NBA MVP award announcement today: How to watch, see finalists

The 2024-25 NBA MVP award will be announced on May 21 at 4 p.m. MST on TNT, the NBA announced.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver Nuggets big Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo are the three finalists.

Jokic is a three-time MVP winner and Antetokounmpo has won it twice. Gilgeous-Alexander finished second to Jokic for last season's award.

The announcement will come prior to TNT's coverage of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, at 5 p.m. MST.

Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) reacts in the second half of Game 1 Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, May, 20, 2025.

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