Like him or hate him, it's hard to classify LeBron James as a villain. If he is one, he's only that to his haters and detractors, and for misguided reasons, mostly. Has LeBron been on the wrong side of a few decisions throughout his career? Yes, of course he has.
"The Decision" wasn't respected by many, and that was the first misstep LeBron had taken up until that point in his career. Then there was the push to trade away championship players like Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for Russell Westbrook — a move that had LeBron's fingerprints all over.