22 May 1989
In the 1988–89 NBA season, Johnson's 22.5 points, 12.8 assists, and 7.9 rebounds per game earned him his second MVP award, and the Lakers reached the 1989 NBA Finals, in which they again faced the Pistons. However, after Johnson went down with a hamstring injury in Game 2, the Lakers were no match for the Pistons, who swept them 4–0.
NBA MVP Events
| 1989 May 22 |
Magic Johnson Named League MVP
In the 1988–89 NBA season, Johnson's 22.5 points, 12.8 assists, and 7.9 rebounds per game earned him his second MVP award, and the Lakers reached the 1989 NBA Finals, in which they again ...
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| 2009 May 4 |
LeBron James Receives NBA's MVP Award
On one of the biggest days of his life, LeBron James took the long way home.
Once inside his hometown's city limits, James pulled his high-powered Ferrari off I-77 and drove the back r...
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| 2010 May 3 |
LeBron James Named NBA MVP Second Year in a Row
A procession of expensive oversized vehicles, filled with well-paid oversize basketball players, lined up and curled around, forming a semi-circle. Shaquille O'Neal emerged from a large ...
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