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Award Pains NBA's First European MVP

Trophy fills Dirk with existential angst after playoff debacle

By Jesse Andrews, Newser User

Posted May 16, 2007 6:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – Dirk Nowitzki was named the first European MVP of the NBA, but he was also the first since Moses Malone in 1982 to receive the award after losing in the first round of the playoffs. Nowitzki put up career statistics, especially in shooting efficiency,... Read full story »

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