Raptors forward Leonard named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

ByReuters

Published 14/06/2019 at 05:05 GMT+1

OAKLAND, Calif., June 13 (Reuters) - Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the second time after his team's championship win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.

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Leonard, who also won the award in 2014 while playing for the San Antonio Spurs, joins basketball greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to win Finals MVP with two different franchises. (Reporting by Rory Carroll; Writing by Frank Pingue in Toronto)

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