Nikola Jokic reacts to getting knocked out of playoffs by the Timberwolves in Game 7 | NBA on ESPN

Nikola Jokic addresses the media following the Denver Nuggets' Game 7 loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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[@flyguy7825]

Love the fact that he made no excuses and gave the media no quotes.

[@MercedesBoyzz]

We didnt make shots is a excuse

[@raymondpok]

@@MercedesBoyzzthey didn’t make shots, is facts not excuse and was the best answer to the question

[@jamesthereaper7]

MISSING PERSON: Michael Porter Jr. If found, please return to the Denver Nuggets

[@jasoncorona6427]

AF!

[@GSTDeedoggy]

Facts , but he did hit a couple shots

[@StivKobra]

No need to return him... Leave him where he is... or keep him

[@justmytwocentsdontgetmad]

Gordon, KCP, and the Denver bench also went missing lol 75% of Nuggets score was made by Jokic and Murray only

[@budlifegreenhouse]

Everyone was afraid to take a shot except Jokic.

[@leftlanereiko6063]

I ain't gonna lie...I freaking love his sportsmanship...💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾I don't think Ive ever heard anybody give that much respect to the other team....

[@dd_zzero6827]

As a Wolves fan I want to say that I like Jokic a lot. He is a class act and a well deserved 3 time MVP. As long as he is around, it will be tough to get around him.

[@Kevin-bh3dl]

Based my man

[@00melman]

​​@@Kevin-bh3dl u r sad my man

[@user-hq8ow7zp4m]

Right, he's hard to hate. Same with Wemby when he was battling Gobert for DPOY, I mean, the man bought a lego millennium falcon first after getting his check, how can you hate that?

[@Ufosarereall]

As a wolves fan you wouldn't like to favor Kat winning over him? Kat got injured, came back better and if you really watch you can see since the play in he created the flow with all 5 starters and two from the bench. At first they played to his approval until they seen he was fair and selfless and put faith in Conley.

[@IQPossessed]

@@00melmanyea it’s not sad that a 3x mvp is one of the worst defenders in the league ur logic got my Brian fried

[@andrethegiant2877]

Jokic is a class act. Doesn't bs about anything. From a MN fan.

[@calebxu3718]

@@fredmac3763 Nice rant

[@them4580]

lol cried when Ant was waving in the end but tolerates his trash brothers when they start fights in the crowd

[@jeydski]

​@@them4580 he living free rent on yo head

[@justmytwocentsdontgetmad]

@@them4580 His brothers were part of the audience, not players so that's the difference. Also, none of the Nuggets players made rude gestures when they smacked the Wolves, Suns, Lakers, and Heat last year playoffs.

[@hueyhoopin]

@@justmytwocentsdontgetmad no 50 win team. First time they did they lost the series and lost 3 games at home and blew a 20 point lead

[@InvestBetter.]

Jokic and Murray: 69 points The rest of the team: 21 points

[@standardperson3189]

Was that actually the combined points? Because it felt like Murray was missing alot

[@InvestBetter.]

@@standardperson3189 No, Murray stepped up. The rest of the team stepped out.

[@joncoish]

Yeah it’s kind of crazy, they kept Minnesota under 100 points and still lost. Jokic and Murray played their hearts out tonight but no one else did, that’s the game right there.

[@Vina_a]

Rigged, like 2002

[@GregLucas-pv8nm]

So, LeBron gets no mercy when he loses.

[@Redwindsgoeast]

Big props to Jokic. The best player in the NBA. A real role model, who is humble and kind. 34, 19 and 7. Light work!!!!

[@CtFletcher-eg5zj]

He can go over that stat line in Cancun

[@Redwindsgoeast]

@@CtFletcher-eg5zj Nice joke, did you come up with that yourself?

[@ProjectExMachina]

​@@CtFletcher-eg5zj casual. Reals know that when you joke about 🃏 then it is about horseracing

[@Thehandlers187]

Even Humble in Defeat, jokic is the Real MVP no doubt about it.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Because he admit defeats he deserves MVP?say what?glazing much?

[@Dboy1111]

@@dreadxplayzs7849no because he is a champion who walks with actual humility

[@DontaiDonn]

Loser

[@Fraudkovic]

Most overrated mvp of the last 50 years

[@GG-fy2bm]

@@FraudkovicNah that’s Westbrook. 0 rings and only 1 finals appearance despite having played with multiple superstars

[@enigmathegrayman2953]

A true 7 game roller coaster series….

[@theradicalg322]

Jokic looked exhausted he needed a break.

[@QkFrosty]

Bad look for Malone

[@rickystackss]

@@QkFrostyhow’s that a bad look for malone ? the team doesn’t have someone they can reliably put in for jokic that’s on the front office

[@taxationistheft7]

@@QkFrostyis it? You wanted to see Deandre be out there

[@QkFrosty]

​@@taxationistheft7 47 minutes? Insane.

[@chm2]

This team lost depth compared to last year. Bruce Brown played a big role last year.

[@mikestone8756]

And Jeff Green

[@gaspersignorelli3724]

With Brown they win this series. No scoring from this bench, no rest for the starters.

[@akirosakuragi9279]

It was impossible for the Nuggets to pay him more because of the CBA rules, while the Pacers could.

[@datsapaddlin]

Jokic is about to train one of his horses to play for team Serbia in the Olympics.

[@1234jokerboy]

His horse might be do much better that mpj , gordon and KCP

[@brucybabyy7355]

It's a job...

[@DanteGoosekhan]

Jokic knows he can't do it by himself. He's looking at the T-Wolves versatility and saying, get me some help... I always chime in to Jokic interviews (even as a Twolves fan) because I respect his truthful answers.

[@ExplodingPoteto]

Calvin booth doesnt want to make a move. They want to develop player, reason why they dont have depth. Kinda sad they walking that path when they can pretty much run it back. 😮‍💨

[@austinbailey7775]

How can you not love Jokic

[@DontaiDonn]

Get off your knees😂

[@platinumpete5160]

i live in Minnesota, i’ve longed for days of a good team, and now we finally have one, but dang is it hard to dislike Jokic. Humble, a class act, insane work ethic, it’ll be hard to defeat him again if we run into them in the years to come

[@NAFO_MythicPlague]

Wow I am a big fan of the Joker even though I am a Minnesota fan. He is such a humble person it is always an honor to hear what he has to say. I have enjoyed watching the Nuggets play and Minnesota happened to have the better game. Both teams are class acts.

[@josephcavano7840]

Sad to see how many were just waiting to pile onJokic. His speaking honestly and plainly is evidently a bit too grown up for some of the children.

[@Teacupdogz]

I don't know how people can hate him. He's such a class act. He doesn't talk bad about anyone, is gracious, and admits his mistakes.

[@iang7244]

@@TeacupdogzCan’t lose when you’re up 20 and at home. He’s gonna get his lashings like any other superstar would tomorrow morning.

[@angahbg9089]

​@@iang7244he got his numbers though.... His teammates sucks

[@janpaolo4128]

​@@iang7244 I bet you he won't. Joker won't get the same criticism because he owned up to his failures (even though he still played great). He never deflected any of the problems to his teammates and never openly criticized any one from the team. That is how an mvp, a leader, and a superstar should act.

[@HECTORLEDEZMA.]

Porter jr hasnt been the same since full send podcast😂😂😂😂

[@jusiahaquino6115]

He only shows out if it’s against the lakers

[@QkFrosty]

Wolves fan, Jokic is better than every player on our team. I'm very proud of us for overcoming adversity and not giving up especially after the huge momentum shift after game 5. Anthony Edwards is still only 22, he's not Michael Jordan and he's said that himself. But he's paving his own way. Go Wolves!

[@hueyhoopin]

What a weird way to start that

[@N.A.M.P.]

Undercover fans are the worse

[@N.A.M.P.]

Undercover fans are the worse

[@gustavogonzalez6078]

A wolves fan that actually watches the sport Murray and jokic combined for all nuggets points. While ANT was doing all that talking and playing defense ( because I’m not a biased fan) KAT, McDaniels, Rudy, Naz won that game. Respect to those guys

[@2AVA37]

Most of these reporters don’t deserve to interview Jokic.

[@mr.cookie7308]

Jokic is an awesome player, and the Nuggets are still a dangerous team with Jokic. The Western Conference will still go thru Denver in the next couple of years.

[@ace20016]

I thought the Denver Nuggets were hating on the Los Angeles Lakers when they said last season playoffs that the Minnesota Timberwolves was the team they worried about the most. But now I see why they said that. -Diehard Orlando Magic fan since 2001

[@hudsonhelget9262]

We were missing naz and Jayden yet 4/5 were close. We just didn’t have enough but we were right there to compete.

[@andrewliu111]

Based on my experience, most people who hyped up Anthony Edwards and hating on Jokic are casual basketball fans who judge the game solely based on highlight. They are saying Edwards is better than jokic when Edwards hasn’t won anything yet, and jokic didn’t lose because he is terrible, he only lost because Michael Porter JR has been disappearing in playoffs

[@pyuille]

Lol

[@billysummers1616]

Nobody said that.......

[@andrewliu111]

@@billysummers1616 Wolves fans are saying this.

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

And Aaron Gordon... And literally everyone else instead of Jamal. Jokic and Jamal played alone that game...

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

​@@billysummers1616many people are saying that actually

[@mattc3929]

It took 21 feet of combined All Star, DPOY and 6th man to beat Joker.

[@lolomim1]

Deep gratitude for Jokic's amazing talent and season. I'm not a Nuggets fan although I watched every game and appreciated watching basketball as it should be played. Thank you Jokic and Nuggets!!!!!

[@JR-om8cd]

Very humble

[@JCNJSHNY]

He is the only all star in this team, and he definitely needs some help from his teammates! It’s not fair for him to play almost the entire game without rest!

[@baseupp12]

Murray was litterally helping and played 40+ minutes with putting up 30+ points himself

[@Ufosarereall]

Murry is the issue. I say he wants out and in with a real franchise or he'll end up like Mello. Him to the Bucks would be insane with Lilard. That's who he needs

[@taymccullough8775]

For everyone asking where Porter is, y’all already knew what kinda of player he was. He can give you 25pts or also give you 4pts and seems to only play good against the Lakers

[@RicardoPinaRicky]

Sad to see Denver go but happy there's still one team that haven't won a title in this race.

[@Philadelphia1995]

Pacers are still in it too

[@RicardoPinaRicky]

@@Philadelphia1995 My bad , now I got two teams to root for.

[@Philadelphia1995]

@@RicardoPinaRicky yeah it's good for the league when new teams win like last year with Denver and 2019 when the Raps won

[@RicardoPinaRicky]

@@Philadelphia1995 Another thing the league needs tesms to go on second division it makes no sense zero relegations.

[@Makeyourselfhappy111]

There's 2 dude lol you clearly don't watch the sport indiana and Minnesota 👍

[@manfromwuhan5876]

It’s okay Nikola now you can go back home and feed your horses in peace😂

[@andrewliu111]

Better than LeBrick James.

[@burakasha]

So much hate on every video about this game. They must have really gotten to you, just don’t know why?

[@kh23234]

​@@andrewliu111 LeBron went back to back Jokic can't relate shut up

[@beantown4life]

​@@andrewliu111why bring up lbj? Rent free 24/7

[@NFKTN]

@@andrewliu111 rent-free lmao

[@caleb4245]

What a class act man love jokic and I love what the wolves are doing and are about to accomplish. Basketball fans won by getting to see two great teams compete til the end

[@dhkim3986]

I feel like not having Bruce Brown and Green off the bench like last year really hurt them.

[@timothywoods4329]

Jokic still hasn’t played with another all star even though two of his teammates getting paid like they are.

[@fatehfini5856]

Jokic and Murray combined 69 of their 90 points rest of the team did nothing

[@pvl6340]

Bro is living his best Life regardless. Now he can get on the Gambling train openly..

[@Wes_3]

Micheal Porter plays like he's 5'11. Get aggressive attack the rim you're 6'10.

[@adamdavis5383]

Simmons 2.0

[@angahbg9089]

Don't tell his fansboys that stuff. They will say that's not his role.

[@minjikim2161]

He had a terrible series but overall very good season improvement from MPJ. He needs to improve his handle so he can be able attack off the dribble more

[@adamdavis5383]

@@minjikim2161 he had a lot of work to do

[@minjikim2161]

@@adamdavis5383definitely. The dude is still just 25 definitely more room for improvement.

[@BigHandsome519]

I dont think people understand just how good of basketball we witness this series. The rest of the playoffs will not be this good I promise u that

[@ballinforlife9]

Most of the games were blowouts…

[@zachsimmons1383]

“If a team beats you, they’re just better” The Joker

[@BobbyHo2022]

To be honest, this guy is living the life. He might show dissapointment but once he's back to his horses tomorrow, he will be fine. And rich like a king.

[@Icecreamforcrowtoo]

​@ScenicWrldusa Ridiculous

[@GSTDeedoggy]

Bro just tryna go home and feed his horse 😂😂

[@daggdigady]

Exactly no fucks given

[@SSSS-yy2yh]

There is important race in Serbia or Slovenia

[@Thomasfrommygirl]

Missed his opportunity to play horse team tho

[@DontaiDonn]

Incel losers coping 😂😂😂😂

[@FrankRizzo7080]

As a true neutral fan ( Bulls fan) Minnesota is the better team but Joker is the best player in the NBA. I really think the wolves will win it all!

[@youngnebula187]

Jokic is a straight shooter.. you gotta respect it ....

[@mtnbkr51]

Respect

[@kenny7023]

Appreciate the Brate shirt

[@di114n2]

Jokic deep down is just happy to go back home

[@DontaiDonn]

No he’s sad little bro 😂😂😂

[@rcbrown22]

Jokic is a humble champion 🏆

[@grayfox61088]

Not blaming Jokic, but going 2 of 10 from 3 was literally the difference between winning and losing. And he played the entire game, played out of gas in the 4th quarter..

[@christophermeyers]

Congrats Wolves. Dangerous young team.

[@100percentBroonese]

No one scared of those dudes except underage girls

[@toddmiller7876]

How most seasons end. Only one holds the trophy each year. Good news for him. He gets to go home sooner. Life moves on.

[@pietjepuk5183]

Great sportman

[@kathyp4320]

Jokic ❤

[@kingdiamond7118]

Cant hide respect.

[@Ufosarereall]

This guy get MVP when Kat had the whole league shook until his injury, came back,built the best starting lineup since 2012 Celtics off the comeback. Mn best player ever. Irving really want that ring the most and has the most to loose which is very dangerous for us here in MPLS I get to see play in the finals in my hometown first time cause he was injured

[@jordant_330]

Minnesota vs Denver will feed families for years. Can’t wait for the next season

[@jaminglasscox]

Joker had one of the greatest runs in history Idk what else to say. He ll be back next year revamped.

[@ivcbusinesssystems6613]

*This is a classy guy!*

[@KidFury27]

He just wanted to get back to those horses... 😅 He genuinely doesn't seem to care.

[@janpaolo4128]

They sorely missed Jeff Green and Bruce Brown in that bench. No one from that bench provided an offensive spark when the starters are struggling. Bruce Brown and Jeff Green did that for them last year. Now they need to decide wheather to keep MPJ and KCP or get some great pieces like Bruce Brown again.

[@PedroJr17]

Best player in the world.

[@infinity558mippy8]

Ppl in the comments saying he needs help are the same people who said they were gonns REPEAT

[@ashwinswamy2180]

Yes, because of him. Championship teams need a bench. They were joking with that 2nd unit.

[@sabedindollci2401]

They were pretty close to repeat espically losing two key bench players from last year ,

[@ThekammKillo]

Greg ostertag in the 2000

[@MercedesBoyzz]

He didn't say i missed 7 3 pointers and kept taking them. Why does nobody get on his accountability 😭🤣

[@asmranonymousgaming901]

Jokic 🐎 🐎 🇷🇸

[@jjlopez6594]

When he isn’t in the NBA anymore, we will not here from him much. Just watch

[@raymondbennettjr.8845]

Jokic remains humble

[@topfloornickk]

your horse dreamcatcher missed you, at least you get to see her sooner😁

[@tubeslats]

A class act.

[@RobertShakur424]

He don’t even care 😂😂🤣

[@grahamjl766]

He is doing this b/c he is good at it and it feeds his horses that is all lol.

[@karington203]

He cares, can you see it!

[@itz_akuma]

You clearly didn't watch the game the man is invested in winning

[@DontaiDonn]

He does loser 😂 you do too😂😂😂😂

[@kaylataylor5373]

Reporters need to ask better questions.

[@emjaay80]

Bravo Nikola!

[@DontaiDonn]

🤡

[@yogmdjfg7080]

get jokic a ALL STAR teammate for once

[@sidekickht]

Horrible take...Murray is better than most Allstars bruh

[@sleepmoneyken9234]

​@@sidekickhtNobody is saying "Murray" at the playground court😂😂😂

[@baseupp12]

​@@sleepmoneyken9234thats your bar people not sayinh Murray on a playground court.

[@adamdavis5383]

Murray is one he’s just hurt a lot

[@adamdavis5383]

@@sidekickhtMurray would of made 3 if he wasn’t injured

[@fredm.2699]

I spoke to one of Jokic’s horses earlier. He said he normally bets on Jokic but this time he had to hedge to minimize potential losses. ^^ straight from his mouth No diddy

[@levilevi9621]

Murray can be a punk but gotta love Joker.

[@KingSebastian10]

I’m late commenting but I know he left the country fast af after this game

[@user-po5uc8te7f]

surprised to see AG only get 4 pts.

[@KennyonBrown]

As a Wolves fan, ive learned to love Jokic’s game this series. Big fan. Hat off to him. Gave us a tough series. 🤞🏽

[@TT-dv9er]

The center is jacking up 8 threepointers when he is dominating in the paint. Insane

[@flyguy7825]

That’s the Defense on The Wolves

[@jarhead3571]

They purposefully put pressure in the paint and no one else wanted to shoot, they kept passing it to jokic with 5 seconds left on the clock. It was horrendous offense by the roleplayers but good on twolves for hustling

[@flyguy7825]

@@jarhead3571 it was fantastic defense by the wolves they kept the joker out of the paint they forced him to take outside shots, which he can hit every once in a while, but he’s almost next to no thread hitting outside shots

[@mariedesignz1659]

REGULAR SEASON MVP

[@Redwindsgoeast]

Michael Porter told his brothers to bet his under!!!

[@Caulstan0878]

This man secretly excited to go see his horsey

[@ControlledBalance]

Ant had 16 points and they still won lol. Nuggets have been playing catch up this entire playoffs. Give Jokic a single All NBA or All Star to work with lol.

[@iang7244]

He was fine last year when they won the title. Don’t wanna hear it.

[@ControlledBalance]

@@iang7244 At least you admit that was is nothing short of historical.

[@iang7244]

@@ControlledBalance It was impressive, but don’t create excuses when he loses.

[@ControlledBalance]

@@iang7244 Thats not an excuse. I am not even rooting for the Nuggets lol.

[@dmoney4693]

He really don’t care he has more time with his horses now 😂😂

[@DaveG707]

Jokic said exactly what I say to people who overanalyze bc they listen to the tv talking heads: it comes down to making shots, especially three pointers. Thats all it comes down to. But first take and inside the nba etc. wouldn't have shows if thats all they said so they try to act like its deeper and more stuff going on but it isn't. End of the day, I wanted the Nuggets to win, but after watching them in the 2nd half yesterday, it looked like they just gassed out and would not be a match for the Mavs. Now we have 2 young and hungry teams in the WCF’s. Who will then lose to the Celtics in the finals.

[@Kevin-bh3dl]

Well done wolves, Jokic wil be back Ant is cracked and people sayin Jokic is a one hit wonder are under recency bias

[@coreyczech]

Jokic is all time great... but he really needs some more pieces around him... KCP getting old... almost no bench whatsoever... Murray way too inconsistent... Honestly think that Murray looks special because of attention Jokic recieves

[@pyuille]

Glad the nuggets fanbase is outta here

[@FlyinSolo8319]

All 3 of them? That sounded like a Wolves home game

[@XavierAxelrod]

Nuggets fan. Better luck next year. Roster upgrade please. Would Denver consider trading MPJ for Mikal Bridges? Deandre Jordan isn't going to cut it as your backup big. Wolves got Gobert, Anderson, Reid, Kat to rotate to guard Jokic.

[@1609ROYALTY]

He’s just happy he can go home and stare at his horses

[@oleg3913]

If I close my eyes, he sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Which is weird cause they have different accents

[@sensei_...]

The whole NUGGETS TEAM OTHER THAN JOKIC+MURRAY HAD 21P IN 146 COMBINED MINUTES

[@kingposse1]

Really happy for him! He will have more time to spend with his horses 🐎 loll

[@ET-ix9vo]

The way I see the comments need to relax a lot of people had Minnesota sweeping the Nuggets. I’m surprised they got to a game. 7

[@FederalYuter]

Nuggets taking it next season mark my words.

[@user-uk4kf9jh1t]

Where is the suit. He was honest.

[@gamewhiz23]

“Any thoughts on the loss in game 7?” Jokic: “Horsey time!”

[@tubeslats]

The announcers at the game wanted him to win so so bad.

[@kyle3860]

Jokic hasn’t beaten a 50+ win team in his entire playoff career

[@williamnichols7614]

He’s happy to go home

[@southstar9931]

Class act

[@trustdaprocess5707]

Michael Porter Jr. is extremely over paid.

[@kingdiamond7118]

Jocik tryin to be real. Facts