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NBA renames its MVP trophy after Michael Jordan — a 5-time winner of the award with the Chicago Bulls

The NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy has a new name: Michael Jordan’s. Beginning this season, the MVP will receive the Michael Jordan Trophy, the league announced Tuesday. Jordan won five MVP awards with the Chicago Bulls, tied for second with Bill Russell behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s six. The MVP previously won the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named in honor of the NBA’s first president. The ...
Former Chicago Bulls player Michael Jordan addresses the crowd as teammate Scottie Pippen listens during a 20th anniversary recognition ceremony of the Bulls' first NBA Championship in 1991, at the United Center on March 12, 2011, in Chicago.

The NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy has a new name: Michael Jordan’s.

Beginning this season, the MVP will receive the Michael Jordan Trophy, the league announced Tuesday. Jordan won five MVP awards with the Chicago Bulls, tied for second with Bill Russell behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s six.

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