With the NBA shutdown, the 2020 playoff race is all but over for teams like the Pelicans, Blazers, Kings, and Spurs — who were looking to make a late run for the eighth seed. With no real answer as to how soon action will return, or if it will return at all this year, their season is likely over.
Meanwhile, the two-horse race for MVP might have also seen an abrupt end, much to the frustration of some Lakers fans. One person went so far as to call it “unfair” in a radio call-in line about the subject.
Someone called in to 710 to talk about how the NBA season being suspended is unfair because it gives Giannis time to heal his knee just as LeBron was gaining traction in the MVP voting. Lakers fans really think different than the rest of the world
— Ricky Chu (@RikDaddy) March 12, 2020
Of course, he wasn’t the only one. Many fans spoke up on Twitter about James’ status as MVP this season.
https://twitter.com/easymoneydre/status/1237916267325112320https://twitter.com/Sheldon2Drippy/status/1237937579850334211
LeBron has obviously had to face a lot of physical and emotional challenges, including his own age and Kobe’s devastating passing. But Giannis has had to deal with a lot of things as well, and he seems to be doing more with less.
Either way, there are bigger things at stake with this Coronavirus than the MVP trophy. LeBron and Giannis probably understand that more than anyone.
