Cavaliers’ LeBron James NBA MVP
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LeBron James shares a laugh with his head coach Mike Brown before accepting the NBA Most Valuable Player award.
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James became the first player from his franchise to be named NBA Most Valuable Player on Monday.
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, pictured in April 2009, became the first player from his franchise to be named NBA Most Valuable Player on Monday.
The 24-year-old scored 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists on average per game in what is his sixth season in the NBA.
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James poses with his trophy after being named the NBA Most Valuable Player during a ceremony at James’ alma mater, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
James, nicknamed ‘King’, inspired
James, who easily beat last year’s MVP Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade, two of his Olympic title winning teammates from the Beijing Games, is the youngest player to win the MVP award since Moses Malone in 1979.
James received 109 first choice votes out of the 121 strong electorate (American and Canadian journalists who list them in order of preference from 1-5).
He received 1172 points, with Bryant on 698 and Wade 680.
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