James Harden was named MVP for the first time at Monday night’s NBA awards in Los Angeles and the reaction was mixed.
Despite the fact that Harden was the NBA’s scoring champion, averaging 30.4 points per game, along with 8.8 assists a game some observers had a difficult time understanding why the honor was bestowed upon him rather than LeBron James, who didn’t attend.
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