NBA MVPs Are No Longer American Born Players

NBA MVPs Are No Longer American Born Players

The NBA was once known as an American game however it has been dominated by international players as of late. The last MVP award winners in the NBA haven’t been American-born players. Sha-Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the international players who have won the award for the last seven seasons. Once considered outsiders in a game dominated by American-born talent, international basketball players are …

ESPN's Jay Williams says 'cancel culture' may be reason for the NBA's drought of American MVPs

The NBA has had seven straight international winners of the MVP award, and ESPN analyst Jay Williams said America's cancel culture may be the reason for it.

ESPN’s Jay Williams says ‘cancel culture’ may be reason for the NBA’s drought of American MVPs

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the seventh straight international player to win the NBA’s MVP award on Wednesday. James Harden was the last American to win the MVP, when he did it with the Houston Rockets in 2017-2018. Jay Williams, former Duke star and current ESPN analyst, asked if cancel culture is the reason why there hasn’t been an American MVP recently.  “People aren’t…