text: if lebron james was accused of rape, would everyone hate lbj as much as they hate kobe? i think the answer is no. therefore, why does everyone hate kobe so much?!?! he merely does what it takes for his team to have the best chance for winning. be that agressively attacking with his offensive ability or dishing assists. if you watch closely, lebron actually does much of the same. no, if lbj did it, they'd blame the girl. i love the sin aspect, too. they love to say that kobe cheated on his wife. well, lebron just had a child out of wed-lock. adultery & fornification are both sins, so get off kobe's jock.  kobe cheated on his wife and paid the woman hush money. jordan cheated on his wife and paid the woman hush money. kobe punched samaki walker. jordan punched steve kerr. kobe (allegedly) ran off a coach(phil jackson). jordan (allegedly) ran off a coach (doug collins). kobe gives overly polished post-game interviews. jordan gave overly polished post-game interviews. kobe hasn't won a title w/o shaq. jordan never won a title w/o pippen. kobe talks trash on and off the court. jordan talked trash on and off the court. kobe shoots too much. jordan shot too much. kobe goes after teammates when they make mistakes. jordan went after teammates when they made mistakes. kobe is dominating his era. jordan dominated his era. kobe has titles. jordan has titles.  two different men, very similar lives. the answer to the question is in the threat. kobe threatens the the jordan lovers. he always has. they hated kobe when he was squeaky clean. i know people that hated kobe when he took brandy to the prom. even then, he threatened their precious jordan.