[Central News Agency] The National Basketball Association (NBA) has recognized the most valuable player (MVP) annual award for the player with the best overall performance in the regular season each season. Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history The award was renamed the Michael Jordan Trophy.

Jordan is 59 years old. His professional basketball career mainly played for the Chicago Bulls. He won 6 NBA championships for the Bulls and won 5 NBA Most Valuable Players.

He was named the greatest North American player of the 20th century by ESPN in 1999, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, and was inducted into the FIBA ​​Hall of Fame in 2015.

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The image of the Jordan Award Bronze Trophy is a player bursting out of the rock, with one hand stretching out to a high crystal basketball. There are 23 points on the crystal ball, which is a tribute to the No. 23 jersey worn by Jordan. The base is pentagonal, which is 5 degrees to him. Salute by winning the MVP award.

The NBA announced the renaming of six awards today, the Clutch Player of the Year was renamed the Jerry West Trophy, the Defensive Player of the Year was renamed the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, The Rookie of the Year award was renamed the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy, the Sixth Man of the Year award was renamed the John Havlicek Trophy, and the Most Improved Player award was renamed the George Mikan Trophy.

"Our new batch of awards celebrates some of the greatest and most influential players in NBA history," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said at a news conference today.

"As we honor the players who perform the best each season, we also honor the legends who embody these most prestigious awards." 1111214