Jamal Crawford reveals the reason behind the despise LeBron James gets

Expectations were through the roof when LeBron James was just a high-schooler and on his way to making it into the NBA, many believed he was going to fail, and other had hopes of being the basketball's next big thing, James broke all of them to become one of the greatest players of all-time.

James has often been compared with Michael Jordan on who is the greatest player in basketball of all time, and while the debate will continue for years to come, there's no doubt that LeBron has his place in the NBA's Olympus.

Former NBA star Jamal Crawford has revealed the reason why beyond all the greatness of LeBron James, the Lakers star has become the most hated man in the sport.

"Look at the expectations of LeBron. He was on the cover of SI as the 'Chosen One' before he graduated high school. He exceeded expectations 10 years ago... but people don't hate on the good ones, they hate on the greats."

LeBron James in year 21 gets criticized than ever

With Year 21 about to start for the Lakers forward, the NBA media and the fans are getting harder on him because he is 38 years old and doesn't believe he is capable of continuing dominating the league. James is set to show them they are wrong.