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They Must Have Hated Cleveland NBA World Left Baffled as LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Lead the Race in an Unwanted List

Published 11/11/2022, 10:11 PM ESTBy Nov 6, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) pleads his case after a foul call in the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Kyrie Irving has overtaken LeBron James. Not in terms of points or rings, but in terms of being the most hated NBA player in the United States. The internet is full of bizarre cultures and trends. One of them was a survey to find the most hated NBA player in each state. Apart from LeBron and Irving, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Ben Simmons found themselves on the list. It’s perhaps not very shocking for fans that three Brooklyn Nets players are among the top five. The NBA world can’t help but respond to such an unwanted list. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Last year, was named the most NBA hated player in 24 states. And Irving came in second place, collecting votes from 18 states. This year, the tables have turned as he was voted the most in 28 states while LeBron came first in 17. The increase in hate is likely due to Irving’s current controversy. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad From October 18 through November 9, BetOnline.ag evaluated negative sentiment tweets, hashtags, and direct keyword phrases to determine which NBA player was the most despised or “hated” in each state in the country.

This is nothing new to players like LeBron James

Following the ‘ great and the Nets’ point guard, comes who joins the list being the most hated player in Ohio. Arizona seemingly hates Draymond Green the most, who made his way into the top 5 of the list. This season has already been controversial for him, from punching Jordan Poole to not performing well so far.Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (6) talks with Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving (2) during media day the day before Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) (Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images) Joining is his other teammate, . It came as no to fans that he is the most despised player in Pennsylvania. After NBA Central tweeted about the survey, a torrent of fans hurried to respond in order to defend their idols. Most hated player in each state (Via ) — NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter: What did Kevin Durant do to Ohio? Did i miss something? — Enthused in Cancun (@Beasley124) Can we acknowledge that draymond has an entire state lol — ?. (@StudentOfRap) Tf draymond do to arizona — josh (@yeezustop1) Now why the hell does miami hate Kyrie? We wanted him to get traded here tf — #Culture (@HeatBetter) ben simmons lives rent free in philly fans head — Cam Johnson Stan (@CGBBURNER) People hate Lebron for absolutely no reason — Exceed (@TBExceed) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad they musta hated cleveland then — Coach7 (@coach_is_a_bot) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THIS STORY: What was your reaction to seeing the most hated list? Do you think someone is missing? Let us know in the comments below.

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ADVERTISEMENT Ritesh Jha 169 articlesRitesh Jha is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Technology in Computer Science from Rungta College. Ritesh worked as an intern content writer for a digital marketing agency called KCAS Branding before joining EssentiallySports.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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