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James Harden, of Houston Rockets, voted MVP in voting by NBA players - ESPN
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James Harden and LeBron James are both making perhaps the best MVP cases of their careers - The Washington Post
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Picking Every Individual Award on the NBA's 2021-22 Ballot - The Ringer