LeBron James Once Again NBA’s Most Popular Player According to ESPN Poll

July 26th, 2013 by Gabe Zaldivar Leave a reply »

Winning may not cure absolutely everything, but it certainly catapults you into one popular athlete. 

Darren Rovell reports LeBron James is once again the most popular player in the NBA, according to the latest ESPN Sports Poll:

Nearly 13 percent (12.9) of NBA fans said James was their favorite player this season, allowing him to best Kobe Bryant (12.5) for the first time since the 2008-09 season. That was the only other season when James passed the Los Angeles Lakers star, the top pick by fans for five of six years from 2006-07 to 2011-12.

Kevin Durant (3.6 percent), Derrick Rose (2.8) and Dwyane Wade (2.6) round out the rest of the top five.


It should be fairly obvious to NBA fans why James may have slipped from the top spot for the last four years.  In the 2008-2009 season, James averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game on his way to the NBA MVP award. 

The next season was met with some uncertainty and conjecture as to where James would play, leading up to the ill-fated "The Decision" presentation that saw King J ...

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