There is all this talk about Shaq's rap song that is trashing on Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Patrick Ewing, but does that make everyone hate Shaq?  I know it doesn't and I don't think it should just because its just one of the many stupid things he does to get attention.  There are many players in the NBA that have the personality's and attitudes that make people Love to Hate them.  Some people think that Kobe Bryant is someone to hate because of his rape allegations, but other people love him and don't believe he raped the girl.  So the question is, "Who other than Shaq and Kobe does everyone Love to Hate?".

Stephon Marbury:  People hate Marbury because he his attitude and because he is one of the biggest reasons for the Knicks problems.  He was a poison to any team he has been on in his career, even though some of the teams he has been on have been good.

Paul Pierce:  No one in Boston, except for a few fans of outside teams would hate Paul Pierce, but for a lot of people like me, they hate Paul Pierce.  His attitude is bad, because he trashes on other teams like the Heat that were just like the Celtics last year, but now that he has 2 future hall of famers on his team he pretends like he was never at the bottom and never will be at the bottom again.

Carmelo Anthony:  'Melo has added himself to this list with his recent problems with the law (DUI, speeding).  Many people that want the NBA to be a game instead of a bunch of "tatted" up thugs who make millions to have bad attitudes and dunk.  I personally like Carmelo, because I think that he just needs to mature to become an idol again.

Lebron James:  He is like a younger Kobe Bryant without the championships or all-star caliber players on his team.  He is starting to get a selfish attitude and believes everything good that is being said about him.  He seems to play for stats because he only makes assist passes instead of promoting ball movement.  He has a tattoo on his back that says "Chosen One", and that is one of the reasons that I don't really like him and he gave a fan tickets to a game because he ran onto the court and shook his hand during a game before being dragged off by police.  That could make some kids think that they will get free tickets if they break the law and disrupt an NBA game, even if it means spending the night in jail.

Kevin Garnett:  This choice may be a surprise to many NBA fans who believe that KG is one of the classiest players in the NBA, but I have some reason why some people may love to hate him.  Garnett always beats on his chest after he wins a game, which is just like poppin' your jersey.  At the beginning of the season after he won a game he would run around screaming and popping his jersey and pointing to the number "5" on his jersey, even though Celtics fans would like to think that he was pointing to the "Celtics" on the jersey because he was so happy to be on the team.  He also advertised Adidas, who he is sponsored by, after he won the finals by saying, "Anything is Possible".  Adidas' basketball motto right now is "Impossible is Nothing", so it makes a connection.

David Stern:  He seems to not care about the poor state of refereeing in the NBA right now, and that really annoys fans like me.  Last summer when he found out that half of the refs in the league had broken the rules of their job and gambled, he didn't punish them, he changed the rule.  David Stern was also rumored to have made the Lakers and Celtics meet in the Finals, that might be true as much as I don't want to admit it (I'm a Laker fan) though.  My problem is that I don't think he made it a priority for the reffing to be fair in certain games of the finals or playoffs though.