This will come as a bit of a surprise to Duke fans, but the nation’s second-most hated NBA player?
According to RotoWire, it’s former Blue Devil Jayson Tatum.
He’s also the second-most hated NBA player nationally, including in Los Angeles, which is understandable given the intensity of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, and also, for some reason, Hawaii.
He’s also the most-hated in the Southeast, which we would put down to UNC and Kentucky fans, primarily.
The only guy more hated than Tatum? Draymond Green,and that’s no surprise, given his erratic and often offensive behavior.
According to RotoWire, “His combination of genuine superstar talent and a perceived smug on-court demeanor makes him the perfect villain for anyone not rooting for Boston.”
Okay, makes sense from a particular point of view, probably. To us, though, and probably most Duke fans, he’s a likable guy. He clearly adores his son, Deuce, and also puts the kid and his mom in his TV ads.
Part of it is naturally Boston. Either you like the Celtics, or you don’t. But a bigger part of it is probably Duke. And with Jon Scheyer doing a great job at Duke – in some ways, arguably better than Mike Krzyzewski – Duke hatred, which took a brief break after Coach K retired, is not going away anytime soon.
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