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On Monday, Steph Curry accepted the league’s MVP award, earning four times as many first-place votes (100) as the next closest candidate, James Harden (25).

Harden, who’s preparing for Game 1 of his Western Conference Semifinal series against the Los Angeles Clippers was largely unimpressed.

From CSN Bay Area:

“It’s tough,” Harden told reporters following Houston’s Western Conference Semifinals Game 1 shootaround. ” But it’s the second round of the playoffs, I got more, better things to worry about and that’s the Clippers…

“It didn’t work out … I heard it and that was it. It was nothing.”

You’ll notice that nowhere in that statement did Harden congratulate Curry on the win. Much unlike LeBron James, who came in third with only 5 first-place votes, who positively gushed over Curry’s win.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

“If I was on social media, if my phone was on I would’ve definitely congratulated him a lot,” James said. “I think it’s well-deserved. I mean you see, first of all, the team success, that’s the first thing that pops out. Franchise record in wins, tied a franchise record for home wins, I think they even broke it at 39-2.

“He’s the catalyst of that whole ship, and I think he’s had an unbelievable season.”

(Thanks to Eye on Basketball for sharing.)