Sixers' Joel Embiid named NBA MVP

By Agence France-Presse

May 04, 2023 12:07 am

(UPDATE) LOS ANGELES: Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), comfortably winning a ballot ahead of the Denver Nuggets' two-time award winner Nikola Joki.

Embiid, who finished runner-up behind Joki, the past two seasons, earned the accolade after a dazzling regular season campaign that saw him average 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 66 games.

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