Kobe Bryant took to Twitter to congratulate Antetokounmpo on winning the award, sharing a Tweet of his from August of 2017 referring to him as “MVP.”
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Antetokounmpo prompted Bryant to call him “MVP” after tweeting “Still waiting for my challenge.. @kobebryant.”
It seems the 2007-08 MVP’s developed a knack for ESP in his retirement.