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Chicago Tribune
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Julia Poe

NBA renames its MVP trophy after Michael Jordan — a 5-time winner of the award with the Chicago Bulls

The NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy has a new name: Michael Jordan’s.

Beginning this season, the MVP will receive the Michael Jordan Trophy, the league announced Tuesday. Jordan won five MVP awards with the Chicago Bulls, tied for second with Bill Russell behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s six.

The MVP previously won the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named in honor of the NBA’s first president. The league announced a week ago that a new Maurice Podoloff Trophy will go to the team with the best regular-season record.

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