Nikola Jokic Reacts to Kevin Durant's Comments About Him

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant had high praise for Nuggets star Nikola Jokic

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Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant had some high praise for Nikola Jokic following Game 6 vs. the Denver Nuggets, saying, "Jokic is an all-time great. He's going to go down as one of the all-time great centers to ever touch a basketball."

When asked about these comments, Jokic said it means a lot to receive praise like that from somebody as amazing as Durant.

"It just means a lot from someone who — the guy is amazing," Jokic said. "He's bringing so much attention. Just a regular post-up or regular dribble, we were all looking at him. So when someone like that and someone who won it, who was an MVP and scoring champion, best scorer in the NBA says something like that, it means a lot."

While both Durant and Jokic are fierce competitors on the court, there is a lot of mutual respect between the two stars. That was on full display during their postgame press conferences following the series, as both players had a lot of high praise for one another.

After eliminating the Suns, Denver will face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. The best team in the Western Conference this season, Denver will have home court advantage against a Lakers team that came out of the play-in tournament. This will be a major test for both sides, and should be a great series.

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