<Tr> <Td> 1984--85 </Td> <Th> Bird, Larry Larry Bird * (2) </Th> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics (9) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1985--86 </Th> <Th> Bird, Larry Larry Bird * (3) </Th> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics 910! Boston Celtics (10) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1986--87 </Th> <Th> Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson * </Th> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers (4) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1987--88 </Td> <Th> Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * </Th> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Chicago Bulls </Td> </Tr>

Who won a record 9 regular season mvp awards in his sport