As the NBA season approaches its end, the shouts for MVP have gotten louder. The award is rich in its history because of the names that are associated with it. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James, have all been the recipient of the honor in their careers. Now in the concluding stages of the the 2022-23 season, the hunt for the newest MVP is on.
While the speculations are mostly around Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Joel Embiid, these superstars have about a week left to strengthen their case. However, recently a huge revelation was made regarding this season’s MVP. It was reported that players around the league have already decided this year’s NBA MVP. Hoop fans were astonished after learning about this and they rushed to social media to express their reactions.
Players around the league have reportedly reached a consensus on NBA MVP
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Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers had a great game last night. He dropped 52 points with 13 rebounds and 6 assists in their victory against the Boston Celtics. Embiid scored more than half the points in his team’s 103-101 victory.
Undoubtedly, the brilliant performance has escalated the 29-year-old’s chances of being the MVP for the season. After the game, the 76ers’ head coach Doc Rivers declared that the MVP race is over. He said, “The MVP race is over. The man just scored half our points in an NBA game.” He added, “I’m biased, but the MVP race is over.”
Meanwhile, NBA insider Shams Charania dropped a bombshell after that. He reported that NBA players around the league have reached the decision that Joel Embiid is the NBA MVP this season.
After this information spread on social media, fans scratched their head in disbelief over this hasty name-picking.
Fans are left dumbfounded as players revealed Joel Embiid as their MVP pick
What was considered a close race, suddenly became a topic of the past. With the MVP news doing the rounds on social media, fans didn’t hesitate in letting out their strong opinions regarding this season’s MVP. Although the news received mixed reactions from fans. Here are some of the reactions:
Jokic gets a triple double and the internet goes crazy saying he the greatest ever. Embiid gave him 50 and gave the favorites for this year 50 on 20/25 from the field and 12/13 from the line. Do yall even watch basketball, Jokic be flopping and flailing all game. Joel hoops
— Jay Mayberry (@ChiJBezzy) April 5, 2023
i’ve never seen an mvp campaign like this before lol. holy cringe.
— 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩🏌🏻♂️☘️ (@meshconcept) April 5, 2023
the "players" in question pic.twitter.com/BMrhMU9aa4
— Russell (@rockstar5132) April 5, 2023
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I used think embind was bad but this szn he deserves mvp he playing really goof ball depite the fts u just cant guard him he better dominant on defense n offense
— Anraj (@Anraj48855792) April 5, 2023
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