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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 1082457"]
Whether or not these characteristics are within his control has little bearing on if I'm allowed to 'hate' him for them.  And I disagree about him being soft, obviously.

Every NBA player takes a beating.  The fact that he gets preferrential treatment down low (true of most star NBA players) because he whines about the beating is annoying.  To not be considered soft in my book, you need to meet two requirements; 1) don't show pain and play through it, 2) keep your mouth shut and play ball.  Lebron does neither well, in my opinion.

The play when he fell to the floor and rolled around like he had been shot, after Tyson Chandler set a legal screen, set his 'softness' status in stone for me.  Would I act like I was dying if I ran into Tyson Chandler?  Yeah, probably.  But I'm 5'6" 160lbs, not an NBA athlete who should be able to withstand getting hit by a small bus without breaking a sweat.  Players are clearly physical with Lebron but that's no different than any NBA legend with size and he is certainly just as physical with them on the other side of the ball.
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