Michael Jordan is arguably the best player ever to step on the hardwood. Fans around the world loved him for his ability to take over big games and dominate the court during crunch time. The NBA legend has never lost a Finals series ever, winning all six in his career. Over the course of his career, Jordan has won six NBA championships, five MVP awards, and six Finals MVP awards. With his domination and mind-boggling accomplishments, MJ has cemented himself as one of the greatest players ever. Recently, the NBA has bestowed a huge honor on the legend with a massive announcement. However, the announcement has prompted a wave of arguments and banter among fans on the Internet.

As per reports, the NBA has named the regular season MVP trophy ‘The Michael Jordan Trophy.’?The Chicago Bulls’ official Twitter account shared the huge news in a recent post.

NBA honors Michael Jordan with huge announcement

The tweet shared by the Chicago Bulls contained the design of ‘The Michael Jordan Trophy.’?As soon as the news broke out, NBA fans went wild. They shared their opinion about the decision to rename the MVP trophy to honor Michael Jordan.

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One fan joked, “That explains why Lebron is not playing on the high level as he usually does.”?Here are some more reactions on the astonishing news:

https://twitter.com/knowwellavila/status/1602668276730892291?s=20&t=YFSPbV9PNEF3PHVqpP_Ffg

https://twitter.com/JaredMagen/status/1602653372057899009?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/RobertC34707183/status/1602650634058088456?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/jbtooclean/status/1602650913444958208?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/BN_Bulls/status/1602665551171649537?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/buck3tsahil/status/1602650632200003584?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/skinnerlawpc/status/1602666111543255040?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/denzelwatch/status/1602650816074371072?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/BullsNationPH/status/1602657095307956229?s=20&t=6hDt3NHafY1ZGxBvk_GouA

https://twitter.com/TheMfDrew/status/1602650232411529217?s=20&t=lA6LPWjKDhKrTIl7NqWw2w

https://twitter.com/stanczak20/status/1602667641809903618?s=20&t=lA6LPWjKDhKrTIl7NqWw2w

Many fans expressed that MJ deserves this huge honor from the league. This showed the huge popularity of the Bulls legend has not waned even though he has been retired for around two decades now.

NBA honors the legends of the game

Recently, the NBA honored legends Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in a similar way. The league introduced Conference Finals MVP awards. They named the Eastern Conference Finals MVP trophy the ‘Larry Bird Trophy’ and the Western Conference Finals MVP trophy the ‘Magic Johnson Trophy.’

Furthermore, ‘The Michael Jordan Trophy’ was not the only new trophy that was unveiled by the league recently. The NBA unveiled six new trophy designs honoring six legends of the game.

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What do you think about the all-new ‘Michael Jordan Trophy?’ Are you in favor of renaming trophies? Let us know in the comments section.