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An Examination of NBA MVP Voting Behavior

Does Race Matter?

University of North Florida

J. Michael DuMond

ERS Group, Inc

Allen K. Lynch

Mercer University, lynch_ak{at}mercer.edu

The selection process of the most valuable player (MVP) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) was recently questioned as to whether African American players were treated unfairly based on their race. Using NBA voting data from the 1995-2005 seasons, two empirical models are developed to examine the role that a player's race plays in the determination of this award. The estimates imply that after controlling for player, team, and market characteristics, there is no statistically significant effect of race on the likelihood that a player will appear on an MVP ballot or on the number of votes he will receive.

Key Words: discrimination • basketball • Tobit • probit

This version was published on December 1, 2008

Journal of Sports Economics, Vol. 9, No. 6, 606-627 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1527002508320653


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