LeBron James Says Receiving 16 Out Of 101 First-Place MVP Votes 'P----- Me Off'
LeBron James spoke of his frustration after receiving just 16 out of 101 first-place votes for MVP following the Los Angeles Lakers\' game 1 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Giannis Antetokounmpo won his second straight MVP after receiving 85 first-place votes.
\"Pissed me off. That\'s my true answer. It pissed me off, because out of 101 votes, I got 16 first-place votes. That\'s what pissed me off more than anything.
\"You know, not saying that the winner wasn\'t deserving of the MVP. But that pissed me off. And I finished second a lot in my career, either from a championship, and now four times as an MVP,\" said James.
James, who has the MVP four times in his career, has also finished second in voting four times.
\"I don\'t know how much we are really watching the game,\" added James.
James said he was also confused by his second place finish for Defensive Player of the Year during the 2012-13 season.
\"I had a chance to be Defensive Player of the Year and also MVP in the same season. And that year Gasol was Defensive Player of the Year, but he made second-team All-Defense, OK. So that doesn\'t make sense. It\'s like being MVP of the league but you make second-team All-NBA. That\'s when I really started to look at things kind of like differently. I was like, how does that even make any sense?\"
