LeBron James has never been NBA defensive player of the year — and it really bugs him

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LeBron James is one of the most decorated players in NBA history. But it still bugs the Lakers star that he has never won the league's defensive player of the year award.

LeBron James has scored more points than anyone in NBA history. The four-time champion and 20-time all-star has been named league MVP and Finals MVP four times each. He also has finished second in defensive player of the year voting twice. Apparently that last part really bugs the Lakers superstar. 'I mean, that's the only award that I don't have in my house.

The one that really seems to stick in James' craw came in 2013, the same year he won his final league MVP award, this time as a member of the Miami Heat. Marc Gasol, then of the Memphis Grizzlies, won the defensive player of the year award, with 30 first-place votes and 212 points; James finished second, with 18 first-place votes and 149 points. While that still seems like a somewhat sizable margin between first and second place, something doesn't sit right about it for James.

 

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