Lakers' LeBron James announced as shocking MVP winner of undesirable award

Billy Heyen

Lakers' LeBron James announced as shocking MVP winner of undesirable award image

LeBron James has won the NBA MVP Award four times.

But the Los Angeles Lakers legend has never taken home this particular MVP honor that he earned on Saturday.

James was named the Shaqtin' A Fool MVP for the 2024-25 season.

The award, given out by Shaquille O'Neal, recognizes a player who had a bunch of inexplicable errors throughout the season.

Here's the highlight (lowlight?) clip shared by the show:

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James had yet another incredible season, even with turning 40 years old at the end of December.

But he also had some goofy moments, and this show captured them.

The legend of Shaqtin' A Fool lore is Javale McGee. They've never given out their MVP to a player of James' caliber until this honor.

LeBron might not comment on this one, but if he does, it'll be interesting to see what the King has to say.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle