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Shaquille O’Neal openly tells Nikola Jokic that someone else should have won NBA MVP
By Christian Arnold,
11 days ago
Shaquille O’Neal is never afraid to share his opinion, and he did just that when speaking with Nikola Jokic on “Inside the NBA” moments after “The Joker” was named the 2023-24 NBA MVP.
TNT had Jokic chat it up with the “Inside the NBA” crew, which was when O’Neal told Jokic that he through Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should have been league MVP over the Nuggets center.
“Joker as the president of the Big Man Alliance – you are the vice president of the Big Man Alliance – you know I love you. The best player in the league, I want to congratulate you.” O’Neal started off by saying. “I want you to hear it from me first, I thought SGA should have been the MVP. That’s no disrespect to you, but congratulations.”
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
Shaq, however, did not seem to think Jokic should have won the award.
“Thank you, Shaq, we don’t judge people here. That’s fine it’s your opinion,” the now-three-time NBA MVP said before breaking into laughter. “I’m joking.”
“Hey, all good,” O’Neal responded. “I love you. I love your brothers. One thing we’re always going to do is keep it real with each other. Congratulations, I love you.”
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dribbles up court against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Oklahoma City. AP
Jokic beat out Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic for the award, claiming 79 of the 99 first-place votes.
Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists in a season when Denver won 57 regular-season games.
Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.0 points, 6.2 assists and 5.5 rebounds while leading the Thunder to the No. seed in the Western Conference
“For real, there are a lot of players that deserve it,” Jokic said.
The Nuggets are currently in the middle of a second-round series with the Timberwolves, whom they trail 2-0.
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