LeBron James Makes History as the Oldest Player to Win NBA Cup MVP

LeBron James It not only ages, but rejuvenates. With the MVP of the NBA Cup after the Lakers’ title, The King once again won a Best Player trophy, something he had not done for 10 years if he only considers himself the MVP of an entire competition. Besides, ’23’ became the oldest player in history to win any MVP with his almost 39 years.

LeBron picked up his last regular season award in 2013 with the Miami Heat after those of 2009 and 2010 with the Cleveland Cavaliers and that of 2012, also with the Florida team matching its first two rings with its last two MVPs.

However, if you consider only MVP without looking at the context of the competition, The King’s last Best Player trophy is relatively recent, as he took the MVP of the End of 2020 making a double along with his first and even only championship with the Lakers.

As with the regular season version, LeBron James also has four Finals MVPs, adding those in 2012 and 2013 with the Heat and 2016 with the Cavaliers. “The enthusiasm has not changed,” warned the ’23’, who will fulfill 39 years on December 30 and is now in his 21st season in the NBA.

The King recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in the final against the Indiana Pacers while finishing the first mid-season tournament in history with 28 points, 8 catches and 7.6 passes basket in the final phase. “I don’t even think about the MVP, it’s about being together and winning this,” LeBron told ESPN after finishing.

“I don’t even think about the MVP”

LeBron James

“This is the first mid-season tournament. Records will be broken, but one thing that will never be surpassed is the first to do something. And we are the first champions of the mid-season tournament and no one will be able to reach this. And it is fantastic to do it with a historic franchise and with a great group of fun, committed and competitive men,” he added. The Kingwith all the possible NBA MVPs: the regular season, the Finals and now also the Cup.

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2023-12-10 07:22:27
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