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Lakers fans livid over Luka Doncic’s shocking number of MVP votes

Nypost · · 280 words · By Michael Duarte
Los Angeles Lakers Award Drought NBA MVP Voting Controversy Luka Doncic Performance
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The NBA announced the 2026 MVP on Sunday morning”
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NBA.com and other web results confirm the MVP was announced on Sunday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2015–16 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven series, the Eastern Confere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
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“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning for the second straight year”
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Multiple sources, including NBA.com and news reports, confirm Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the 2026 MVP for the second consecutive year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended with the Western C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( SHAY GHIL-jəs; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Bas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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“fourth-place finisher Luka Doncic failed to receive a single first-place vote”
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Multiple sources confirm Luka Doncic finished fourth and received zero first-place votes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoffs series, the Eastern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade was a National Basketball Association (NBA) trade made on the night of February 1–2, 2025, which saw Luka Dončić traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trad…
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“he did lead the NBA in scoring this season with 33.5 points per game”
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While Sporting News mentions Doncic had the highest scoring total, the specific figure of 33.5 PPG is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season. The playoffs began on April 20 and concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics winni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade was a National Basketball Association (NBA) trade made on the night of February 1–2, 2025, which saw Luka Dončić traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trad…
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“won the Player of the Month Award twice”
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No evidence in the provided search results mentions the number of Player of the Month awards won by Luka Doncic in the 2025-2026 season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade was a National Basketball Association (NBA) trade made on the night of February 1–2, 2025, which saw Luka Dončić traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trad…
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“Nikola Jokic finished in second-place and received 10 first-place votes”
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CBS Sports confirms Nikola Jokic finished second and received 10 first-place votes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nikola Corporation (formerly known as Nikola Motor Company) was an American manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles and fuel-cell electric vehicles. [2] It presented several co…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 20, 2025 · EV and FCEV truck startup Nikola Corp. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking a sale of its assets after being unable to secure additional investments. At one point the tru…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2025 · The trucks, along with hydrogen storage and fueling equipment and extra truck parts, are being sold off following Nikola's bankruptcy filing in February.
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“Victor Wembanyama finished in third-place and received five first-place votes”
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Both CBS Sports and a dedicated MVP voting report confirm Wembanyama finished third with five first-place votes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wembanyama also plays for the French national team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. At the youth level, he led his team to two silver medals, including at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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web search NEUTRAL — In addition to finishing in third place in league MVP voting, Wembanyama also won the Defensive Player of the Year Award, and he won it in a landslide as he was a unanimous winner — the first time in …
https://heavy.com/sports/nba/san-antonio-spurs/victor-wemban…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jokić got 10, Wembanyama received five and Pistons star Cade Cunningham, who finished fifth in the voting behind fourth-place Luka Dončić, got two first-place votes. Here are the complete voting resul…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/shai-gilgeous-alexander-m…
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“Doncic finished fourth, earning one second-place vote, eight third-place votes, 60-fourth-place votes and 23 fifth-place votes from 100 media members worldwide”
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Two independent web search results provide the exact breakdown of votes: 1 second-place, 8 third-place, 60 fourth-place, and 23 fifth-place votes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dončić finished the season's MVP race in third place.[243] He was selected to his fifth All-NBA First Team, joining Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan as the only players with five All-NBA First Team selecti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić did not receive a single first-place vote in the MVP voting as revealed on Sunday, though he did receive one second-place vote, eight third-place votes, 60 fou…
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25428900-how-many-votes-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Doncic received zero first-place votes, one second-place vote, eight third-place votes, 60 fourth-place votes and 23 fifth-place votes.Here are some of the reactions from Lakers fans regarding Luka Do…
https://heavy.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/luka-doncic-…
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“Cade Cunningham finished fifth”
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CBS Sports explicitly states that Cade Cunningham finished fifth in the voting.
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“Doncic had an incredible season, averaging 33.5 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 8.3 APG, 1.6 SPG”
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No evidence was found in the provided results to confirm the specific per-game averages (33.5 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 8.3 APG, 1.6 SPG) for the 2025-2026 season.
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“guiding the Lakers to the fourth seed in the Western Conference”
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“The Lakers haven’t had a major individual award winner since Lamar Odom won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2011”
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“The last Laker to win MVP was Kobe Bryant in 2008”
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“Doncic finished first in the league in total point, points per game, usage %, total free throws made, free throws per game, three pointer per game, and points per 100 possessions”
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“He also finished third in assists per game and sixth in steals per game”
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“Doncic reportedly traveled back to Slovenia on Sunday where he plans to continue to recover from his grade 2 hamstring strain injury”
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