Kobe Bryant is #5 on GQ's list of the ten sports stars who are most hated by their peers. T.J. Simers considers the evidence and writes, "Sure it's true that he scored 62 points recently without recording an assist, but he went out of his way while scoring 81 to pass twice to teammates for assists. And some people think he hogs the ball."
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