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LeBron James has been one of the most talked about players in NBA history. His decision to leave Cleveland and take his talents to South Beach were one of the most controversial ones. He won two titles with the Miami Heat, came back to the Cavaliers, and got the city its first major trophy in 2016. He then proceeded to join the LA Lakers, which again got him a lot of flak.

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His ‘The Decision’ is one of the biggest reasons for his hate. Fans all over the NBA burned his jerseys and vandalized his posters. He is also always in the discussion of the greatest player ever along with Michael Jordan, which again gets him hate. People around the world love him and also tend to hate him a lot.

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He is well-liked amongst his peers. All his teammates speak very highly of him. On several occasions, Iman Shumpert and J.R Smith have praised LeBron James. He is the most accomplished player ever and probably to a fault. He gets hate because he has been one of the greatest ever and continues to do so at the age of 37.

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Recently, a resurfaced tweet from Stephen Curry’s Twitter handle became the talk of the NBA town. The tweet was made to the social media content platform ‘World Star.’ The tweet accused the World Star of fabricating content to create a narrative of Stephen Curry hating LeBron James.

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Now, Stephen Curry and LeBron have been on the opposing side of history; however, they are great comrades. The Warriors-Cavaliers rivalry will go down in history At the same time, there is no truth to LeBron, and Steph Curry hates it. LeBron James has always maintained that Curry is special, just like him.

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Does Stephen Curry hate LeBron James?

Videos of LeBron and Curry jawing at each other may suggest that they do hate each other. However, the two have a good relationship, and LeBron even said that he would love to play with Stephen Curry in the future. LeBron James has also gone to the extent of dismissing Stephen Curry haters.

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Curry and LeBron have played in multiple All-Star games, and he has usually been the Lakers star second pick in the draft. In a tweet to former Miami teammate Dwyane Wade, LeBron called Curry rare.

LeBron said, “Facts!?’They’ will try to do anything in their powers to not acknowledge simply how ‘Different’ he is! It’s Rare and rare is not liked & appreciated.”

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Stephen Curry recently also called LeBron James an MVP caliber player who is the “Greatest of All-Time’.

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Stephen Curry responds to Bron’s desire to play with him.

In a recent show called ‘The Shop,’ Los Angeles Lakers All-Star forward, LeBron James listed Steph Curry as one of the players he would like to play with someday. He said that watching the Golden State Warriors play made him realize that he can add so much to his game.

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Curry responded to this and said, “Well, he got his wish. He’s picked me in the last two All-Star games. I don’t know if that suffices, but I’m good right now.”

There is no hate between the two legends, and media houses are always the first to create fake narratives.

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Shrey Gupta is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently a third year undergraduate student at Krea University in Andhra Pradesh earning his degree in Economics, while also creating content for ES and gaining his first experience in the field of sports journalism and writing. An avid basketball fan, his current favorites are Stephen Curry and D'Angelo Russell. Shrey's hobbies include a love for music and playing the guitar. He is also a published author and poet, having published a book called Sixteen: The Fall and the Rise.

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