--- title: Steph Curry Is The First Unanimous NBA MVP: Internet Reacts description: Stephen Curry was voted for NBA MVP for the second time canonical: https://time.com/4324795/steph-curry-mvp-nba-unanimous/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-10T18:31:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:54.605Z og:title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Steph Curry's Unanimous MVP Win og:description: Steph gonna Steph. og:url: https://time.com/4324795/steph-curry-mvp-nba-unanimous/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Steph Curry's Unanimous MVP Win twitter:description: Steph gonna Steph. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Internet Has Zero Chill About Stephen Curry's Unanimous MVP Win ## Video: Watch: President Obama on Steph Curry [Watch (HLS stream): Watch: President Obama on Steph Curry](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/YWRc1aNo.m3u8) (0:39)  _Published 2016-03-10. President Obama did not mince words when asked about the record breaking season of Golden State Warriors’ point guard Stephen Curry._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 10, 2016 6:31 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 10, 2016 6:31 PM UTC Go ahead and cue up [“Back to Back”](https://play.spotify.com/album/79qV4McLzhs8U3FyRKnocz/5lFDtgWsjRJu8fPOAyJIAK) because the baby-faced assassin of the NBA, [Stephen Curry](http://time.com/4301269/stephen-curry-2016-time-100/), just won [Most Valuable Player](http://time.com/4324736/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors/) for the second season in a row. The reigning MVP continued the [record-breaking streak](http://time.com/4240441/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors/) that marked his past season by sweeping all 131 first-place votes to become the league’s first unanimous winner in the history of the franchise. Naturally, the Internet lost its mind when the news hit the web and didn’t waste any time before posting reactions. See what the Internet had to say about Steph being the first ever unanimous MVP below. Some people were intrigued by Steph’s humble start. > [](https://twitter.com/JeffMcDev/status/730068502485274626) Others, by his refreshing down-to-earth demeanor. > [](https://twitter.com/imbeccable/status/730065518728744961) Meanwhile, many went straight for the memes. > [](https://twitter.com/Complex%5FSports/status/730071598728884225) > [](https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/730070280543080448) And many couldn’t control their glee. > [](https://twitter.com/ROSGO21/status/730067818285146113) > [](https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/730083772473868289) > [](https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/730074032419311616) > [](https://twitter.com/PatrickTruby/status/730082133004406784) Still, some were slightly skeptical. > [](https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/730069781911502849) Some people were just glad that there was no confusion during the voting process. > [](https://twitter.com/ZachLowe%5FNBA/status/730065622521024512) And others were already looking to the future. > [](https://twitter.com/russbengtson/status/730065257385840640) But for the most part, the internet felt like this. 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