NBA Multi-Time MVPs
June 4, 2008
In the course of leading the Lakers to the 2008 NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant joined an exclusive club: Players to claim the league’s coveted Most Valuable Player Award.
Despite the breakthrough, the star guard has some work to do in order to improve his standing on that list. A total of 11 players have won MVP honors two times or more, and seven have claimed the prize on three or more occasions.
Bob Pettit of St. Louis was the first MVP way back in 1956 and repeated in 1959. A Celtic has won the award on 10 different occasions. Bryant’s win made it the eighth time a Laker has come away with the prize.
Who are the most prolific MVP winners in the league’s storied history?
Here’s the list:
– Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee, Los Angeles Lakers): 6
– Michael Jordan (Chicago): 5
– Bill Russell (Boston): 5
– Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers): 4
– Larry Bird (Boston): 3
– Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers): 3
– Moses Malone (Houston, Philadelphia 76ers): 3
– Tim Duncan (San Antonio): 2
– Karl Malone (Utah): 2
– Steve Nash (Phoenix): 2
– Bob Pettit (St. Louis): 2
Source: NBA.com
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