As if the long grind of professional basketball's protracted season isn't melodramatic enough with playoffs that last two months, this year there's an extra-long wait for the reveal of the Most Valuable Player.
Voting has ended, but the public won't learn the results until the NBA's first-ever awards show June 26.
LOOKING GOOD: Rockets change the narrative with first-round win
When the top two contenders - the Rockets' James Harden and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook - faced each other Tuesday in the Rockets' first-round playoff victory, a Houston fan couldn't resist a friendly jab at Westbrook.