Study reveals which team is the most hated in the NBA

Twitter has a new, more hated NBA team.

Sportsinsider.com conducted a study gathering more than 100,000 tweets from Twitter users in the United States, which included words like “hate” when mentioning a specific NBA team. It has been determined that Lakers are the most hated in 34 different states. Despite Kevin Durant's departure last season, the Golden State Warriors fell just one point from last year to the second most hated team. The Los Angeles Clippers comes in third, followed by the Houston Rockets.

The Lakers' acquisition of Anthony Davis in a blockbuster deal with the New Orleans Pelicans this summer gave LeBron James a huge advantage, and catapulted the team into a serious title fight this season. In the process, apparently, made the Lakers more despicable in the eyes of NBA fans in the United States.

Even though there are no more super teams in the league today, the Lakers team with two of the top five NBA players, plus a solid supporting cast that includes a rejuvenated Dwight Howard, Danny Green and Kyle Kuzma, was not well received by fans. rivals.

Last year the Warriors were the most hated team in just 26 different states, meaning that even with five players from the future Hall of Fame at Hampton Five, the Lakers have more enemies across the country. This is saying something.