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NBA Fans React to Nikola Jokic News

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic continues to make NBA history.

Joey Linn

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) following the win over the Dallas Mavericks at Ball Arena.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) following the win over the Dallas Mavericks at Ball Arena. / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
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Already a three-time NBA MVP, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic may be putting together the best start to a season he has ever had. Currently leading the league in rebounds and assists per game, Jokic is averaging 29.7 points, 13.7 rebounds, and 11.7 assists.

Should he maintain these averages, Jokic would become the first player since his teammate Russell Westbrook to average a triple-double for an entire season. Improving his season numbers this past week, Jokic averaged 29.5 points, 15.8 rebounds, and 14.5 assists en route to the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week award. 

Via NBA PR: "Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 3 of the 2024-25 season (Nov. 4-10)."

NBA fans have been reacting to this news, and Jokic's ridiculous numbers.

Via @WhosImmortal: "29, 15, 14 is absurd 😂"

Via @Christian_B8: "MV4 loading for Jokic…greatest offensive start in NBA history. The gap between him and #2 has never been this big in NBA history"

Via @nuggetstan11: "those numbers got my eyes poppin out of my head"

Via @EthicalHoopz: "Absolutely comical numbers lmao"

The Nuggets announced that Jokic has the most Player of the Week awards in franchise history.

"Jokić wins the award for the first time this season and has now earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors 15 times in his career, the most in franchise history," Nuggets PR wrote.

It is hard to argue against the idea that Jokic is far and away the NBA's best player right now.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

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.

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