With big Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis out due to an injury, some speculated that LeBron James is seeking his fifth MVP award.
However, Davis insists that his co-superstar is still putting the team first.
“Put it that way for you,” Davis told The Athletic. “I know that man doesn’t care about MVP awards. He cares about championships. So, if he loses the MVP and wins the championship like he did last year, he doesn’t care. So this is what he thinks, he is not focused on MVPs. He is focused on Finals MVPs. “
James has won four regular season MVP awards so far in his career. He hopes to be considered the greatest player of all time, when all is said and done.
Some have said that since the NBA’s six finals, James’ defeats have been a huge loss to his legacy, and he is trying to make up for it by accumulating more individual achievements in addition to more NBA titles.
James recently surpassed the 35,000-point mark, putting him ever closer to becoming the NBA’s all-time top scorer.
Overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to accomplish this feat would undoubtedly be a major notch in James’ belt. However, the biggest notches will come as a result of taking the Lakers to more championships.