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Inside the MVP Race Between Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – LeBron or Giannis?

Giannis or LeBron?

The NBA’s end of season award voting window is open—the league, smartly, decided that two-thirds of the teams competing in eight seeding games four months after a global pandemic froze the league in place isn’t worth factoring in—and the MVP award is a two man race. There is LeBron James, the indefatigable 35-year old superstar, who will add NBA assist leader to a list of accomplishments thicker than a Dickens novel. And there is Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek Freak, the reigning MVP who put up a better statistical season this year than last.