{"id":714283,"date":"2026-04-20T00:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714283\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T00:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:12:31","slug":"luka-doncic-snubbed-as-mvp-finalist-nba-fans-react-as-lakers-star-not-top-3-despite-exemption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714283\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic Snubbed as MVP Finalist? NBA Fans React as Lakers Star Not Top 3 Despite Exemption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">With only three finalists for the NBA MVP award, it was anything but a surprise that Luka Don\u010di\u0107 was not included in Sunday&#8217;s announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">But that didn&#8217;t stop fans from reacting to the Los Angeles Lakers star not being on the list of finalists alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), Nikola Joki\u0107 (Denver Nuggets) and Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Here is a look at some of the reaction:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the &#8220;source preferences&#8221; 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