Thunder's Kevin Durant wins first MVP award
Updated: 2014-05-07 11:17
(NBA China)
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Oklahoma City Thunder player Kevin Durant speaks after receiving the MVP trophy at Thunder Events Center, Oklahoma City, May 6, 2014. [Photo/Agencies] |
Fact box: 2013-14 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award
As part of its support of the Most Valuable Player Award, Kia Motors America (KMA) will donate an all-new 2015 Kia Sorento LX CUV to a charity of Durant’s choice. Kia Motors will present a Sorento to the charity of choice of each of five 2013-14 year-end award winners as part of "The Kia NBA Performance Awards." Following this season, Kia Motors will have donated a total of 31 new vehicles to charitable organizations since its support of the NBA’s prestigious year-end honors began in 2008.
The 2013-14 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award is part of a series of on-court performance awards called "The Kia NBA Performance Awards." The series, currently in its seventh season, is part of a multiyear marketing partnership between KMA and the NBA, and includes five of the league’s most prestigious year-end honors: Most Valuable Player Award, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award, Most Improved Player Award, and Rookie of the Year. The series also includes the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month and the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month during the regular season. Kia Motors is the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA and the Kia Optima is the league’s Official Vehicle. For more information on "The Kia NBA Performance Awards" visit www.NBA.com/awards.
For the first time this season, complete media voting results for each NBA annual award will be posted on nba.com/official following the announcement of each winner. Attached are the voting results for the 2013-14 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
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