Nikola Jokic wins the 2023-24 NBA MVP Award, FULL Interview

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five times and the Kia MVP trophy is named after him. Check out the list of winners through the years and as reflected, the game's global reach has been granted since 1956 and in the first 63 years, only three players born outside the United States had claimed it, hakee elijuan Steve Nash and Dirk nitzki, but in the last 5 years the honor has gone to the players. who learn the game and develop their love for it in their home countries, Greece, Serbia, Cameroon, that global impact will be evident again in 2024 with Canada, Slovenia and Serbia represented here.

They are the finalists for Kia's NBA Most Valuable Player

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, Luca Don of the Dallas Mavericks Nia yic of the Denver Nuggets and Shay Gilis of Oklahoma City Alexander got two MVPs here, this is the closest guy, but today you left spend a charity golf tournament in Alabama and you wanted to be here and you're wearing a new suit, so you wanted to be. he's supposed to be here, he works, I didn't want to be late, okay, I appreciate it, Ernest, next time he drops, I'm not going to look, I just want to wait until I hear him, the 2024 Denver Nuggets MVP, Nia Jic and we congratulate The Joker who for the third time is the Kia MVP of the NBA 26 points the game was number 10 in the league 12 rebounds was number four nine assists was number three he had 25 triple doubles second most in the league 68 eight double doubles was second in the league 31 games of at least 10 assists this year 23 games with at least 15 rebounds and nicoa yic claims his third MVP award.

What do you think? I don't like rain on people's parade, but I'm not happy with this one. Congratulations Joker, you're the big man with the best bet in the league, but by everyone's criteria, my criteria, statistics, statistics, you criteria, number one seed, which team has the best record. I felt like Shay Alexander deserved it because I've been. I've been number two a lot when I play number two, so the fact that I have to start over next year and try to win it again. I think it was like that. I know this is going to be painful for him, hope

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y I use this to Motivate him to win a championship, but I thought, and again, no disrespect to the Joker, the best big man in the league by far.

You could have gone this route, but I thought Shay Gilges Alexander was one of the few players you know who had 30 points 50 times, stats, great season, his team is number one, no one expected him to be number one. I thought Shay Gil was just Alexander going to win it by far, but congratulations to the Joker, I'm happy for him for his third time as MVP, you really can't be mad. in this vote, but the fact that he has to start over next year and win it again because again I felt like I had been robbed two or three times, right?

Joker, but I personally would have given it to sh, you keep throwing stats out there, no because that's my criteria for yic, not padding the stats, her, yeah, but I don't like it, no, but I don't like sh , when in reality Shay is one of the few players. who had 30 points in 50 games, well look, but when you talk about stuff on the stat sheet, look at all of niic's triple doubles and look at his ranks in scoring, rebounding and assists, i don't think stat padding is a It's an argument, okay, but even doing all that, OKC was number one they had only by one game no, they didn't have, they had identical records, it was a division record tiebreaker that was the separating factor, all of this is subjective, yes. it's and you certainly have a right that you can make a case for any of those three to do it, plus I actually thought you could have done it and I've said it before and I just said I thought you could have done it.

I defended Five Guys, for sure, without a doubt, Anthony Edwards and Jaylen Brunson. I thought anyone voted for one of those five. I would have said, "Okay, I can understand that because every year idiots come on TV and talk about who's the best player, that never happens." the best player goes to the one who had the best regular season, you know, Shaq says he got robbed, not every year, he doesn't do well most of the time, it goes to the guy, so you know, Shaq says he got robbed I don't know if they stole it from me.

I have it. It doesn't go to the best player. It goes to the guy who had the best regular. You know what, you don't name the most viable player, so you don't name the most viable player, so it goes to the most valuable player in the league, that one. it was me, the most valuable player in the league, I should gild Alexander, well, don't mention it like that, then it's subjective, let's get on with this year, let me give you the results, by the way, um, because it really wasn't close, um woo now. that's amazing, first place votes 79 for Joker 15 for SGA four for Luca one for Giannis n for Bron no total votes total points 926 for Joker 640 for SGA 566 for Luca so it's Joker SGA and Luca donic 123 I mean 15 for SGA come on I I I would just say this, you know, joic is possibly the best center of this Millennial right now, there is no doubt that he is one of the third MVPs. um.

I would have to agree with Shak in this sense that he, he, sh sh gas, Alexander has taken. his team to Heights that nobody knows they expected and that actually hurts to be great like Shaq was and sometimes they're happy, it hurts them like oh well, you're supposed to do that, you're supposed to do that, there's an expectation, there's an expectation and the The expectation of Joker joining us is being fulfilled because for the third time, MVP Nicole Yic is joining us tonight Joker, congratulations on number three, thank you very much, thank you, hey, you're, I guess that you are pretty well in these acceptance speeches, this is your third time, so where do you start in your recognition on this one and what does third time mean to you?

I mean, we have to start with the teammates you know without them. I'm nothing and without them I can't do anything you know so coaches, players, U organization, medical staff, Str coaches, development coaches, you know it's a big circle where I can't be what I am without them. , joker as president of the big man Alliance you are the vice president of the big man Alliance huh, you know, I love you, the best player in the league. I want to congratulate you but I want you to know about me first. I thought SGA should have been the MVP.

No disrespect, but congratulations and what do you have to do to get back on track against Minnesota? Thanks, we don't judge people here, you know, so it's okay, it's your opinion. I'm kidding. Hello, everything is fine, I love you. I love your brothers, one thing we will always do is be honest with each other. Congratulations. I love them, not really. I think there are many people and many players who deserve it. You know, it's probably details and something small. things, uh, but yeah, we have a, we have a tough stretch, we lost two games at home against Minnesota tomorrow, we're going to go to Minnesota to try to get the series back to Denver, you know, Joker number one, congratulations.

You know how the impact of size and defensive pressure caught them off guard because the way the two bigs are, obviously one didn't play the last game, but their perimeter players are playing very aggressive defensively? That caught them off guard, I don't think so because we played them four times and they're the number one defense all season and they were the number one all season so no, they just know it's a it's part of basketball, you know. who are playing very well, they had a no they didn't, they didn't lose to win the first round and they continue to play at a very high level and they are just getting better. higher and higher and uh, I'm just GNA, I say stopped, we don't play, we don't play our brand basketball, so that's our goal for next tomorrow every time we play to play with our basketball band, congratulations, joic , you know, um.

I mean you also came into the league and redefined what the center position has done in terms of the three, the passing and the ball handling it's a different era and non-traditional, so you win your third MVP, what is an MVP? for What do the qualifications you need to have and be an MVP you've done three times really mean? I mean, I don't know, it's a really difficult question, you know, some people probably say he's the best player in the world. best team, uh, but I don't know, probably the guy who helps the most valuable who like the team can't play without it.

Bas, I don't know, probably that last one for me, U Nica is, in times like this, when there's a singular award like this um and you know you have your current group of teammates and coaches and that kind of thing, but when You think back, who was it that helped make this possible for you? I mean, since I came here. I'm working with D in the nugget organization, uh individually, I'm working with three three people, it's Jason Miller, it's Philipe and it's Augie and, you know, those are guys that work with me closely and of course the coach and the coach was me.

I'm seven, seven, eight years old, uh and um, you know, Jamal is the guy I play with the most in this organization, and you know, and my family, you know, they're always with me and always around me, but really You never see yourself, you are kind. to see them now, yeah, so who was the last one that planted the seed with you that this would ever be possible? Oh, that's right, I don't really know, I mean, I really don't know, I mean, it's probably me. I think it's not just one person. right, I'll take that as an answer uh, I didn't try to stump you on your night, but I appreciate it, I appreciate it very much and congratulations Joker, we got you, so yeah, again the Joker SGA Luca donic one two three for uh. who was fourth and fifth fourth uh Giannis was fourth Brunson fifth Tatum six Edwards seven sabonis eight and Kevin Durant nine Edwards was so short yeah, it was Edwards had one second place vote one third place vote one fourth place vote and three fifth place yeah I thought and I thought Edwards and Jaylen should have been they should have been Jayen was four yeah well I should have been I should have been I was five I should have been no you say I should have been higher , I mean, when we come back, we will leave. talking to Reggie Miller in the outfield for a Pacers Knicks playoff game for the first time in 11 years you know you're the brother man peace that's a good cut and Candy comp right there thanks Sharon Brown very close yeah the show is the show should have come with a warning that we don't need to see that sexy chocolate again, yes omg sexy chocolate.com # check