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NBA Twitter Rips ESPN For Using Kobe’s Death As Reason For LeBron To Win MVP

Since LeBron James led his Los Angeles Lakers to impressive wins against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers in the past week, he’s been getting some more MVP considerations by fans and media alike.

While it indeed is impressive what James is doing at age 35, every metric and statistic in terms of value for a team has Giannis Antetokounmpo as the clear front-runner for the award.

It is definitely okay to still think James is the MVP, especially when you look at his personal stats, and him leading the league in assists, but thinking LeBron should win the award because he has been dealing with the tragic death of Kobe Bryant is wrong. That’s why ESPN and, ‘The Jump’ especially got ripped by NBA Twitter.

The Jump talking about the MVP race between Lebron & Giannis

"He (Lebron) has navigated a China controversy & maybe the biggest tragedy in the history of the NBA this season (Kobe's death). That's extra stuff that Giannis isn't going through…" pic.twitter.com/PtIra7jvJu

— SUSPENDED AGAIN (@FTBeard1) March 9, 2020

They milking Kobe’s death all the way til lebron gets an MVP outta it. Kobe died so lebron deserves the MVP? Fuck outta here https://t.co/7uCMMIcPm5

— xanny mcbride (@Amitch_bighead) March 10, 2020

https://twitter.com/EasyBreezyLive/status/1237201978289201152

Did they really just use Kobe's death as one of the reasons LeBron should win MVP……. https://t.co/NDJ3q5KjJe

— OFFSZN (@iamdoofie) March 10, 2020

https://twitter.com/bweezybird/status/1237398010658684929

Can’t lie, using Kobe’s death as LeBron MVP propaganda is so yucky. Giannis deleted all his social media

— Silly Watch (@griseIdamus) March 10, 2020

"With all that has happened this season"….please tell me they not talking about kobe death for lebron mvp narrative https://t.co/5g0vTVWySk

— Kendall Pugh (@PuGH_3) March 10, 2020

@mcten We already know citing Kobe's death for Lebron's MVP case is a pretty lousy thing to do. Adding that he "navigated the China controversy" as another is perhaps worse. Lebron's attitudes towards China's human rights record are self-serving and reprehensible.

— PatrickEwingKneePads (@ewingskneepads) March 10, 2020

https://twitter.com/MimiMungu/status/1237391720284688385

https://twitter.com/JerryR814/status/1237390930786701312

@mcten is a flaming pile of shit for using Kobe’s death to plead a case for Lebron as MVP.

— Eric Roser (@therealroser) March 10, 2020

https://twitter.com/JerryR814/status/1237390930786701312