Jokic MVP Victory: Triumph Amidst Shaquille O’Neil Critique
Shaquille O’Neil believes that Nikola Jokic was not worthy of being awarded the NBA’s MVP title for the 2023-24 season.
Shaquille O’Neil tells Nikola Jokic, the MVP winner, that he did not deserve the award during a live TV broadcast.
Shaquille O’Neil informs Nikola Jokic, the MVP recipient, that he did not earn the award during a live television broadcast.
Shaquille O’Neal tells his “vice president of the Big Man Alliance” Nikola Jokic that he did not think The Joker should win his 3rd MVP this year pic.twitter.com/f5jAciL5Th
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 8, 2024
Marca reported that Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2023-24 NBA season on Wednesday.
Nonetheless, the report also disclosed that NBA icon Shaquille O’Neil believes the 29-year-old athlete is not worthy of it.
Following his victory over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic for his third MVP win, Jokic appeared on TNT’s “Inside The NBA”.
In the episode, Shaquille O’Neil was very direct, stating his opinion that Gilgeous-Alexander should win the MVP instead of Jokic. Shaq spoke directly to Jokic, telling him: “You know I adore you.” You are the top player in the league. I desire to extend my congratulations to you. However, I want you to know my opinion before anyone else does; I believe SGA deserved to be the MVP; that is not meant to disrespect you.
Shaquille O’Neal FIRED BACK at Shannon Sharpe with a huge paragraph on social media after Sharpe said Shaq is “envious” of Nikola Jokic’s MVPs after Shaq told Jokic that Shai deserved MVP over him: @Shaq: “you took me sticking up @shai ask jealousy of joker. shows how smart you… pic.twitter.com/OrPE7ehCRN
— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) May 10, 2024
Diplomatically, Jokic responded to Shaq’s comments by saying: “We do not make judgments here, it’s okay, that’s your opinion.”
Marca reported that Jokic’s dominant display all season earned him an impressive 79 first-place votes and a total of 926 points.
Jokic’s impressive statistical ability is highlighted by his remarkable achievement of averaging more than 25 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists per game.
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– Nikola Jokic 28.5 Points “O”
– Karl-Anthony Towns 22.5 PTS + AST “O”
– TJ McConnell 19.5 PRA “O”
– Josh Hart 12.5 Rebounds “O”64.7% hit rate these playoffs. 📈
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— YSL👨🏽🍳 (@ItsYsltony) May 10, 2024
It has been over sixty years since Oscar Robertson last accomplished this milestone.