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LeBron James with fourth NBA MVP
- LeBron James will be named
NBA MVP
- James is fifth player in NBA
history to win four MVPs, having done so over past five seasons
- James averaged 26.8 points,
fewer than previous MVP seasons, but had most efficient season of career
LeBron
James remains the best basketball player in the world.
The Miami
Heat forward will be named NBA MVP for the fourth time in five seasons. The
person requested anonymity because the announcement is scheduled for Sunday,
with the presentation likely before the Heat's second-round playoff opener
Monday.
James is
the fifth player in NBA history to win four MVPs, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five) and Wilt Chamberlain (four).
At 28, James is a year younger than Abdul-Jabbar and Russell, three years
younger than Chamberlain and five younger than Jordan were when they won their
fourth MVPs.
"I
absolutely have not even thought about it," James said earlier this week
of winning his fourth award. "I have not thought about it, until you just
brought it up. I know the history. It would be a unique, unbelievable class I
would be a part of, so we'll see."
