NBA on Prime crew calls out Shams Charania for reporting MVP before official announcement
The NBA on Prime crew criticized Shams Charania for reporting the MVP winner before the official announcement. Charania revealed that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had won the award, leading to mixed reactions from fans and analysts. The incident occurred just before the official announcement during a live broadcast on Amazon Prime Video.
- ▪Shams Charania reported that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was voted as the NBA's Most Valuable Player hours before the official announcement.
- ▪The NBA on Prime studio crew called out Charania for spoiling the announcement during their live broadcast.
- ▪This marks back-to-back MVP awards for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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