Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry took home his second straight Most Valuable Player award on Tuesday and earned all 131 first-place votes, making him the first player in NBA history to earn the honor unanimously.
It's hard to disagree with Curry becoming the league's first unanimous MVP. His 402 three pointers obliterated his own all-time single-season record and his 30.1 points per game was tops among all players.
Many around the NBA agreed, and heaped praise upon Curry following the announcement. Here's some of the reaction:
Back to Back MVP @StephenCurry30 is the most exciting player in the NBA today and he played like it last night!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 10, 2016
I'm surprised Curry was unanimous because I think it's almost impossible to get 130 people to singularly agree on anything. But it happened.
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) May 10, 2016
Congrats to the homie @StephenCurry30 on the mvp. Congrats
— Mario Chalmers (@mchalmers15) May 10, 2016
Congrats to one of the hardest working players in the league on winning Back2Back #KIAMVP awards #SC30 pic.twitter.com/LAXTvlh4x3
— Carl Landry (@CarlLandry) May 10, 2016
Congrats on MVP @StephenCurry30 you showed us last night what greatness is all about. Wow @SiriusXMNBA #StephCurry pic.twitter.com/AaGBUq2odS
— Eddie A Johnson (@Jumpshot8) May 10, 2016
So glad I didn't accidentally vote for Seth Curry on the drop-down menu.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) May 10, 2016
Curry as unanimous MVP means he has now also broken basketball media. If you can't get even one wingnut to break formation, the game is done
— Ray Ratto (@RattoCSN) May 10, 2016
New Under Armour "Cheat Code" Curry shirt pic.twitter.com/v9oZ28qiDn
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 10, 2016
As if Curry's accomplishments weren't impressive enough, here's a look at the other players who have won consecutive MVPs:
Back-to-back MVPs: Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Moses, Bird, Magic, Jordan, Duncan, Nash, LeBron, Steph
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) May 10, 2016
With another MVP in hand, Curry will now try to guide his team to a second straight championship. The Warriors are well on their way, having taken a 3-1 lead over the Blazers on Monday night to put them one game away from a berth in the Western Conference finals.
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