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Michael Jordan, Taylor Swift salute MVP Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook has earned kudos from Michael Jordan and Taylor Swift after being honoured with his first league MVP trophy at the NBA Awards show.

Former MVP, music star send congratulations to Thunder point guard

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Russell Westbrook, right, received the MVP trophy on Monday from NBA commissioner Adam Silver, middle, and Drake, left. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for TNT)

Russell Westbrook has earned kudos from Michael Jordan and Taylor Swift after being honoured with his first league MVP trophy at the NBA Awards show.

A letter signed by Jordan and posted in an Instagram story on his Nike brand's account reads: "Congrats Russell, I got my first MVP award before my first ring, too ... keep going!" Westbrook is endorsed by the Jordan Brand.

Michael Jordan posted his congratulations to Westbrook in a Jordan Brand Instagram story. (Instagram/@jumpman23)

The Oklahoma City Thunder also shared a video tribute to Westbrook from Swift. The singer joked that she was the one who taught Westbrook basketball and that Westbrook gave her the idea for her hit song "Shake It Off." She later acknowledged that the pair had never met.

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