It’s (sorta) official. We’re No. 1! IN HATE!!
According to a BetOnline survey of Twitter posts over the last month, your Brooklyn Nets are the most hated NBA team, surpassing the long-time champs, the Los Angeles Lakers!
The team that was left for dead, behind the dormant Seattle Sonics in jersey sales ten years ago and bereft of stars and draft picks five years back, is now worthy of fan hate across America. (Tears up.)
BetOnline, the sports betting outfit, says it geotagged Twitter data in the last month, “tracking tweets, hashtags, and direct keyword phrases about the NBA team fans dislike the most.