Since you’re talking nba and cc is this goat.
Some mvps complain and fake and some don’t. LeBron has been both. The years LeBron acted like a huge baby he was widely criticized for it deservingly, other years he wasn’t because he acted more mature and honestly. Jokic rarely fakes/complains if ever. To look at a famous flopper, even Marcus Smart has matured past his gross theatrics.
It’s up to CC if she wanted to play tough or play like a baby. I’m sure she could win either way. You can’t criticize people simply for acknowledging the reality though.
A lot of people still loved LeBron those years where he was in his 2-3 year phase of playing like a crying baby (he was mostly the best player those years), he was relatively young, he matured. Maybe some day cc will grow out of it.