The NBA has scheduled a press conference in a Los Angeles hotel for Tuesday afternoon, when Kobe Bryant is expected to be named the league's Most Valuable Player for 2007-08, the Associated Press is reporting.

"I didn't know if it was going to come in my career, but to have the moment come now is special, especially to share it with the group of guys we have here," Bryant told reporters Saturday. "We talked about [how] winning this MVP is extremely special because that means I'm doing good. I'm making my teammates better, putting them in a position to win."