RJ Barrett · Court Sentiment

Verdict

36.6%38.6%24.7%

36.6%Negative1,259 comments

38.6%Neutral1,328 comments

24.7%Positive850 comments

−12Net sentimentpositive minus negative

n=3,437 comments about RJ BarrettUnofficial

Receipts

What the room said about RJ Barrett, verbatim: the highest-scoring comments in each class.

Exhibit 01Negative.MIN flair
RJ Barrett is dead to me now.
Post · [Highlight] Anthony Edwards with a massive 2 handed poster on RJ Barrett and then screams in his face▲ 70Mar 6, 2026Source ↗
Exhibit 02Negative.TOR flair
He was incredibly ass tonight. Like I was ready to fly into Toronto next time they go back home just to drive him out of town. And then he hit that shot lmaooooo This game is all RJ Barrett though. Let it be known he was unstoppable in the 4th.
Post · [Highlight] Quickley hits the game-winner for Raptors!▲ 56Jan 8, 2026Source ↗
Exhibit 03Negative.no flair
RJ will gladly suck Lebron or Bronny’s dick on demand because Lebron gave him his only ring.
Post · Richard Jefferson: "Seth [Curry] and Thanasis [Antetokounmpo] have some job security. I'm just gonna put it out there"▲ 55Oct 6, 2025Source ↗

Method

A receipt is a top-scoring comment about RJ Barrett that cleared the classifier's confidence bar and a second pass confirming it is about him. No usernames: the site judges players, not commenters.

Fans

Of what r/NBA says about RJ Barrett, his own Raptors fans are 31% negative, rival fans 39%, unflaired commenters 37%. Among the 2 fanbases with at least 200 comments, Raptors fans are hardest on him at 31% negative and Knicks fans kindest at 41% positive.

30.8%Own fansTOR flair · 707 comments

38.8%Rival fansevery other flair · 1,674 comments

37.1%Unflairedno flair · 1,056 comments

Who hates him most

Who defends him

Method

A fanbase is the flair its commenters wear. Flairs with fewer than 200 comments about RJ Barrett are left out of the lists; the tick is his rate across every flaired comment, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Rooms

RJ Barrett was talked about most in the game threads: 1,511 of his 3,437 comments, −29 net sentiment against −12 across his season. His harshest room was the game threads; his warmest highlights, +13 on 8% of his comments. The game threads ran 29 points harsher than the front page: his play was graded live.

Game threads44% of his commentsHarshest48.719.91,511

Post-game threads8% of his comments26.938.8260

Front page26% of his comments25.826.5879

Highlights8% of his commentsWarmest27.941.0290

News13% of his comments29.019.3445

Method

A room is the kind of post a comment sat under: a game thread, the front page, a highlight. A room is drawn when it holds at least 200 comments about RJ Barrett; left out here: Discussion posts (25), Daily chat thread (18), Lowlights (7), Injury posts (1). The bar is the room's share of his comments, its split the room's sentiment. Harshest and warmest are by net sentiment, positive minus negative, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Timeline

Over 4-week windows, the negative share of comments about RJ Barrett ran between 22% and 46%. His worst week was the week of May 4, 53% negative of 212 comments; his best the week of Apr 20, 45% positive. 13 of 40 weeks had fewer than 30 comments and are left off the line.

Oct 6 · 50% negative · 9% positive · 80 comments
- L vs DEN 108–112
- W @ SAC 130–122
- W @ WAS 113–112
Oct 13 · 27 comments, under the floor
- L @ BOS 108–110
- W vs BKN 119–114
Oct 20 · 27% negative · 24% positive · 49 comments
- W @ ATL 138–118
- L vs MIL 116–122
- L @ DAL 129–139
Oct 27 · 20% negative · 33% positive · 49 comments
- L @ SAS 103–121
- L vs HOU 121–139
- W @ CLE 112–101
- W vs MEM 117–104
Nov 3 · 20% negative · 42% positive · 65 comments
- W vs MIL 128–100
- W @ ATL 109–97
- L @ PHI 120–130
Nov 10 · 21 comments, under the floor
- W @ BKN 119–109
- W @ CLE 126–113
- W @ IND 129–111
Nov 17 · 30% negative · 35% positive · 43 comments
- W vs CHA 110–108
- W @ PHI 121–112
- W vs WAS 140–110
- W vs BKN 119–109
Dec 22 · 28% negative · 21% positive · 39 comments
- W vs GSW 141–127
Dec 29 · 29 comments, under the floor
- L vs DEN 103–106
- W vs ATL 134–117
Jan 5 · 25% negative · 35% positive · 104 comments
- W vs ATL 118–100
- W @ CHA 97–96
- L @ BOS 117–125
Jan 19 · 23% negative · 33% positive · 40 comments
- W @ POR 110–98
- W @ OKC 103–101
Jan 26 · 25% negative · 26% positive · 84 comments
- L vs NYK 92–119
- L @ ORL 120–130
- W vs UTA 107–100
Feb 2 · 39% negative · 7% positive · 97 comments
- L vs MIN 126–128
- W vs IND 122–104
Feb 9 · 28 comments, under the floor
- L vs DET 95–113
Feb 16 · 16 comments, under the floor
- W @ CHI 110–101
- W @ MIL 122–94
Feb 23 · 19 comments, under the floor
- L vs OKC 107–116
- L vs SAS 107–110
- W @ WAS 134–125
Mar 2 · 46% negative · 20% positive · 46 comments
- L vs NYK 95–111
- L @ MIN 107–115
- W vs DAL 122–92
Mar 9 · 42% negative · 35% positive · 48 comments
- L @ HOU 99–113
- L @ NOP 111–122
- W vs PHX 122–115
- W vs DET 119–108
Mar 16 · 22 comments, under the floor
- W @ CHI 139–109
- L @ DEN 115–121
- L @ PHX 98–120
Mar 23 · 10 comments, under the floor
- W @ UTA 143–127
- L @ LAC 94–119
- W vs NOP 119–106
- W vs ORL 139–87
Mar 30 · 18 comments, under the floor
- L @ DET 116–127
- L vs SAC 115–123
- W @ MEM 128–96
- L @ BOS 101–115
Apr 6 · 4 comments, under the floor
- W vs MIA 121–95
- W vs MIA 128–114
- W vs BKN 136–101
Apr 13 · 40% negative · 15% positive · 78 comments
- L @ CLE 113–126
Apr 20 · 31% negative · 45% positive · 176 comments
- L @ CLE 105–115
- W vs CLE 126–104
- W vs CLE 93–89
Apr 27 · 38% negative · 38% positive · 677 comments
- L @ CLE 120–125
- W vs CLE 112–110
- L @ CLE 102–114

Method

Lines are 4-week rolling rates from summed counts (Σ negative ÷ Σ comments), drawn only where the window holds at least 30 comments. Dots are single weeks, sized by n. Bands follow the season calendar.

Games

The room talked about RJ Barrett in 6 of his 69 games, at least 20 comments each. It was harsher after losses: net sentiment −32 in losses (53% negative, 21% positive) against −4 in wins (41% negative, 37% positive), on a season net sentiment of −12.

−4In wins41% neg · 37% pos · 503 comments

−32In losses53% neg · 21% pos · 245 comments

−12His season37% neg · 25% pos · 3,437 comments

Games the room talked about RJ Barrett in, at least 20 comments each, newest first.
Date	Phase	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	TOV	+/−	P/R/A	Comments	Verdict
May 3R1 G7	R1 G7	@ CLEL 102–114	L 102–114	43	23	4	6	9-25	1-6	3	-4	23/4/6	11,149	33 points harsher than his season, from 155 comments.
May 1R1 G6	R1 G6	vs CLEW 112–110	W 112–110	43	24	9	3	8-21	4-12	5	+9	24/9/3	6,047	1 point warmer than his season, from 408 comments.
Apr 29R1 G5	R1 G5	@ CLEL 120–125	L 120–125	38	25	12	5	9-19	2-5	3	+2	25/12/5	3,719	12 points warmer than his season, from 50 comments.
Apr 26R1 G4	R1 G4	vs CLEW 93–89	W 93–89	39	18	8	1	8-22	1-6	4	-2	18/8/1	4,636	11 points harsher than his season, from 30 comments.
Apr 23R1 G3	R1 G3	vs CLEW 126–104	W 126–104	39	33	5	5	12-19	6-8	2	+24	33/5/5	1,997	57 points warmer than his season, from 65 comments.
Apr 18R1 G1	R1 G1	@ CLEL 113–126	L 113–126	31	24	2	3	7-13	3-6	4	-16	24/2/3	3,600	13 points harsher than his season, from 40 comments.