LeBron James stood at midcourt early in the fourth, his hands on his hips while a faint cheer began to echo through the building.
“M-V-P. M-V-P.”
For 22 seasons, James has been on the court while those letters were shouted at him, the league’s all-time leading scorer, one of its greatest players earning the adoration in buildings all over the league.
But increasingly in Los Angeles, those three letters have been aimed at James’ teammates. Anthony Davis is the league’s second-leading scorer, and as he’s stepped to the foul line, the crowd has serenaded him on multiple occasions.