NBA awards: Antetokounmpo wins MVP, Doncic top rookie
(WorldNews Canada)

BASKETBALL-NBA-AWARDS Reuters America Wire Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo became the second European player to be selected the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, winning the honor on Monday night at the league’s awards show in Santa Monica, Calif. Luka Doncic, the No. 3 overall selection who was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on draft day in 2018, won the Rookie of the Year Award. Antetokounmpo, a 24-year-old from Greece, joins Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki (2006-07 Dallas Mavericks) as European NBA MVPs. The only other non-United States players to capture the honor were Nigeria’s Hakeem Olajuwon (1993-94 Houston Rockets) and Canada’s Steve Nash (2004-05 and...