No matter how great a player Lebron James is, in order to truly be loved again by all NBA fans, he must stop "embracing his role as the villain."
In Lebron James' recent infamous Nike commercial, he repeatedly asks the audience "What should I do?" One of the options he presents is to "embrace his role as the villain."
This option seems to have resonated with Lebron, as this season, for the first time in his career, he has been playing with an edge.
The aggressiveness and physicality that define Lebron's game still remain, but a new dimension has been added. Lebron is not afraid to kick opponents when their down, take shots at other players, and he seems to enjoy the role of being on the NBA's new most hated franchise.
The list of examples is numerous. After the Lakers blew out the Cavs by 55 points in January, Lebron posted the following comment on his twitter account-
"Crazy. Karma is a b****. God sees everything!"
The message, of course, was seen as an attack on Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, who posted an angry message on the Cavaliers website the night of Lebron's de ...
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