BOSTON — Looking back, Jeff Van Gundy admits he was thoroughly surprised when Andre Iguodala was announced as MVP of the 2015 NBA Finals.
Surprised, he says, because he was certain LeBron James would win it.
“Actually, I was shocked that it wasn't unanimous for LeBron,” says Van Gundy, ESPN’s lead NBA analyst. “That's just me. I didn't think it was a hard decision.”
Perhaps not a hard decision for Van Gundy (though other voters that night were very much torn). But absolutely a polarizing decision, one that still provokes controversy, confusion and even conspiracy theories all these years later.