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Stephen Curry the hottest MVP in NBA history

Stephen Curry the hottest MVP in NBA history
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By Christopher Cummins with AGENCIES
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Stephen Curry has become the first ever unanimous MVP winner in NBA history.

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Stephen Curry has become the first ever unanimous MVP winner in NBA history.

LeBron? Michael Jordan? Nope. Stephen Curry is the NBA's first unanimous choice for MVP. https://t.co/UQV7lEMB19 pic.twitter.com/0GmCesADGt

— The New York Times (nytimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/730104641946587141">May 10, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b></b>The Golden State Warrior picked up all 131 votes from the sports journalists in a poll, which has been in existence since 1955. <b></b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"tw-align-center data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stephen Curry is the first unanimous MVP in NBA history. <a href="https://t.co/t8CaLTt3lA">pic.twitter.com/t8CaLTt3lA</a></p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (BleacherReport) May 10, 2016

It is the second year in a row that Curry has claimed the prestigious award. > ICYMI: Stephen Curry will be named MVP this week for the 2nd straight year. pic.twitter.com/YQElBwH2y6

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 9, 2016

He joins Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Steve Nash as the only guards to win the prize twice on the trot.
Curry, back from injury after three weeks out, scored 40 points on his return against the Portland Trail Blazers in the playoffs.

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