It’s an award that he won five times as a player in the National Basketball Association, so it’s fitting that the Bulls’ legends name will now be on the trophy moving forward. On Tuesday morning, the league announced that the Most Valuable Player award will now be called “The Michael Jordan Trophy,” in tribute to the Hall of Famer who is widely considered the greatest player in the history of professional basketball.
NBA renames its MVP award after Michael Jordan. See story here.