“Yes,” he said. Jokic has avoided any ejections this season after being thrown out of games twice last year. Both occasions involved a build-up of annoyance at no-calls in road games. Malone ...

If not, the guy deserves it. He’s really amazing.” Jokic is no stranger to MVP honors, having won three of the past four seasons, including back-to-back awards in 2023 and 2024. Statistically ...

Nikola Jokic on Friday night did something that no player in NBA history has ever done, as the Denver Nuggets big man racked up 31 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists in his club's ...

Jokic put up an unprecedented triple-double of 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists in the Nuggets' 149-141 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns. No NBA player had ever put up a 30-20-20 stat line.

Malone said Jokic's response was, "Hell no." You love to see it. Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander going head-to-head, battling it out with the MVP award on the line is exactly what NBA fans want to see.

The Nuggets, now the No. 2 seed, aren’t chasing regular-season accolades. They’re focused on a championship run. And that, ironically, might be the biggest knock against Jokic’s MVP case.

Jokic will have to continue his statistical dominance and the Nuggets will probably have to finish No. 2 in the West for him to win MVP No. 4. Stephen Noh started writing about the NBA as one of ...

There's no one like Nikola Jokic. And on Friday night, in a Denver Nuggets overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns, Jokic did something unprecedented. Jokic tallied 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 ...

Jokić is in the top three of the NBA in points, rebounds and assists, a feat no one has previously accomplished ... After Sunday’s loss, Michael Malone asked Nikola Jokic if he needed the ...

But Jokic has never lobbied for MVP votes in the past and has no plans to do so this season, when he's averaging career highs of 28.9 points, 10.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, ranking among ...