Why Did Kobe Bryant End His Career With 1 MVP Award?
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- Опубликовано: 12 авг 2023
- Most NBA fans think of Kobe Bryant as one of the greatest players to ever step foot on a basketball court. If this is the case, why does he only have 1 MVP award to his name after playing in the league for 20 years? Today we break down every year that Kobe was close to winning MVP, but didn't for whatever reason.
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We all know why Kobe doesnt have more MVPs. Its because voters were hesitant to vote for him after his court case. Facts
I agree. They blackballed him. They took their feelings and misinformation and screwed up🤦♂️
I think maybe 2005-2006 season could be an appealing case for Kobe's 2nd MVP, scoring 62 (Outscoring the Mavs 61), and 81 that season.
The reason why is because he was amazing but the team was not good they barely made the playoffs
@@mekhimaxbrothers2190its the MVP, THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER not the team why don't people understand that
@@YaboiahmdKobe was viewed as a bad guy in the 10's they callhim selfish they probobaly dont wanna vite him because they hate him
@@LmkCash exactly, people don't understand why he was acting like an asshole it's because he knew that most nba players don't put in hardwork he literally saw it in shaq, and if shaq had listened to kobe and actually trained and became the best version of himself shaq would have become the goat, Kobe was just misunderstood and hated.
@@mekhimaxbrothers2190kobe was the best player/most valuable player to his team that year,, without kobe , they were on pace to win 20-25 games
Kobe winning 65 games in the WEST in 09 is literally ten times more impressive then bron winning 66 games in the East . You talk about voters proving themselves right when Duncan won mvp and beat Kobe in the playoffs. I agree but by that logic Kobe should have CLEARLY been mvp in 07, 08, 09 and 2010.
Delusional
Put the drugs down
@@MisterKnowItAll3another LeEast jock sniffer 🤦🏽♂️
I'll say 08 and 09 for sure
You’re absolutely right. The western conference was stronger than the eastern conference. Lebron lost 6 finals coming from a weaker conference. The sports writers didn’t like Kobe and everyone knows it, but don’t want to admit it.
RIP Kobe, his photo on my wall still motivates me every time i go to gym, every time i think like "i'll do it later" and every time i fell laziness. Legend!
People never look at the defensive side of the ball. He avg those stats while making all nba defensive 1st team. One day someone will measure the defensive side of the ball the right way.
That's why no matter what he was best individual in the league for a decade but you need team record and stats to get mvp. And Kobe only focus was winning while lebron gets back to back MVPs Kobe going back to back getting chips. I'll live wit the one. But he definitely was the best individual in the league from 01-11.
FACTS KO8E BRYANT 12 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE 2ND TO ONLY TIM DUNCAN
The short answer:
He was screwed over by the League
I agree he should have had two or three
06' or 09' are probably his best MVP chances outside of 08' in my personal opinion. Good video.
Kobe played in one of the toughest eras of basketball - the skill level was really peaking in the nba on both sides of the ball - and the western conference was elite
If you remove Kobe from the Lakers from 2000-2010 they would have zero titles. That’s right, Shaq won zilch with Orlando and was swept in the finals. Kobe in 2001 averaged 28PPG should have been MVP. 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, were all MVP season Kobe should have won. Anyone with eyes could see Kobe was the most lethal player since Michael Jordan who won 5 MVP’s. Kobe played much better competition in the western conference and it’s not even close. The west teams have dominated the NBA finals 16-8 since 2000. Now, let’s address the real reason Kobe was snubbed. The sports writers didn’t like Kobe and some of them actually said it! There is no way biased east coast sportswriters should be controlling the NBA MVP awards. The players and owners should vote for MVP. Former coach Alvin Gentry said it best in 2010 that Kobe has been the best player in the NBA for a long time and it’s wasn’t even close.
Exactly. That's why Lebron wins the MVP every other year. It's sports writers, and analysts voting for it, and they all loved finding stupid reasons to say that Kobe wasn't the best player in the NBA for a 13 year span from 2000-2013. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 were all potential MVP years, and Kobe should have at least gotten the MVP in 2006, 2009, and 2010. I would argue that he was a potential MVP of 2013 until he got hurt, even over Lebron James during his best season. In fact, in the purest meaning of the phrase MVP, Kobe would have won 10 MVP's in a 13 year span. MJ, and Shaq should have had more MVP's as well, but the MVP award means little to nothing in the grand scheme of things. I would take 5 championships over 5 MVP's any day.
Remove shaq and they don’t make the playoffs
Man please Shaq won in 06 with Wade he made the finals with a healthy Penny he couldve won with van exel and eddie jones if they kept that team
Man got robbed by Steve Nash , who did not made any finals appearances.
Regular season award, they should give the mvp to the most valuable player each year not your favorite player because you're voting by emotions
That just shows how good Nash is.
you could tell by all nashes finals MVPs@@Leanku
@@Leankuhow many rings finals mvp does Nash has and how many times did made the NBA finals?
@@jjohnson4013 bro it’s not about the finals it’s about the regular season also it’s how many times did he make not made put down the phone and pick up a book Lil bro
He won the all-star game mvp in 2009 🔥
kobe should have won in 2002-2003 2005-2006 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 so he would end with 4 mvps and 3 back to back
I agree man. Everybody with eyes and a brain who wasn't a Spurs fan (in denial about Kobe being much better than Duncan) knew Kobe was the best player of the 2000's, but apparently CP3, Lebron, and Steve Nash deserved MVP's over him, lol. It's such a joke. MVP's are meaningless. I bet Kobe didn't even care about his 2008 MVP after losing to the Celtics in the Finals. He didn't care about the regular season awards. He only cared about how many rings he had on his fingers. Still, many ignorant idiot blowhards love using that MVP argument against Kobe as if more MVP's make up for a lack of rings. Since when does the regular season make anyone great?
2008 should’ve gone to cp3 and 03 deserved to go to Tim
@@TheEminemGuy no 08 was kobe because they snubbed him the 2 years before and in 03 he was putting up amazing numbers averaging 30 7 and 6 on the 2 seed and is the only reason that team was so high in standings because shaq didnt play very much
03 06 07 08 09
Lol. Delusional Kobe fans.
LeBron on the trash conference putting up stats kobe over here winning championships vs the big boys
Truth and Lebron fans know it! Kobe 5 rings and if Shaq ever came to camp in shape they would have 6 or 7 titles.
03 it was close. 06 maybe if he was 5 & 5 with his 35 ppg shooting 49.1% EFG. But I think 07 for sure tbh. Kobe's stat line 31ppg 5.7 & 5.5 shooting 50% EFG and a ridiculous 58% TS. he was the clear mvp. Not to mention making all nba 1st team on D.
I'd say Kobe deserved 2 MVPs ('07 & '08) and was the best player in the league in 06, 07 & 08 without a doubt
and 09
Because Media is part of the voting. And Kobe is the media most hated NBA Legend ever.
The media hated him. He’s the only player in league history to finished t5 in MVP voting 10x with only 1 MVP, the rest of the players with 10 t5 finishes have at least 4. If coaches voted on he’d have atleast 3
Kobe Bryant-another player who got hated on for being too good
Love the vids man
Thank you for watching. Much love❤️
Kobe was the best player lebron put up the best stats 😂 vs weaker comp
This is exactly what happened.
Kobe had media stigma about his court case and about him being "selfish" when he didn't have a good team around him. The media also were jumping on the Lebron bandwagon because of his size and role as more of a facilitator. I felt him not winning more MVP's was more political and money driven then looking at his actual play on the court which was always excellent.
Because he is the media most hated NBA legend. That simple.
No no no
LeBron had the most turnovers in nba history but the kobe haters never bring that up
What do that have to do with the mvp bro stop being so insecure
@@redbogaming6009 trophies has nothing to do with it either ,it doesn't make you the goat your king is the one that is insecure so stop it
@@user-wb1id3xc7y you Kobe fans are the most insecure people I ever met. Kobe Bryant could be ranked 37 and LeBron James could be ranked 38 on somebody’s list all that matters is that Kobe‘s rank above LeBron James that’s all you guys care about . You Guys try so hard to hate and downplay lbj but guess what the majority of people have LeBron James over Kobe Bryant all time on the list so keep hating. And you can tell you’re a casual fan . That’s how we determine who’s the greatest basketball players are by their accomplishments and talents. And LeBron James has accomplished more than Kobe Bryant in their career.
@redbogaming6009 it means lebronica is not perfect ! So stop acting like he is you buckethead bum
lebron also 6th all time in missed freethrows soon to be 5th all time
U hit the nail. If Kobe had a Pau Gasol type of player from 2001 to 2009 he’d win more mvps. People say Nash robbed Kobe but the truth is Shaq, his team, and lastly Lebron are the reasons Kobe only has 1 mvp. Kobe was never gonna get mvp his 2 goated scoring seasons bc the nba wouldn’t give it to a player not in the top 4 seed.
In my opinion for the first place there is heavy heavy emphasis on winning. It is around 2nd-5th that winning plays less of a role. Had Bron not gotten mvp in 2011 I guarantee the voters would’ve given Kobe the mvp even though he was 3rd and KD was voted 2nd bc they would want the more winning player to actually win it all.
And ig Westbrook and Jokic are outliers for seeding of the mvp but it was bc of the triple double statistic and Jokic’s competition being really bad due to people like Giannis not playing enough games so they kinda didn’t have anyone who put up mvp numbers and played games outside of Jokic. Like CP3 was the 2nd or 3rd I believe bc the suns were the best team despite putting up only 16 and 8 which arnt even all star numbers just purely numbers speaking.
In 2006, the Lakers only won 7 less games than the Suns who had the so-called MVP on their roster. Kobe went to the playoffs and proved that he was the true MVP of the league in 2006. He should have won it in 2003, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Shaq should have also won more than just one MVP. It really didn't matter though. Kobe was too busy winning to care about MVP's. He could have easily won it almost every year of his prime if he really wanted too, but he often sacrificed his own production for the better of his team which is why he only had two scoring titles. He could have won the scoring title every single year for 10 to 12 years straight, but that's not what matters in basketball. I doubt Kobe even cared about the 2008 MVP he won because the Lakers lost in the Finals. I'm sure it felt nice to feel acknowledged by people that criticize and hate such a great player, but that's who Kobe was. His championship rings speak for themselves. Lebron, Steve Nash, KD, Duncan, and CP3 can have their multiple MVP's. It doesn't make them the better or more dominant player historically.
2006 was his MVP, it’s the truth.
08-09 should have been Kobes too, he swept Cleveland snapped their 30+ home game winning streak, sweet the Celtics who was on a 20+ game winning streak as well
No disrespect, but how do you make this video and leave off his 06 season. He averaged 35 and won 45 wins. Steve Nash averaged 18 and 10 assist and 54 win. Jordan won an mvp over magic with the same stat/win discrepancy.
I agree with your analysis on everything else.
Rip black mamba
DEFINITELY deserved more
Kobe most certainly deserved more than 4 regular season MVP awards
I think the only real case you can make for him winning another MVP is 09 but when you look at the other years, he lost, it’s not that’s surprising when you look at his record and the statistics of the eventual winners.
You're forgetting to mention the case. The case is the reason why voters didn't award kobe multiple mvps.
Steve mvps belongs to kobe. Kobe had a BAD ( not good) team that he'd taken to the playoffs in that tough western conference. Kobe should've at least had 3..
06 shouldve been his💯
At least give him 3. 2006,2007,2008(he won)
👍
You didn’t even comment on 2005-2006? Lol
Because the NBA had a LeChoke agenda to push for marketing purposes. Kobe was hands down the best player in the NBA from 2003 until he tore his ACL.
The fact that LeExcuse has more MVP's than Kobe is criminal. It's like Embiitch getting the MVP over Jokic. Complete joke.
If Durant is getting the nod over Kobe in 2010 then Kobe should get the nod over Duncan and KG in 2003. 2006 is inexcusable that’s a MVP he should’ve won and in my mind he should’ve also won in 2003. I would also say that the Western Conference was drastically better than the East in the 2000’s so I’d have given Kobe the nod in 2010 with the best record in the west over LeBron but it’s Bron I’m not mad at that but 2003 and 2006 Kobe should’ve won an MVP for sure
Short answer: the NBA was trying to pump up the one trick pony, LeBron.
Only 1 mvp is a crime he deserved more then 4 mvps
2mvps at best lmao you can say the same for lebron that he should have won 6-7 mvps
cap he shouldve won 2 at best but not 4
No, Kobe has the most misses in NBA history, he took 3000 more shots than karl malone and still Karl scored more points than him. He literally averaged 14 points in a finals shaq Carried him. Shaq is the only player in history along with mj to get 3 fmvp in a row Kobe literally got carried by the most dominant player ever. Gifted his first 3 rings and lost many due to his selfishness, for example in 2004 Lakers vs Pistons Kobe attempted 6 more shots than Shaq and still Shaq scored 4 more points than him, Kobe tried so hard to win a fmvp against Shaq and that cost him many rings. If you see the top 25 greatest volume shooters Kobe has the lower fg% and 3pt% Wich makes sense since he is the player with the most misses, he even blew a 3-1 lead, he is just an ineffective ball hog who got carried his first 3 rings, and despite having 2 fmvp, he arguably deserved only one of them. People say his mentality is the greatest but it's not, the greatest mentality doesn't make you lose rings like Kobe did, people say he had the best work ethic but thats not true, if you try so hard to win a fmvp against your teammate and you lose cause of that you know that's not work ethic, that's selfishness ethic.
You are absolutely right.Kobe was competing in the loaded Western Conference against BETTER COACHES and More Hall of Fame players.He definitely should have won at least 4.
@@idk-yk3xo you bronsexuals keep saying he deserved more, but you fail to mention any season where he was robbed, cus he wasn't, dude never deserved any more mvps, his best cases were in 2018 and 2011, and harden and d rose EASILY deserved it over him, you're very detached from reality
The coaches don’t pay the press writers do …. People like Stephen A Smith Chris Broussard …. Those guys have always been biased against Lakers. This is why shaq doesn’t have a bunch of MVPs either.
03 06 07 08 05 Kobe MVPs
If Kobe vs. LeBron's NBA Finals had happened, it would have been a very good match.
NO!
Nah, LeBron would’ve got swept.
@@Leanku exactly, Lbj team was trash. They would have probably won one game.
Kobe was waiting for that ass but lebron was scared
Lol 😂 Berra got in the way swept Kobrick!!
It makes no sense 😢
2 Words...EAGLE,COLORADO!!! cost Bean 2MVPs
same way as KD he has been screwed out of them by the voters
No Steve Nash led his team to over 50 wins and without Steve Nash they would have won only 20 games in my opinion
How many wins do the Lakers have without Kobe? Stop this, Nash had a good team and they were run and gun style is what helped them. Did Nash ever even get this team to the finals? Winning the Title should be the criteria for league MVP awards not some good season then fail in the playoffs.
Acting like Amare Stoutemare wasn’t a top 3 big 😂😂😂
They need to change how the voting for MVP takes place. I believe it is 100% media voted. It should be 30% media 30% hall of famers and 40% active players. If the MVP voting was player-based Shaq would have 2 Kobe might have 3 and LBJ might gave 6.
Le Bron played in a weak conference. Competition matters, that’s why he lost 6 finals.
@@Mike1122. Kobitch is 6 -16 vs LeBron. Plus Kobe had much more help than LBJ. Kobe with that cavs squad would've been horrifying.
He still a goat but it is funny Steve nash has more mvps
It’s ridiculous, the media didn’t like Kobe so they snubbed him in a lot of seasons. They try to make people believe Shaq carried him even though Shaq won zero before Kobe.
There should only be 1 MVP per entire season. Its useless to have an MVP and then losses at the playoffs or finals.
The powers that be straight railroaded Kobe Bean Bryant.
KG was snubbed in 2003
KO8E BRYANT WAS ROBBED OF TWO MVPS BY STEVE NASH AND THIS GUY DID MENTION IT BUT THE DISRESPECT IS REAL
So 2005 Kobe didn’t even make the playoffs and in 2006 he was a 7th seed. But please, tell me more about out how you know nothing about basketball.
@jacoblee5796 YOU SEEN WHO HE WAS PLAYING UNLIKE LEBRON JAMES WHO HAD 2 OR 3 HALL OF FARMERS OR SUPERSTARS ON HIS TEAM
@@philipharrison2417 All that is completely irrelevant…
@jacoblee5796 NO IT'S NOT CAN'T WIN WHIT BUM HELL, BUT KO8E ONE OF 3 PEOPLE TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP WHIT LEE AND WHIT OUT A 75TH ANNIVERSARY PLAYER GO DO YOUR HOME WORK CLOWN
@jacoblee5796 THEY GAVE THEM 2 MVPS TO STEVE NASH WHO HAS 2 OTHER ALLSTARS ON HIS TEAM, SHAWN MARION AND AMAR STOUDEMIRE. KO8E HAS 0 ALLSTARS ON HIS TEAM GOOFY
1 mvp in 20 yrs=mambamentality
cause kobe was mid
Uh 🙄 what
That's a easy question Kobe only received one MVP for the same reason most people live and die poor it's because that's what they deserve.
Clown🤡
Because he was a 44% lifetime shooter . RIP Mamba but he couldn’t shoot, very inefficient that’s why.
Stop it Kobe fans -- KObe is at best 10thb all time. He's not even higher than Duncan and Shaq.
Kobe has the most misses in NBA history, he took 3000 more shots than karl malone and still Karl scored more points than him. He literally averaged 14 points in a finals shaq Carried him. Shaq is the only player in history along with mj to get 3 fmvp in a row Kobe literally got carried by the most dominant player ever. Gifted his first 3 rings and lost many due to his selfishness, for example in 2004 Lakers vs Pistons Kobe attempted 6 more shots than Shaq and still Shaq scored 4 more points than him, Kobe tried so hard to win a fmvp against Shaq and that cost him many rings. If you see the top 25 greatest volume shooters Kobe has the lower fg% and 3pt% Wich makes sense since he is the player with the most misses, he even blew a 3-1 lead, he is just an ineffective ball hog who got carried his first 3 rings, and despite having 2 fmvp, he arguably deserved only one of them. People say his mentality is the greatest but it's not, the greatest mentality doesn't make you lose rings like Kobe did, people say he had the best work ethic but thats not true, if you try so hard to win a fmvp against your teammate and you lose cause of that you know that's not work ethic, that's selfishness ethic.
Well you do not know what your talking about first Kobe was selfish because he had trash team especially in the 2005 2006 season another reason is your just bringing up playoff stats and the negative playoff stats at that number 3 is Kobe has an argument that he could have one more than 2 finals mvp h3 could have won the won the finals mvp in that season when the lakers beat the New Jersey nets another reason is Kobe is and will be better than you at basketball so know your role and shut your mouth!
Le Bron has the most turnovers in NBA history and he’s right behind Kobe for missed shots. Soon Lebron will overtake Kobe then what will you say? In fact Kareem, and Jordan are in the top 10 lost for missed shots. Your argument is rooted in hate for Kobe and his greatness. No matter how you try to elevate Le Bron, he will never be bette than Kobe, he played weak competition in the east and lost 6 finals.
@@Mike1122. so u wanna talk about lebron, ok. lebron is the biggest stat padder and hero wannabe of all time, he pushes his teammates to grab rebounds and lets the opposite team drive to the basket alone to get his highlight block, if it fails it gives the opposite team 2 free points cause lebron wanted to, all of his points are meaningless, 2022 season he scored the emptiest 30 points of all time, not even reached play in, he stays in the final minutes of every lost game only to score his 30 points, i remember one time in the 4th quarter he scored a three at the buzzer of a blowout lost game only because he has 27 and wanted 30 points, His points are a joke and an insult to the game of basketball you won't see an all time great like doing that. Another thing is he needs 2-3 all stars to win rings, people praise lebron for going to the finals many many times but most of them were because he had the easiest path with the Easter conference, in 2007 he did not have any competition and still he gets too much credit, 2019 missed playoffs 2021 first round exit 2022 not even play in but nobody talks about it, it took another MVP level player to came and win in 2020 but nobody cares, he always needs 2-3 all stars and even with that he doesn't score the most important shots, 2013 ray Allen shot and Chris Bosh rebound saved lebrons legacy 2016 lebron faced injured and suspended players in GSW and still it took kyire to hit the most important three once again lebron watching, he doesn't even have a single shot like the one Jordan scored in 1998, In fact the biggest difference between Jordan and lebron is lebron does whatever it takes to be the hero and Jordan does whatever it takes to win, he doesn't try to be the hero. A great example of that is the 1997 finals, he had the ball to hit the game winner and instead of shooting a contested shot he drew defensive attention and passed the ball to Steve Kerr to hit the game winner leaving him wide open from midrange, he obviously scored due to Jordans assist and they won cause Jordan did the right play instead of trying to be the hero, the game winner of Paxton in 1992 was out of a Jordan play too, Jordan scores the game winner if it's needed and he makes his teammates score game winners if it's needed, lebron doesn't do that. In 2013 when he had the ball to hit the game winner he threw a contested brick against TWO defenders instead of passing, if Bosh didn't grabbed the rebound to pass it to Allen they would have lost 2013 ring due to lebrons ego like they already did in 2011, if he let wade be wade they would have won 2011 easily. In my opinion if Bosh was in 2011 heat and lebron was still in cavaliers the heat would have won 2011 ring, cause all wade needed was another all star caliber player to win, after Shaq declined he couldn't win. So yeah, that's the main reasons why lebron is overrated and not even close to be top 2 all time, am i forgetting more reasons? Maybe. But how many superstars can you name that lost rings cause of their ego? Cause the only one I can think of besides lebron is Kobe. btw, LeBron takes steorids and that gives him a clear advantage, theres many proves of that, one of them being the 2014, when he came back to Cleveland he lost a lot of weight and explosiveness, that season he played way worse and was pretty obvious his atlethism was WAY WORSE the nba was "coincidentally " making drug test during that time frame, then him and his buddy CP3 complained trying to end the testing, two years later he gained 25-30 pounds and was as explosive as before, shame on u LeEgo.
James is 16-6 against Kobrick!!
@@scottysteadman5063 lebron is the biggest stat padder and hero wannabe of all time, he pushes his teammates to grab rebounds and lets the opposite team drive to the basket alone to get his highlight block, if it fails it gives the opposite team 2 free points cause lebron wanted to, all of his points are meaningless, 2022 season he scored the emptiest 30 points of all time, not even reached play in, he stays in the final minutes of every lost game only to score his 30 points, i remember one time in the 4th quarter he scored a three at the buzzer of a blowout lost game only because he has 27 and wanted 30 points, His points are a joke and an insult to the game of basketball you won't see an all time great like doing that. Another thing is he needs 2-3 all stars to win rings, people praise lebron for going to the finals many many times but most of them were because he had the easiest path with the Easter conference, in 2007 he did not have any competition and still he gets too much credit, 2019 missed playoffs 2021 first round exit 2022 not even play in but nobody talks about it, it took another MVP level player to came and win in 2020 but nobody cares, he always needs 2-3 all stars and even with that he doesn't score the most important shots, 2013 ray Allen shot and Chris Bosh rebound saved lebrons legacy 2016 lebron faced injured and suspended players in GSW and still it took kyire to hit the most important three once again lebron watching, he doesn't even have a single shot like the one Jordan scored in 1998, In fact the biggest difference between Jordan and lebron is lebron does whatever it takes to be the hero and Jordan does whatever it takes to win, he doesn't try to be the hero. A great example of that is the 1997 finals, he had the ball to hit the game winner and instead of shooting a contested shot he drew defensive attention and passed the ball to Steve Kerr to hit the game winner leaving him wide open from midrange, he obviously scored due to Jordans assist and they won cause Jordan did the right play instead of trying to be the hero, the game winner of Paxton in 1992 was out of a Jordan play too, Jordan scores the game winner if it's needed and he makes his teammates score game winners if it's needed, lebron doesn't do that. In 2013 when he had the ball to hit the game winner he threw a contested brick against TWO defenders instead of passing, if Bosh didn't grabbed the rebound to pass it to Allen they would have lost 2013 ring due to lebrons ego like they already did in 2011, if he let wade be wade they would have won 2011 easily. In my opinion if Bosh was in 2011 heat and lebron was still in cavaliers the heat would have won 2011 ring, cause all wade needed was another all star caliber player to win, after Shaq declined he couldn't win. So yeah, that's the main reasons why lebron is overrated and not even close to be top 2 all time, am i forgetting more reasons? Maybe. But how many superstars can you name that lost rings cause of their ego? Cause the only one I can think of besides lebron is Kobe. btw, LeBron takes steorids and that gives him a clear advantage, theres many proves of that, one of them being the 2014, when he came back to Cleveland he lost a lot of weight and explosiveness, that season he played way worse and was pretty obvious his atlethism was WAY WORSE the nba was "coincidentally " making drug test during that time frame, then him and his buddy CP3 complained trying to end the testing, two years later he gained 25-30 pounds and was as explosive as before, shame on u LeEgo.
Nobody should think that the MVP award means you’re the best player in the league. Kobe was the best of his era and the other best players from that era will tell you that