LeBron James’ Celebrity Status Shadows Kevin Durant’s MVP Caliber Season

April 8th, 2010 by Jon Herrmann Leave a reply »

Turn on ESPN and watch any analyst talk about the NBA MVP race for more than 30 seconds and you're likely to hear LeBron James' name mentioned about 74 times. 

Better yet, ask any casual basketball fan who the MVP should be and odds are you'll hear people gushing over King James and his talents; you may be lucky enough to encounter one of those special fans who believes that James has already surpassed the great Michael Jordan.

LeBron's praise is well deserved.  He currently leads the NBA in scoring and averages over seven rebounds and eight assists per game on a team that has the best record in the entire league. The problem is, while he will likely win the award with a nearly unanimous vote, he is not this year's NBA MVP.

The person who deserves this title is a kid who is barely old enough to drink and who has been dubbed "Durantula" by the sporting world, Kevin Durant.  The 6' 9" forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder has been electric all sea ...

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