Nigerian-born Antetokounmpo named back-to-back NBA MVP
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second successive season.
The 25-year-old becomes only the third player, after Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon, to earn the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year award in the same season.
Antetokounmpo received 85 of the 101 first-place votes and earned 962 points in the voting to retain the prestigious honour.
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James was second on 753 points ahead of Houston Rockets guard James Harden who had 367 points.
“Michael Jordan, one of the best players who’s ever done it, if not the best,” said Antetokounmpo, speaking from Greece.
“Hakeem, a guy that I look up to, he came from where I’m from, Nigeria, where I have roots. Just being in the same sentence with them, that means a lot to me.”
Antetokounmpo averaged 29.5 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 63 regular-season games in 2019-20. In nine play-off games he averaged 26.7 points, 13.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists.
However, the Bucks were eliminated in the second round of the play-offs by the Miami Heat.
“I’m happy for this award, but I want more,” said Antetokounmpo. “I want to be a champion.”
Congratulations to him. Well deserve
Congratulated to new season Happy For This Award, But I Want More,“I Want To Be A Champiom again.
Wow.. Job well done, thanks for making Nigeria proud.
wow congratulation boy
Congratulations,work harder to achieve your dream of championship.
Congratulations young man.
Nigerians always perform exceptional wherever we found ourselves, we should always be a good ambassador of our country called Nigeria. Congrats to him.
Congratulations to him and Nigerian. We always perform Excellently wherever we are, infact, we really have many Nigerians that are really performing excellently in sports outside Nigeria, we should try to encourage the indegenious sports too in Nigeria. Congratulations once again.
That is a good reputation for him and the country
And champion you shall be, opportunity dance with those that re already on the dance floor.
Congrats
Congratulations to him
Congratulations guy for this wonderful award
You are a good ambassador of Nigeria
Nigerians are always good people, all we need is an enabling environment from our so called government
People who have roots in Nigeria are doing great outside. It shows we have greatness in us.
Continue doing great MVP.
congratulations bro more winning.
Congratulations to you keep winning dear. How i wish that we will be doing well like this both outside and within the country, I dont think other countries will see our back