25. After leading the Heat to a second consecutive championship in the 2013 NBA Finals, James was named Finals MVP for a second time. How many players had won the Finals MVP on multiple occasions before James achieved it?
From Quiz The Life and Times of LeBron James
Answer:
Nine
LeBron was the tenth man to do it, meaning that nine had achieved this feat already. Willis Reed of the New York Knicks was the first to accomplish this, winning the 1970 and 1973 Finals MVPs. Magic Johnson won three Finals MVPs, taking the award in 1980, 1982 and 1987. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was Finals MVPs with two different teams, achieving it with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985. Larry Bird won two with the Boston Celtics in 1984 and 1986. Michael Jordan won six finals MVPs, earning his second in 1992. Jordan's rival Hakeem Olajuwon was the 1994 and 1995 Finals MVP with the Houston Rockets.
In more recent times, Shaquille O'Neal won three finals MVPs in a row between 2000 and 2002, while Tim Duncan won in 1999, 2003 and 2005. Kobe Bryant won his in 2009 and 2010. Kevin Durant became the eleventh player to achieve this feat, taking the 2017 and 2018 Finals MVPs with the Golden State Warriors. Kawhi Leonard became the 12th to achieve this, winning the Finals MVP in 2014 and 2019.