You said people hate Kobe for what he's done to their teams.
The two most recent times Kobe has faced Phoenix in the playoffs, what happened? Why would they hate Kobe for losing to their team? What's the opposite of hate?
Kobe's arrogance and egomania play a role in it as well, no doubt. But, I'm saying a lot of hate on these boards is a product of Kobe fans. And, that's not deflection in the slightest.
I'm a Kobe fan. If you've read my past posts on Kobe on these boards, I'm one of his bigger apologists. I make the occasional joke at his expense, but when it comes to his game, play, skills, I defend the guy more times than not. And, I can see pretty clearly that Kobe hate is often generated in response to sucking Kobe fans and their warped sense of reality. Even now, it's your warped sense of reality that leads to your denial of that reality.