Fans poke fun at newly unveiled MVP Michael Jordan trophy: “The "Hansel Emmanuel trophy"", “What a piece of garbage, looks like a volley trophy”
Earlier today, the NBA announced their decision to rename the MVP award to the Michael Jordan Trophy to honor past players in the league. After the unveiling, however, fans couldn't help but mock the design and the name of each trophy the league renamed.
Out of all the updated trophies in the association, the Kia MVP award was heavily noticed by fans. Typically, they make comments about the design and share their take on the league's move to rename the trophy. Some agreed, but a few didn't.
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But most fans made fun of it and had other ideas of their own. Here are some of the best reactions from fans about the new Michael Jordan Trophy:
@NBA The "Hansel Emmanuel trophy" https://t.co/Ct5SwhUomz
@NBA What a piece of garbage, looks like a volley trophy
@NBA Nobody wants a jorfraud trophy 🤣
@NBA Introduce the Ring Pop award for LePlay-In!
@NBA Jordan with an elite jump serve
@NBA Whats with that pose?😂
@NBA Notice it’s a JorGoat trophy and not a LeFraud trophy 😹😹
@NBA That doesn't look like any move that Michael Jordan has done in his entire career.
@NBA Imma miss the old MVP trophy https://t.co/B3CoWyn42v
@NBA Jordan never did that move
@NBA That ain't Mike's face!!! Wth?
Michael Jeffrey Jordan looks just like his dad and his dad looks nothing like the Silver Surfer... @nba
@NBA I can't believe the winners got a glass ball last year and then they reveal these now
@NBA What a piece of garbage, looks like a volley trophy
? It looks some gay starving death mothafk hold glass balloon maaan🤢 what is this? mvp holds this shit? Come ooon@NBA What a hell is that 💩? It looks some gay starving death mothafk hold glass balloon maaan🤢 what is this? mvp holds this shit? Come ooon
@NBA This is ass
Aside from the MVP trophy, the league has redesigned and renamed most of their individual trophies as well. The Defensive Player of the Year award is now known as the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy. The Rookie of the Year award is now the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy.
The Sixth Man of the Year award is now the John Havlicek Trophy. The Most Improved award is now the George Mikan Trophy. The league even has a new award this season, as they added the new Clutch Player of the Year, also known as the Jerry West Trophy.
Also read: 5 key features of the new Michael Jordan trophy for the Kia NBA MVP
Like Michael Jordan, the league is looking forward to honoring the past great players
The NBA is trying their best to honor the best players to ever play in the league. Last season, they started towards this direction during the 2021-22 NBA season. The association revealed two new postseason awards, the Western Conference MVP and the Eastern Conference MVP.
They named the award after Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, respectively. This is not the first time that this has happened. After Kobe Bryant's tragic passing, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced their decision to name the All-Star game MVP award after the late great superstar.
New look and names for NBA awards!
- MVP: The Michael Jordan Trophy
- DPOY: Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy
- ROY: Wilt Chamberlain Trophy
- Sixth Man of Year: John Havlicek Trophy
- Most Improved: George Mikan Trophy
- New Clutch Player of Year: Jerry West Trophy https://t.co/MTQf74zAFq
It's a step towards the right direction as they seek to honor more legends in the league. Hopefully, the players they announced earlier won't be the last to be honored and recognized by the league. However, they could do a better job in designing, as fans are divided with how the trophy looks.
Also read: Looking at the 6 newly-named trophies for NBA regular season individual awards including Michael Jordan Trophy, Wilt Chamberlain trophy, and more