James is the overwhelming choice as the NBA's Most Valuable Player. The Miami Heat star took 120 of 121 first-place votes in this year's balloting, giving him the award for the fourth time. Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant finished second and the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony was third.
Posted: May. 5, 2013 5:06 PM ET
James' selection was not unanimous, despite plenty of suggestions from people around the league in recent weeks that he was worthy of that honor. Anthony received the only other first-place vote from a panel of broadcasters and sports writers who cover the league.
James says he's humbled to keep the company he will join by winning the NBA's Most Valuable Player award for a fourth time. A formal announcement is planned Sunday, the eve of the Eastern Conference semifinals for the Miami Heat. The honor will vault James into an elite category shared by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, the only other players to win the award at least four times.
Posted: May. 4, 2013 2:08 PM ET
James' other MVPs came in 2009, 2010 and 2012. He joins Russell as the only players to win the award four times in five years and Abdul-Jabbar as the only players to twice win the award in consecutive seasons. After practice Saturday, James said his primary goal remained helping the Heat win a second successive NBA title.
James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award - and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous. No one has ever swept every first-place vote in the NBA's MVP balloting. After the season he had, James could be the first. He averaged 26.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists this season, shooting a career-best 56 percent.
Posted: May. 3, 2013 5:15 PM ET
The Miami Heat star will be introduced Sunday as the award winner, according to a person familiar with the results and who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league has not publicly announced the result. James will become the fifth player with at least four MVP awards, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.
James was spectacular in Sunday's Game 4 win over the Bucks.
Posted: Apr. 28, 2013 11:37 PM ET
James had 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. He faces Brooklyn or Chicago in the next round in his quest for another title.
James finished second in the Defensive Player of the Year voting to Grizzlies center Marc Gasol.
Posted: Apr. 24, 2013 11:46 AM ET
James had 149 points and 18 first-place votes.
James scored 27 points on 9 for 11 shooting and finished two assists shy of a triple-double in Miami's playoff opener, a 110-87 rout of Milwaukee on Sunday.
Posted: Apr. 15, 2013 4:51 PM ET
| Last Updated: Apr. 21, 2013 8:49 PM ET
The Heat star spent much of the end of the regular season dealing with a sore right hamstring.
James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are expected to play Friday when the Miami Heat host the Boston Celtics.
Posted: Apr. 10, 2013 5:05 PM ET
| Last Updated: Apr. 12, 2013 11:18 PM ET
All three have recently missed time because of injuries or illness. James has dealt with a strained right hamstring, Wade has been bothered by bone bruises near his right knee and Bosh had flu-like symptoms this week.
James scored 28 points in 30 minutes and the Heat moved a step closer to wrapping up home-court advantage throughout the NBA playoffs by topping the Bucks 94-83.
Posted: Apr. 10, 2013 1:41 AM ET
James, who finished with seven rebounds and seven assists, has gone a combined 23 for 33 (69.7 percent) from the field over his last two games. It's hard to make a case against him for MVP.
James returned in impressive fashion in Miami's 106-87 win over Philadelphia on Saturday, scoring 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting.
Posted: Apr. 6, 2013 11:46 PM ET
James didn't look like he missed a beat after sitting out the Heat's last three games with a strained right hamstring.
James returned to Miami's starting lineup Saturday against Philadelphia.
Posted: Apr. 2, 2013 11:06 AM ET
| Last Updated: Apr. 6, 2013 6:56 PM ET
James had missed the team's previous three games due to a strained right hamstring.
