LeBron James earned Player of the Week honors for the 54th time on Monday evening. He’s tops in league history when it comes to racking up the Player of the Week awards. The next closest? The recently retired Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with 33. Third, with 25 Player of the Week awards? The player generally thought of to be the best player in NBA history, Michael Jordan.
In earning his 54th Player of the Week award, James also made Cleveland Cavaliers history by being the first Cavs player to win Player of the Week in the opening week of an NBA season.