Crazy, almost like Reddit started getting way more popular around this time.
BigCO9
A lot of LeBron Haters joined just to talk shit too. Would happen if he joined any team in the League. Also, Reddit has grown since then too.
BernardoDeGalvez
Need to factor how much Reddit grew in thise years
Gtggtggtg
Now do every teams Reddit and youâll learn that correlation does not equal causation.
BasquiatRobot
That chart looks very scientific.
green-lazuli-8426
Reddit active users around the time Lebron signed was over twice what it was in 2015. Sure some can be lebron fans but itâs also a lot of people just being new to reddit as a whole
Culprit89
Tbh Iâm one of them. Wonât lie about it.
kwesi777
Das meeee đ
wut_eva_bish
LeBron himself isn’t the only explanation for a jump in membership. Sure he’s a huge draw, but if the OP is trying to make it seem like the sub is nothing but Bron stans, he’s probably wrong.
If you hold this stat up to how people joined Reddit at all, you’d probably find that more people joined Reddit in the last 2-3 years site-wide.
Also, people join because they like winning and the team with LeBron was also the team that recently signed Anothy Davis… a team that was poised to win a championship. So for sure we got bandwagoners too.
SpinLaFlame
wack ass fans
FreqinNVibing
I joined back in the Lonzo draft I think, been a fan since a kid tho
2022-Account
So this sub is a bunch of fair weather fans, got it
IHaveTooMuchToHide
Love lebron. Happy his fans joined the team (the more the merrier).
But I wonât lose sleep once he and them leave.
oneironology
Motion to send all Lebron Stans to /r/lebron so you weirdos can write your erotic Lebron fanfic in peace.
likwitsnake
Fuck player fans
SixGunChimp
Yeah, and more people became fans of the Bulls when they drafted Michael Jordan. Why is this shocking news? Lebron is a generational talent. Wherever he goes, his fans will follow. And, as a team you want those fans to follow because they buy tickets, merchandise and basically promote your franchise for free.
ImSickOfYouToo
Oh, it’s pretty obvious with all the “trade multiple FRPs for Buddy Hield, I don’t GAF about 2027!!!!!” posts you see in here almost daily.
I wonder why winning in 2022 is so much more important to them than winning over the next few years after LeBron is gone…hmmmmmm
OuTLi3R28
This is why I still go to LG – this sub is a fucking embarrassment.
TxCPA24
Hopefully those 80% would be gone once Lebron is gone.
ColgateHitler
âReddit wasnât popularâ just because you didnât know about it doesn’t mean it wasnât popular.
anwoden
That’s like saying when Nicholas Cage releases a movie the amount of helicopter accidents decrease.
As someone pointed out, it’s more likely that LeBron James signed during the increase of Reddit’s popularity. I, for one, joined recently because I started watching NBA this year and chose the Lakers (my main team though is Corinthians because I support national basketball teams)
If we want deeper data that back this claim, or denies it, we should have a poll asking if people joined for LeBron or for Lakers, and that would be very silly.
ThisAnswerIsLit
Been here under different accounts since we were celebrating Byron Scott’s firing
I have no problem with people who joined after LeBron
People who cheered for the Celtics in the finals can fuck off tho
DunkFaceKilla
Thatâs why Lebron will go down as the best Laker of all time
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I didn’t join for LeBron. I just didn’t know Reddit existed back then.
Been here since kobe days đȘđđ
[https://backlinko.com/reddit-users](https://backlinko.com/reddit-users)
Crazy, almost like Reddit started getting way more popular around this time.
A lot of LeBron Haters joined just to talk shit too. Would happen if he joined any team in the League. Also, Reddit has grown since then too.
Need to factor how much Reddit grew in thise years
Now do every teams Reddit and youâll learn that correlation does not equal causation.
That chart looks very scientific.
Reddit active users around the time Lebron signed was over twice what it was in 2015. Sure some can be lebron fans but itâs also a lot of people just being new to reddit as a whole
Tbh Iâm one of them. Wonât lie about it.
Das meeee đ
LeBron himself isn’t the only explanation for a jump in membership. Sure he’s a huge draw, but if the OP is trying to make it seem like the sub is nothing but Bron stans, he’s probably wrong.
If you hold this stat up to how people joined Reddit at all, you’d probably find that more people joined Reddit in the last 2-3 years site-wide.
Also, people join because they like winning and the team with LeBron was also the team that recently signed Anothy Davis… a team that was poised to win a championship. So for sure we got bandwagoners too.
wack ass fans
I joined back in the Lonzo draft I think, been a fan since a kid tho
So this sub is a bunch of fair weather fans, got it
Love lebron. Happy his fans joined the team (the more the merrier).
But I wonât lose sleep once he and them leave.
Motion to send all Lebron Stans to /r/lebron so you weirdos can write your erotic Lebron fanfic in peace.
Fuck player fans
Yeah, and more people became fans of the Bulls when they drafted Michael Jordan. Why is this shocking news? Lebron is a generational talent. Wherever he goes, his fans will follow. And, as a team you want those fans to follow because they buy tickets, merchandise and basically promote your franchise for free.
Oh, it’s pretty obvious with all the “trade multiple FRPs for Buddy Hield, I don’t GAF about 2027!!!!!” posts you see in here almost daily.
I wonder why winning in 2022 is so much more important to them than winning over the next few years after LeBron is gone…hmmmmmm
This is why I still go to LG – this sub is a fucking embarrassment.
Hopefully those 80% would be gone once Lebron is gone.
âReddit wasnât popularâ just because you didnât know about it doesn’t mean it wasnât popular.
That’s like saying when Nicholas Cage releases a movie the amount of helicopter accidents decrease.
As someone pointed out, it’s more likely that LeBron James signed during the increase of Reddit’s popularity. I, for one, joined recently because I started watching NBA this year and chose the Lakers (my main team though is Corinthians because I support national basketball teams)
If we want deeper data that back this claim, or denies it, we should have a poll asking if people joined for LeBron or for Lakers, and that would be very silly.
Been here under different accounts since we were celebrating Byron Scott’s firing
I have no problem with people who joined after LeBron
People who cheered for the Celtics in the finals can fuck off tho
Thatâs why Lebron will go down as the best Laker of all time