Who are the most hated active NBA players right now? Clearly, this list is totally subjective. A player who is worshipped by fans of one team is likely going to be hated by the fan base of a rival team. That's what makes sports so great: Everyone has an opinion. Now, vote for the athletes you hate the most and rerank this list in any order you want. Your reranks will affect the overall rankings on this list.
Just because a current NBA player is hated, doesn't mean he's a bad player. In some cases, it's quite the opposite: Anyone care to argue that LeBron James isn't one of the greatest current players in the NBA, and possibly one of the best NBA players of all time? If you're a huge NBA fan, you might also want to vote on these lists of the best wing players, power forwards and shooting guards in basketball, too.
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Brooklyn NetsPosition: Small forward
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Why is he hated?: The decision to join the Golden State Warriors for a few seasons and his social media antics led to KD becoming an NBA villain.
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Brooklyn NetsPosition: Shooting guard
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Why is he hated?: The ball-hogging style and ISO dominant play makes Harden tough to watch at times.
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Minnesota TimberwolvesPosition: Point guard, Shooting guard
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Why is he hated?: Pat Bev is the player that loves being hated as seen with his physical style of play bordering on dirty.
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Jack Holbrook Jr. addedBrooklyn NetsPosition: Point guard
Nationality: United States of America, Australia
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Why is he hated?: Chemistry or attitude issues in Cleveland, Boston, and Brooklyn earned Kyrie a negative reputation in recent years.
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TRENT13 addedMilwaukee BucksPosition: Shooting guard
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Why is he hated?: A history of dirty plays at Duke University made Allen a hated man before even joinng the NBA.
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Los Angeles LakersPosition: Point guard
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
Why is he hated?: Intentionally stat hunting for the triple double made Russ a heavily criticized player, especially with his recent postseason failures.
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Los Angeles LakersPosition: Small Forward
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Why is he hated?: LeBron James is clearly an all-time great, but the prima donna antics of demanding trades rub some fans the wrong way.
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Los Angeles LakersPosition: Center
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Why is he hated?: The locker room issues with teammates and coaches in his career made Dwight Howard a hated man by many fans and peers.
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Los Angeles ClippersPosition: Center
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Why is he hated?: Cursing out NBA opponents, rival fans, and reporters made Boogie a disliked figure in the league.
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Chicago BullsPosition: Point guard
Why is he hated?: Lonzo's dad LaVar made him a hated figure entering the league by saying he's already the best point guard in the game.
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Los Angeles LakersPosition: Point guard
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Why is he hated?: Rondo's annoying tendencies on the court caused clashes with Ray Allen, Chris Paul, and many NBA fans.
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Bob McCactus addedGolden State WarriorsPosition: Power forward, Center
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan
Why is he hated?: The history of talking trash and dirty plays hurt the reputation of Draymond.
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Phoenix SunsPosition: Point guard
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Why is he hated?: CP3's trash talk and frequent complaints to the officials have turned many against him.
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Philadelphia 76ersPosition: Point guard
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Why is he hated?: Ben Simmons has basically bailed on playing for the 76ers forcing his way out for a trade.
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TRENT13 addedDenver NuggetsPosition: Point guard
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
Why is he hated?: Austin getting his biggest opportunity from his dad Doc coaching the Clippers caused many to question his skill.
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Utah JazzPosition: Center
Nationality: France
Birthplace: Saint-Quentin, France
Why is he hated?: Gobert caught a lot of flack for being the first NBA player to get COVID-19 and possibly transmit the deadly virus to Donovan Mitchell.
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TRENT13 addedBoston CelticsPosition: Power forward, Center
Nationality: Turkey
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Why is he hated?: Kanter loves talking trash and trolling even though he's nowhere near superstar status.
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Los Angeles ClippersPosition: Small forward
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Palmdale, California
Why is he hated?: Many consider PG a front runner for leaving two teams to become second fiddle to Kawhi on the Clippers.
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Golden State WarriorsPosition: Point guard
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
Why is he hated?: Steph loves to showboat when winning which makes it easy to enjoy the downfall of the Warriors.
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TRENT13 addedBoston CelticsPosition: Shooting Guard
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Flower Mound, Texas
Why is he hated?: Smart's physical style of play makes the kind of player Celtics fan like on their team, but everyone else hates.
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Philadelphia 76ersPosition: Center
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York
Why is he hated?: Everywhere Andre Drummond goes, he does not understand the assignment.
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TRENT13 addedCleveland CavaliersPosition: Point guard
Nationality: Australia
Birthplace: Maryborough, Australia
Why is he hated?: Past plays of Delly have been considered dirty earning him many enemies.
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Atlanta HawksPosition: Point guard
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
Why is he hated?: The three point bomber became one of the biggest draft night "what ifs" if NBA draft history when the Atlanta Hawks selected the OU star over Luka Doncic.
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Minnesota TimberwolvesPosition: Point guard
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Why is he hated?: He's just bad at basketball and constantly hogs the ball on awful teams.
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Houston RocketsPosition: Power forward, Center
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
Why is he hated?: Perenially overrated as a good stats bad team player, Wood is selfish and complains about not getting the ball.
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