In Pics - Top 10 most online-abused sportspersons

Here we take a look at the top 10 sportspersons who faced maximum abuse on popular social media network Twitter, over the last year. The survey conducted by ‘Pickwise’ was collected from Twitter posts with words, phrases, and hashtags with abusive terms directed at the sportspeople.

One of the greatest basketball players, LeBron James has received the most abuse on Twitter among athletes over the last year. He received a total of 122,568 abusive messages between June 2020 and June 2021. Credit: AFP Photo

The second most-abused player on the list is Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford. He received 32,328 abusive messages in the same time period. Credit: AFP Photo

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the third most-abused athlete of Twitter with 28,151 abusive messages. Credit: USA Today Sports Photo

With 24, 370 abusive messages, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant ranks fourth in the list. Credit: AFP Photo

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace features fifth in the list with 21,750 messages on Twitter. Credit: AFP Photo

American professional basketball player Damian Lillard ranks sixth with 20,904 messages. Credit: AFP Photo

Seventh on the list is Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer. He has received 14,083 abusive messages on Twitter. Credit: AFP Photo

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has received 11,757 abusive messages between June 2020 and June 2021. He ranks eighth in the survey conducted by ‘Pickwise’. Credit: Reuters Photo

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry is another popular sportsperson who has received plenty of abuse on Twitter. He ranks ninth in the list and has received 11,203 abusive messages over the year. Credit: AFP Photo

German footballer Mesut Ozil is the second footballer to be in this list and ranks 10th in the list with 11,192 abusive messages. Credit: AFP Photo