LeBron James, Scottie Pippen and Others Congratulate Elena Delle Donne on Her MVP Award

Everyone from teammates and opponents to the Chicago White Sox congratulated Chicago Sky forward Elena Delle Donne on Wednesday afternoon, when she was announced as the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Samsung.
The most noteworthy Twitter shoutout came from the King himself, four-time NBA MVP LeBron James:
Congrats to @De11eDonne!!! #MVPStatus #StriveForGreatness
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 16, 2015
@KingJames thank you so much!!
— Elena Delle Donne (@De11eDonne) September 16, 2015
Even WNBA great Tamika Catchings, whose Indiana Fever face off with the Sky in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs beginning on Thursday, put rivalries aside for a day:
https://instagram.com/p/7s7EhtKkRP/
Check out how the rest of the sports world reacted to the news, which was announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter:
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BREAKING: Chicago Sky's Elena Delle Donne is 2015 WNBA MVP. pic.twitter.com/nBbQHtIm7D
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 16, 2015
Congratulations @De11eDonne on being named the 2015 @WNBA MVP! #FOROURTOWN pic.twitter.com/CC8PvQwvw5
— Chicago Sky (@chicagosky) September 16, 2015
Incredible season, @De11eDonne! http://t.co/Ql4QQIoggE
— NBA (@NBA) September 16, 2015
Congratulations @De11eDonne of the @wnbachicagosky on being named the 2015 @WNBA MVP! #ChicagoBasketball
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) September 16, 2015
Congrats @De11eDonne! Way to represent! https://t.co/szWpAgg69t
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) September 16, 2015
Congrats to @De11eDonne on being named @WNBA MVP! ?? pic.twitter.com/s0iqr76rsL
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/Micah_Johnson3/status/644216631732928512
Congrats to MVP @De11eDonne on an historic season. http://t.co/xrEdaThBlT pic.twitter.com/VdJ3nsPEuS
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) September 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/nikewomen/status/644240118937575428
Brush your shoulders off, @De11eDonne. Congrats on earning the 2015 @WNBA MVP. http://t.co/aecX4ArpNa pic.twitter.com/p7fyyK3ae9
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) September 16, 2015
Congrats to Elena @De11eDonne, your 2015 WNBA MVP. A 32.7 PER is MVP level in ANY league. pic.twitter.com/ggG10MBHok
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) September 16, 2015
Sending love to you @De11eDonne! #MVP pic.twitter.com/s4g43IFeYS
— Nancy Lieberman (@NancyLieberman) September 16, 2015
Congrats to @ChicagoSky own @De11eDonne on winning her first of many @WNBA MVP award. @WNBA Dawn Staley Award got the hardware started. ???
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) September 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/erikasouza14/status/644210082998296576
You the Real MVP‼️I knew this day was coming‼️Congrats, @De11eDonne, on a great season‼️?… https://t.co/17rUdMX8g9 pic.twitter.com/hHFiS6IYLA
— Lance Briggs (@LanceBriggs) September 16, 2015
Congrats to my friend @De11eDonne for WNBA MVP!
— Sydney Leroux (@sydneyleroux) September 16, 2015
MVP Elena Delle Donne averaged 23.4 points per game this season, the 5th-highest total in league history: pic.twitter.com/KEyGISJDJ0
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 16, 2015