NBA Fans Loved Nikola Jokic’s Answer When Asked If He’s Nuggets’ Best Player

It’s really difficult not to like the Denver Nuggets star center.

Andy Nesbitt | May 31, 2023

NBA Fans Loved Nikola Jokic’s Answer When Asked If He’s Nuggets’ Best Player /

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Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets finally will get back to playing basketball Thursday night when they play host to Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

The Nuggets, of course, swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals and then had to sit around and wait for the Heat to beat the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Jokić, a two-time NBA MVP, is now ready to play on the biggest stage of his career, and it seems as if he’s pretty loose heading into the series.

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He had a great answer to a question on Wednesday when he was asked if he’s the best player on the Nuggets:

The big man knows how to have some fun.

NBA fans loved it:

Published May 31, 2023

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.