Here's a clip of Wright ripping on Jokic.
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Now it's reserved for the all-time best of the best, greatest of the greats, plus Steve Nash and Nikola Jokic." In Wright's view, the MVP "used to be reserved for the all-time best of the best, the greatest of the greats, plus Steve Nash. He posited that the MVP award once "really mattered" before rattling off a list of players who'd won it in consecutive years, including Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, Steph Curry and Antetokounmpo, before finally tossing in Steve Nash's name with a sneer.
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When asked on the FS1 program Undisputed how to describe his feelings about Jokic taking home the prize again, he answered, "Resignation.sadness."
Predictably, Fox Sports's Nick Wright, among the biggest and most irritating trolls in American media (truly an impressive accomplishment), led the denigration parade. Still, no one's mentioning the real reason Jokic is undervalued: Even the experts can't quite figure out how this athletically challenged, slow-moving, lousy-jumping load of a man is so damn good. Instead of saluting his historic season, sports-media personalities spent much of May 9 damning him with the faintest of praise before arguing that the Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo or the Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker - all on teams whose post-season dreams are still alive - were more deserving of the prize. After all, the award is Jokic's second in a row, putting him in rare company among the elite of the sport and proving that last year's trophy was no fluke.īut once again, haters are casting a pall over Jokic's achievement, either by dismissing him as a mere creature of analytics rather than a rare talent or by contending that the Nuggets' failures in the playoffs (the squad was bounced in the first round by the Golden State Warriors) taint his accomplishments. Whether you think he won the online round or not, it’s no debate that Durant certainly has a lot more to do on the court if this season is not to be deemed a failure for the Nets.Denver Nuggets fans are accustomed to disappointment, so they deserve to celebrate the fact that the franchise's biggest star, Nikola Jokic, will be officially named the NBA's most valuable player later this week. Life has been incredible little Nicky ? ĭurant was quick to respond, fresh off a loss to the Bucks, with a rather blasphemous retort. Referencing LeBron’s dominance during KD’s prime Warriors days, and the emergence of the Greek Freak just when Durant was returning from injury to be the elite player that he was.ĭon’t feel bad for the god. Nick stated that Kevin Durant has been unfortunate enough in his career to always be second to a greater player.
I legit feel for KD… he had to be 2nd best to LeBron for a decade and the MOMENT he might’ve passed LeBron, Giannis passed him.Ģnd player out of high school.
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This time’s reactionary comparison came from basketball TV personality, Nick Wright.
Naturally, after the conclusion of every high-profile game comparisons were drawn. Kevin Durant delves into Twitter’s rash dialogue That made it only 5 successful game-winning shots out of 28 attempts by KD since 2015. Overtime was a similar story for the Nets as they were held to only 9 points and Durant missed yet another late shot. The Nets failed to capitalize on the abundance of time as the last gasp shot by Kevin Durant only made it to the rim and out. Giannis ties it up for the going to OVERTIME on TNT /iUaoas5rKL As the game drew to a close, Giannis drained a 3-pointer to tie the game at 110-110 with 18 seconds on the clock. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 44 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists to bring the Bucks back into the game. The Nets led by a slim 4-point margin through halftime but the Bucks came back strong in the 3rd quarter. And it was the 2nd seed Bucks who came out on top. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant against Giannis Antetokounmpo and his championship-winning co-stars. The game pitted the NBA’s biggest stars against each other. The Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks played out a thriller of a game that led to overtime.
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