NBA Most Valuable Player Award
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The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to be the most outstanding during the National Basketball Association’s regular season.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T309906 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NBA Most Valuable Player Award Context triple: [NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, relatedAward, NBA Most Valuable Player Award]
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NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to have the most outstanding performance during the NBA’s championship series.
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Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award
The Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award is the NBA’s annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the league’s All-Star Game, renamed in 2020 to commemorate the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.
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NABC Player of the Year
NABC Player of the Year is a major annual college basketball honor recognizing the top men's player in NCAA Division I as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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NABC Defensive Player of the Year
The NABC Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award recognizing the top defensive player in NCAA Division I men's basketball as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NBA Most Valuable Player Award Target entity description: The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to be the most outstanding during the National Basketball Association’s regular season.
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A.
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to have the most outstanding performance during the NBA’s championship series.
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B.
Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award
The Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award is the NBA’s annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the league’s All-Star Game, renamed in 2020 to commemorate the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.
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NABC Player of the Year
NABC Player of the Year is a major annual college basketball honor recognizing the top men's player in NCAA Division I as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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NABC Defensive Player of the Year
The NABC Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award recognizing the top defensive player in NCAA Division I men's basketball as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: NBA Most Valuable Player Award Description of subject: The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to be the most outstanding during the National Basketball Association’s regular season.
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Larry Bird
this entity surface form:
2018–19 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
this entity surface form:
2019–20 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
NBA Most Valuable Player Award
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NBA MVP
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Kevin Garnett
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Kevin Garnett
this entity surface form:
NBA Most Valuable Player
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Dave Cowens
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Westley Unseld
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Steve Nash
this entity surface form:
NBA Most Valuable Player
this entity surface form:
NBA MVP
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Bill Walton
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Karl Malone
subject surface form:
Moses Malone