MVP Award Reportedly Goes to LeBron James

According to the Associated Press, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Le Bron James will be named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player this afternoon. Although Lakers’ Kobe Bryant was among the contenders, James is set to take home the honor. The Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High High School alum (he has reportedly chosen the school as the site for the award presentation) led Cleveland to a team record 66 regular-season wins and the top overall seed in the playoffs.

LeBron James is the first Cavaliers player to win the award, with the 24-year-old averaging 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists this season (his sixth season) and finished second in voting for defensive player of the year, which has some saying he is the NBA’s most dominant two-way player since Michael Jordan. James was up against Bryant and Miami’s Dwyane Wade for MVP honors; all three were teammates on the gold-winning U.S. Olympic team last summer.

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