Sean Payton gave cross-sport scouting report on Nikola Jokić on Nuggets’ pregame show
"Some people don't have natural ball skills. He seems to have that."
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Nikola Jokić says he’s never eaten at Taco Bell after NBA Draft snub
All-world NBA superstar Nikola Jokic was once drafted during a Taco Bell commercial, and he hasn't forgotten about it since.
Nikola Jokić bored by NBA Media Day: ‘I don’t know why we’re doing it’
"Every year is the same thing."
NBA teams won’t play day before or after ‘high-profile national TV games’
The NBA has seemingly eliminated back-to-back games after nationally televised matchups.
The ‘Sombor shuffle baby!’ Serbian call of clutch Nikola Jokić clincher is amazing
Nikola Jokic sealed a quarterfinal comeback for Serbia over Australia in overtime and it came with a classic call from his home country.
Shaq: MVP doesn’t have to go to best player on best team
"When it comes to Most Valuable Player, I always thought it meant the baddest m*********** in the league."
Bill Simmons is in the middle of an all-time flip-flop on Nuggets-Timberwolves
"This one's done and basketball's about to change as we know it."
Shaq is now feuding with Shannon Sharpe after Nikola Jokic interview: ‘You can’t speak on me’
"In the words of Skip Bayless, I'm better than you."
Shaquille O’Neal to Nikola Jokić: ‘I thought that SGA should have been MVP’
"I like Shaq. This was a horrible look. Tell him in private."
Kevin Hart says Nikola Jokic winning third MVP ‘not good for the NBA’ on ESPN alt-cast
Cedric the Entertainer agreed, but neither explained their take.
Stephen A. Smith unloads on Lakers, Anthony Davis
While LeBron James scored his 40,000th NBA point on Saturday night and his Los Angeles Lakers led in...
Joel Embiid misses fourth-straight game in Denver causing problems for ESPN
Joel Embiid hasn't played in Denver since 2019.
Carmelo Anthony calls Denver Nuggets giving Nikola Jokic his number a ‘petty maneuver’
"What I believe is they gave him 15 to try to erase what I did."
Nikola Jokić responds to Charles Barkley with iconic deadpan after buzzer-beater
"My friend, it went in."
Nikola Jokić on fame: ‘When I finish my career, I really wish nobody knows me’
"It just feels sad, whenever you go to the bar, restaurant, some game, people are just taking their phones out and trying to record you."
Steve Kerr rips NBA over turning games into ‘disgusting’ parades to the free-throw line
"We're just enabling players to BS their way to the foul line."
Nikola Jokić has amazing reaction to controversial ejection in postgame interview
"It could've been really fun to see how it would be handled."
Bulls announcers Adam Amin & Stacey King slam refs for ‘terrible’ Nikola Jokic ejection
"The people didn't come to see the officials. Let's be honest, they came to see the players."
JJ Redick calls BS on Nikola Jokic’s carefree spirit in interviews
"I think this is all a bit. I think he is putting this on. I really do."
Pistons play-by-play man George Blaha blasts referees after Nikola Jokić ejection
"These fans did not come here to see Curtis Blair, Tre Maddox or Andy Nagy, whoever they are."
Nikola Jokić kindly does the media’s job for them
"I can just talk because I know what you’re gonna ask."
Charles Barkley trashes TNT for Nikola Jokic snub
"Not only is it stupidity not to put Joker on there, but also we're actually coming to Denver to start the season."
Nick Wright wants Denver Nuggets to get over their media coverage gripe: ‘Take your victory lap’
"You guys won. You’re the champion. You have unequivocally one of the two best players in the world and most people think the best player in the world. The grievances? Get over it, all of them. Get over it!”
Nikola Jokic’s title win had many looking back at the time ESPN ran Jusuf Nurkic highlights around his extension
In 2018, ESPN accompanied discussion of Nikola Jokić's contract extension with highlights of the Blazers' Jusuf Nurkić.
