It's official: Stephen Curry has won NBA MVP for second straight year

The NBA announced today the the Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has won the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the second straight year and becoming first unanimous MVP in NBA history.

Stephen Curry becomes the 11th player to win back-to-back MVP awards joining Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Steve Nash as the only guards to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. The 28-year-old Curry helped the Warriors finish a historic 73-9.

The Warrior's guard swept all 131 first-place votes (1,310 points), including 130 from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters in the United States and Canada, and one from the Kia MVP fan vote. The San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard finished second with 634 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James was third with 631 points. The Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook (486 points) and Kevin Durant (147) rounded out the top five. Players received 10 points for each first-place vote, seven points for each second-place vote, five points for each third-place vote, three points for each fourth-place vote and one point for each fifth-place vote.