LeBron James Gets Honest About Nikola Jokic

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James knows Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is special
LeBron James Gets Honest About Nikola Jokic
LeBron James Gets Honest About Nikola Jokic /

The Denver Nuggets completed their sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, and superstar center Nikola Jokic made history in the process. Passing Wilt Chamberlain for the most triple-doubles in a single playoff run, Jokic once again put up dominant numbers.

While fans have rightfully become infatuated with Jokic's numbers, Lakers star LeBron James said people don't talk enough about his game in general. Speaking with reporters after the game, James gave a ton of high praise to Jokic:

"I know how great Joker is," James said. "There are certain guys in this league that play the game a certain way, a certain way that I like to play the game as well, and he’s one of them. Where you are always off balance when you are guarding a player like that, because of his ability to score, rebound, shoot. He sees plays before they happen. There’s not many guys in our league like that.You already knew you was going against a beast once the series started... Everybody gets cracked up into his stats, but I don’t think a lot of people talk about this part of his game. Maybe it’s not talked about because a lot of people don’t understand it. But I do. He's special."

James knows Jokic is a special player, and has now battled him twice in the Western Conference Finals.

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Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.