The curse of the MVP

[MrGoat]

In the last 21 seasons only 3 of the MVPs have won the title that same year. Is winning the MVP a curse?

2024: Jokic loses in second round (worst game 7 choke in NBA history)
2023: Embiid loses in second round (coincidence that this is the year Jokic wins title?)
2022: Jokic loses in first round
2021: Jokic loses in second round (swept)
2020: Giannis loses in second round (best regular season record again)
2019: Giannis loses in second round (best regular season record)
2018: Harden loses in WCF (CP3 injury)
2017: Westbrook loses in first round
2016: Steph Curry loses in Finals (3-1)
2015: Steph wins Finals, (this is how far back you have to go for an MVP title winner)
2014: KD loses in WCF
2013: LeBron wins Finals
2012: LeBron wins Finals
2011: Rose loses in ECF (his injury woes started after this season)
2010: LeBron loses in second round (best regular season record again)
2009: LeBron loses in ECF (66 win team)
2008: Kobe loses in Finals
2007: Dirk loses in first round (67 win team)
2006: Nash loses in WCF
2005: Nash loses in WCF
2004: Garnett loses in WCF

You get the point

As a Mavs fan I would like to thank the voters for not voting Luka Doncic for MVP, that makes me feel like he still has a chance at the title this season

Edit: just for fun. Now that there aren't a million Jokic bashing threads I'll revisit this and add the rest of the data for completion sake

*2003: Duncan wins Finals
2002: Duncan loses in 2nd round
2001: Iverson loses in Finals
*2000: Shaq wins Finals
1999: Malone loses in 2nd round
*1998: Jordan wins Finals
1997: Malone loses Finals
*1996: Jordan wins Finals
1995: Robinson loses in WCF
*1994: Hakeem wins Finals
1993: Barkley loses in Finals
*1992: Jordan wins Finals
*1991: Jordan wins Finals
1990: Magic loses in 2nd round
1989: Magic loses in Finals (sweep)
1988: Jordan loses in 2nd round
*1987: Magic wins Finals
*1986: Bird wins Finals
1985: Bird loses Finals
*1984: Bird wins Finals
*1983: Malone wins Finals
1982: Malone loses in 1st round
1981: Dr. J loses in ECF
*1980: KAJ wins Finals
1979: Malone swept in 1st round
1978: Walton (RIP) loses in 2nd round
1977: KAJ swept in WCF
1976: KAJ misses playoffs
1975: McAdoo loses in 2nd round
1974: KAJ loses in Finals
1973: Cowens loses in ECF
1972: KAJ loses in WCF
*1971: KAJ wins Finals
*1970: Reed wins Finals
1969: Unseld swept in 1st round
1968: Wilt loses ECF
*1967: Wilt wins Finals
1966: Wilt loses ECF
*1965: Russell wins Finals
1964: Big O loses ECF
*1963: Russell wins Finals
*1962: Russell wins Finals
*1961: Russell wins Finals
1960: Wilt loses ECF
1959: Pettit loses WCF
1958: Russell loses Finals
*1957: Cousy wins Finals
1956: Pettit loses WCF

No MVP data before 56

[uncleduck13]

Sure feels like it

[Chokic]

Had jokic not won the mvp this season nuggets prob go back tothe finals as he would have used that as fuel to play harder.

[The Warrior]

Had jokic not won the mvp this season nuggets prob go back tothe finals as he would have used that as fuel to play harder.

It was his team that needed the fuel.

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