If Jokić wins, he would join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five), Wilt Chamberlain (four) and LeBron James (four) as the only players in NBA history with four MVP trophies.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA’s most valuable player Wednesday, capping a historic regular season by unseating Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and becoming just the second Canadian to win the award.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes NBA history following the league's award announcement.

Cowens won his lone MVP award during the 1972-73 season, a year in which the Celtics finished with the best record in the league but lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New York Knicks. Cowens averaged 20.5 points, 16.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in 82 regular-season appearances while averaging 41.8 minutes per contest.

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA MVP award after leading the league in scoring with 32.7 points per game.

The 4 Nations Face-Off continues to be a success for the NHL. The international best-on-best tournament -- which was run by the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association -- that was held from Feb. 12-20 and captivated sports fans all over the world, was named Sports Event of the Year at the SBJ Sports Business Awards in New York on Wednesday.

Bob Pettit stands alone in Hawks history as their only regular-season MVP—winning the award not just once, but twice.