Lakers star LeBron James is all enterprise subsequent to Rajon Rondo, heart, and Denver’s Nikola Jokic through the Lakers’ 126-114 victory in Recreation 1 of the Western Convention finals on Friday. (Mark J. Terrill / Related Press)

After the Lakers received Recreation 1 of the Western Convention finals on Friday, LeBron James gave his trustworthy response to MVP voting. He was “pissed off” that he obtained solely 16 out of 101 votes for the award. It’s voted on by media members from markets across the nation (the Los Angeles Occasions doesn’t vote in league awards as a matter of coverage).

However after James spoke about his personal place, he riffed on the construction of the award and different league awards.

“It is simply the voting scale is just a little bizarre to me typically,” James mentioned. “I imply, when you take 2012. If you happen to simply follow me — or 2012-13, I had an opportunity to be Defensive Participant of the 12 months and likewise MVP in the identical season. And that yr [Marc] Gasol was [voted] Defensive Participant of the 12 months, however he made second crew all-defense, OK.

“I do not know the way a lot we’re actually watching the sport of basketball or are we simply in … the narrative.”

LeBron defined why he thinks the NBA awards voting scale is “just a little bizarre.” pic.twitter.com/gSbGe9oplC

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“So that does not make sense. It is like being MVP of the league however you make second crew All-NBA. That is once I actually began to take a look at issues sort of like otherwise. I used to be like, how does that even make any sense? It is like being rookie of the yr however you make second crew all-rookie.”

He then turned his ideas to Most Improved Participant, an award received by his former teammate Brandon Ingram, who had a standout yr with the New Orleans Pelicans.

“Brandon Ingram was wonderful and I believed he ought to have received it,” James mentioned. “However did you see the vote that Devonte’ Graham [of the Charlotte Hornets] obtained? He averaged 4 factors final yr in comparison with 17 and a half. If that is not enhancing, what’s?”

James mentioned puzzled if the narrative greater than the basketball was driving a number of the voting.