 30 point triple double). Yeah, he can't take on the same scoring load he used to but that's where he needs more help from his teammates and didn't get it in the Denver series. The guy is the greatest to ever play the game and he proves it every time he steps between the lines.

If you have any better plan to make them a better team, let me know. I suppose they could consider trading AD (given he only shows up in half of his playoff games), but they're never getting a player back as good as him if they do.

I told you exactly how it would go.