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STOP HATING ON LEBRON JAMES!

I just want to start this saying: I'm not a LeBron fanboy, even though some might think like that after reading my text. However, now to the text ->

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It comes everywhere: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, anywhere where you can imagine. I understand why he is hated: he made a weak move by moving to Miami, I understand. He gets the blame for starting the "Superteam" era. It was however the Celtics, who formed their own big 3 in 2007 who really started it. LeBron knew he can't beat them in Cleveland with Mo Williams and Drew Gooden as his two best teammates. He moved to Miami, where he won two championships. Then he returns to home, to Cleveland. Somehow that is again a weak move, because the Cavs had had three #1 picks in four years of LeBron's absence. He loses to Warriors, when his two best teammates, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, are injured. He gets blame for that as well. He wins the next year. Some start to say he couldn't have won it without Kyrie's clutch shots. This year the Warriors add Kevin Durant, 2014 MVP and one of the best players in the world. And now, reading Facebook, LeBron gets blame for losing for those Warriors with four all-stars. Some die hard Kobe fans said those 2009 Lakers could beat these Warriors. And let me tell, there's no chance. Kobe and Pau can't do anything against that big 4. I can see the Warriors beating the '96 Bulls. Yep, they are that stacked.

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I don't understand why LeBron gets so much hate. The big conversation of who is the greatest of all-time is now between Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Some use Mike's 6-6 in finals against LeBron's 3-8 as an argument. Yes, MJ won more. But let's remember that LeBron has been more times in the finals. Some think it's better to lose in the first round than lose in the finals. LeBron carried that 2007 Cavs to finals all by himself. I don't see a similar dominance by Jordan anywhere. He needed Scottie Pippen to grow to one of the best defenders of all time before he could make it to the finals. Lebron went to finals with Mo Williams, Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejao, Ira Newble, Sasha Pavlovic and others. Tells a lot about the quality of that team. LeBron also has those 7 straight years in the finals. Jordan had to take a break from basketball, whetever the reason was the killing of his dad or his gambling problems. He got some rest there and was fresh for the second three-peat. Jordan also never played against a team to Warriors' calibre.

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I'm not looking for acceptance to say LeBron is the GOAT. I don't thnk that even myself. What I want is that people accept that LeBron is a great player that can do only so much.

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