5 Things You Did Not Know About Michael Jordan’s NBA MVP Trophy

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[{"selector":"#anim-beee83a1-f2f8-448e-ba47-68c61b89d429","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cc814dfc-5adc-4695-a1d9-331da6ab45f5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 80.70491%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-08ba8bc3-6a8b-4c63-bbff-bcc5e59e9f5f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a720229a-3c08-4083-bd3e-4bcfe4976f42","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -336.84809%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0326e91c-641e-4b69-96ea-59cd59057e3b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-16.839432226562067%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The new trophy is a tribute to Jordan in multiple ways and stands for a player's journey to attain MVP status. Mark Smith, the Jordan brand designer worked in collaboration with Jordan to design the precious trophy.

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