Is Nikola Jokic the most deserving of his recent MVP achievement? After winning the MVP title in NBA season 2021-22 and season 2022-23, Jokic also earned himself the award this season. With this, he has become the only fourth player in NBA history after Moses Malone, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson to achieve this feat. However, a certain section of the NBA community believes that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was more deserving of this honor this season. Two prominent names among these are Dwight Howard and Shaquille O’Neal.
In fact, Howard took to his official X account to express his thoughts about this recent decision. “First Joel now Shai ? Don’t get me wrong Joker was cooking this year but Shai was Killing !” read a now-deleted post by Dwight Howard. Similarly, in an interview with the Joker on TNT’s ‘Tip Off’, Shaquille O’Neal too made this claim with Jokic himself.
“… You know I love you. The best player in the league. I want to congratulate you, but I want you to hear from me first. I thought the SGA should have been the MVP,” Shaq said during the interview. However, he emphasized that he meant no disrespect and congratulated Nikola Jokic on his achievement.
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