“There are people who are still kind of being introduced to who Nikola Jokic is and the guy just put on a 34-21-14 performance and, oh, by the way, he’s averaging a triple-double in the playoffs,” Malone scoffed. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said before Game 2 on Thursday night that he’s grown accustomed to his team getting overlooked. Jackson explained he filled out his ballot like an All-NBA team, with one player per position, and Joel Embiid was his center. Jokic appeared on the other 99 ballots from a panel of voters. The revelation came shortly after Mark Jackson, one of ESPN's analysts calling the series, apologized for leaving Jokic off his five-player MVP ballot. She explained it had been a decade since she’d worked a game in Denver and she couldn’t recall watching Jokic, who is in his eighth NBA season, on the road or in the conference finals in the 2020 Florida bubble, also against the Lakers. He is ridiculously good,” Salters told Rich Eisen Show guest host Suzy Shuster the next day.
“This is really the first time I’ve had a chance to watch him play, and I’ve got to admit, I have been sleeping on this guy.
Jokic had 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists in Denver’s 132-126 win Tuesday night. Jack Dempsey/AP Show More Show LessĭENVER (AP) - In what the Denver Nuggets saw as the latest sign of disrespect, ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters revealed she hadn’t watched two-time MVP Nikola Jokic play before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jack Dempsey/AP Show More Show Less 4 of4 Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) drives on Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals series, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Denver. David Zalubowski/AP Show More Show Less 3 of4 Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) shoots over Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals series, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Denver. Jack Dempsey/AP Show More Show Less 2 of4 Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) looks to pass as Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) defends during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals series, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Denver. 1 of4 Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) argues a call during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Denver.
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