Nikola Jokic on receiving MVP & 3-2 Series Lead vs Timberwolves, Postgame Interview

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets - Full Game 5 Highlights | May 14, 2024 NBA Playoffs
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[@WriteWhatISee]

Jokic: I’m a freak of nature , why not show my athleticism? 🤣🤣

[@KrisMendoza-gk4oh]

He telling shaq he the mvp right there

[@piotrklos9543]

How this didn’t get more laughs? Criminal

[@shinobu2394]

he tried to keep a straight face too, but he coudnt hold the laugh in the end lol

[@jamescook1688]

Lol😂

[@TheNekgned]

dude is funny asf LOL

[@wheattt1]

Jokic dropping 40 on the DPOTY is crazy

[@nikolakosovic3681]

Dropping 40 while having 13 ast and 0 to is even crazier

[@waydirtysanchez]

He’s been doing this to gobert for years now

[@Suppaa206]

Fake DPOY and jokic sent that message tonight

[@zezegambles]

It’s almost like Wembanyama should’ve won the award

[@znad024]

Jokic is just that good. Good offense beats good defense in the NBA now. He is showing why he is the MVP and has been for years. Dude is wild!

[@michaelmaulsby4697]

Jokic is hilarious even when he’s not trying to be 😂 what a legend

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

That’s Serbians for you. Best NBA player dead and alive, ever.

[@bobwiegers]

Just because it's subtle doesn't mean he's not trying to be funny

[@LordDeathNote]

@@SatoshiShintoMe Im a massive Jokic fan but "ever" is delusional. You either were too young to be around for MJ and maybe even peak lebron or are just too heavily biased. He is on pace for a top 5 career all time though, barring injury issues.

[@justc1re617]

Its Jokic's world and we're all living in it fr, we are so lucky to get to watch this man

[@SubwaySam10]

Wtf are you talking about

[@JPhoenixLIVE]

nah u the only 1 livin in it

[@novakgolubovic9635]

​@@JPhoenixLIVEhe is not the only one

[@spectre8469]

@@JPhoenixLIVEsorry bro i’m up at 5am, as i get ready for my Tech IT job. trust brother we just living in they world, you think i’m tryna make technology work over shooting a ball! hail nah

[@GanjaFreedomForAll]

​@@spectre8469 it's a figure of speech not meant to be taken literally... If you take that statement literally your just living in your own world lol

[@no_way_bruv]

If shaq just kept his mouth shut 😂😂😂

[@Handlebizzness1st]

Yup Shaq the hater 😂 😂 😂

[@fortunatosarbida5681]

😂😂😂 i think its personal.. shaq shouldn't have say that in jokers face 😂😂😂

[@hbkgoon6830]

Cant wait to hear what Shaq has to say about this game lol 😂

[@underthebridgetroll9816]

​@@hbkgoon6830 You know what Shaq gonna say, fam. He'll take credit for it by claiming he's just riling up Joker. Typical Shaq.

[@NicoNico-79797]

Stephen A smith and Kendrick Perkins too

[@NeilHolmes72]

I'd love to hear his inner dialogue.

[@gilmeaguitar]

"ah... this again... yeah yeah I know... MVP... new ring... I wanna go home Jesus..." 😃

[@jammiebooker6489]

Horse whisperer

[@potatosalad3848]

Even if we could get him miced up for a game lmao

[@alexs7097]

"Did i brush dream catcher? Or didn't I?, i gotta order fresh hay and gotta clean the stables" something along those lines haha

[@sevendoubleodex]

i’d love to hear everyone’s inner monologue

[@NoNo-ks4gg]

How can you NOT like this guy!?

[@Omeeezy21]

Don’t like him just cause u said that. Good job

[@NoNo-ks4gg]

@@Omeeezy21 Speak English? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Omeeezy21]

@@NoNo-ks4gg yes very well, wouldn’t say the same for you. Good luck with that.

[@NoNo-ks4gg]

@@Omeeezy21 You still aren't making any sense --- is English your 2nd language? If so . . . go back to school!

[@Omeeezy21]

@@NoNo-ks4gg lmao I’m not the one that doesn’t know any other phrase than “how can u not like this guy?” Read a book kid. Maybe more than 1 actually. You won’t regret it. You might just figure out a few more words in the English language.

[@tigrengbisakol8280]

Shaq suddenly went on leave 😂😂😂 Where is that guy who meant no disrespect to the Joker?. This is what true greats are, they are humble and just respects the game and don't proclaim themselves as anything.

[@jammiebooker6489]

Shaq went out for that 40 piece

[@sheikhqh716]

He just ran away like nobody's business 😂😂😂

[@alexs7097]

I love Shaq as a person, but he has a problem with narcissim and fails to be unbiased which he should be as an analyst and commentator. Sure everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but he hijacked that mvp conversation and included himself in it, and how his past experiences and grievances affected him, instead of giving praise and honest opinion on Joker clearly being voted MVP in a landslide. Shaq said he felt robbed, but Jokic could say the same thing for last year too, where the award went to you know who...but Joker never ever said he was robbed...so we can all learn alot from Joker and what it means to be a champion not just on the court but off the court too. Basketball is a team sport, but yet people seem to try and make it about individual accolades. Denver is sucessfull becauese the team comes first and if the team is winning and being sucessful Joker does not care if he makes 12 points or does not win MVP as long as the higher goal is reached.

[@aaronwilliams9715]

No one cares. Defense matters more.

[@aaronwilliams9715]

@@alexs7097no one cares other than glazers and 12 year olds*^

[@ognjenbetic4258]

967 points against Gobert. Nobody scored more on DefensivePOTY in his career. Nikola Jokić freak of nature from 🇷🇸

[@elig2728]

Most overrated DPOY ive seen. Wemby was robbed. Gobert is barely college level on offense and slow as a rock

[@hib1326]

@@elig2728Wemby would have also struggled just as much if not more against Jokic. He probably would have had a couple blocks on highlights against Jokic but nobody can slow down Jokic for a 7 game series. It’s a tough series for Timberwolves because Jokic is just that much better on offense.

[@tulome0728]

It took 2 bad playoff games for the media and fans to disrespect and discredit the defending champs not knowing that they had plenty of playoff comebacks in the last few years.

[@ianong5324]

especially that one guy that disrespected him when giving out the MVP on tv. Such a shame, he knows the C position better than anyone else and still salty.

[@Danny-sg4xp]

Media is so stupid today

[@markusfel47]

Media hate Jokic and the Nuggets

[@Kuroganemk2]

well, tbh. Looking at it now, Nuggets should have won it like 4-1 already They did underpreform with that 0-2 and could stil lose it.

[@aurelian2668]

​@@Kuroganemk2 what? Lets be honest the wolves are strong competitors, better than the lakers.

[@not-much-but-enough]

The fact that malone hasnt won coach of the year yet is disgusting

[@OllyHutton]

So it’s merit of Malone and not of this guy? Mmm, I disagree

[@Hascuce]

Of course not, but it takes a good coach that players trust to have a foreigner with a heavy accent and non typical body lead your team. Of course jokic earned it and rest of the ream are obviously open to it, but staff is pushing them to right direction, both mentally and game wise.

[@areluoes]

@@OllyHuttonIt’s Malone’s adjustments and pushing the right buttons that got Denver back in the series

[@truthyahweh9877]

For real! Think he should have won the year Nurse did. When Malone came the culture changed and it was beautiful to watch.

[@OllyHutton]

@@areluoes This is just ridicolous. Look mate, I'm writing from Europe, there was a great football...ehm soccer player in the 80s called Michel Platini. A journalist asked him: "what is a good trainer?" And he said "A good trainer is a trainer with good players". If you prefere staying on basketball, I could mention Dean Smith and Phil Jackson who both gave back to Michael the credit he gave to them, saying that he was the perfect plyaer for any coach. No disrespect to Malone (despite I didn't like his antics in game 2), but all the credit here goes to the Joker, that makes a guy like Aaron Gordon look like a hell of a player.

[@G9Classified9]

Shaq going say he was trying to motivate Jokic to play better after they win the series 😂🤣😂

[@DreSmoove]

This is peak foreshadowing 😂👌🏽

[@G9Classified9]

@@DreSmoove Bet 😂🤣😂

[@billymaltez8030]

It's impossible not to love this guy!!!! The best and most valuable player and teammate. With amazing sense of humor. And he's def a genius loll

[@Beyondlimits.music.]

& a freak of nature bro 😅

[@n2d3w39]

Joker’s interviews are damn near as good as his court game.

[@Beyondlimits.music.]

😂💯

[@mcmoskri7952]

Najbolji igrac danasnjice Jokara idemo po 2 prsten 🦄

[@Beluga_Too]

hope so! let's get it!

[@duarraltd9118]

I really hope he gets a second ring

[@herardpique7302]

Nikola Jokic and Novak Djokovic have something in common: no emphasis on greatness, just play the game as good as possible. Team sport or solo sport, doesn`t matter.

[@yellowwasprakija2869]

And another thing - they’re both SERBIAN

[@perrodepaja]

And probably one more, Jokic is too smart to get the jab

[@skovara23]

​@@yellowwasprakija2869 Naporan si. Nema klipa o pomenutoj dvojici na kom neko ne napiše da su "Serbians/Serbs". Udaviste više.

[@serge3261]

@@skovara23 Ako te boli sto su Srbi ponosni na SRBINA, slobodno nemoj gledati klipove o istima milogorac. Siguran sam da mozes naci nekog uspjesnog milogorca, mozda, vjerovatno ne?

[@TheTricktracktruck]

Djokovic doesn't come off as a humble guy to me, but maybe I know too little

[@gatinthecadillac7206]

13 assists 0 turnovers is actually nuts

[@johnnyv.5142]

He is, without a doubt, the most valuable player in the NBA. What a clutch performance by Jokic in this important gm 5!

[@Iskall_Loki]

I’ve been a wolves fan for 25 years and I will always love my team, but there’s no way we’re taking this series. The Nuggets are too good, defending champs for a reason👏 glad this series has silenced the ‘bandwagon appear-out-of-nowhere’ Wolves ‘fans’. Jokic has DEFINITELY shown us why he’s the MVP. Love this guy

[@Beluga_Too]

Wolves were wolves though early in the series! I expect them to take it at home. They gotta rediscover that nasty from game two. To be clear, I think Nugs win this, but that's just experience. Next year wolves gonna be hungrier.

[@elig2728]

@@Beluga_Too yeah it’s crazy people don’t even give them a chance. Yeah they’re prolly out but all it takes is a half decent game from KAT and some players to step up

[@swisscloud4309]

As a wolves fan what do you think was the cause of the last three losses? Do you think they made critical errors or was Denver just too good with their game by game adjustments from game 3 onwards?

[@Summer_li53]

The wolves gotta stop playing MN nice with their defense. The nuggets were hungry and did not come to play.

[@Iskall_Loki]

@@swisscloud4309 Rudy is too scared to shoot and guard Jokic, Jamal manifested all that smack talk, Jokic answered everyone’s question of “why is he MVP”, poor defensive choices, letting Anderson get play time during big minutes, leaving Ant isolated so he gets double teamed, KAT and Naz constantly in foul trouble. The list goes on. They gotta tighten up for tomorrow, or they’re gone. Hopefully flight or fight instincts kick in

[@ivannbg6212]

Shaq after game 2 at that time: Jokić is not MVP. JOKIĆ (FROM THAT POINT): AND I TOOK THAT PERSONAL. 😉🇷🇸🏀🤣

[@ControlledBalance]

Jokic to Shaq: "If it helps you sleep better at night, you can have all three of my MVPs, big boy."

[@pg13pacernation30]

The MVP had no trouble with the DPOY tonight 😳 pure domination from the Joker 💪🔥 To be fair, nobody else could have guarded Jokic the way he played tonight. Just pure domination 😮‍💨

[@michellemaree3555]

And just getting it done with pure simple basketball. No extra flashy stuff but beautiful simple basketball. The battle of the big.

[@sergiodetter1417]

my humble mvp, my goat

[@jponz85]

Goat? No. Could be depending on the rest of his career sure, maybe. mvp? Absolutely

[@michaelslaven-yb5bn]

He is my goat

[@Mordekiter]

​@@jponz85Nah, He's the goat in my eyes. MJ won his first chip at 28. Jokic also won his first chip at 28, The second just being around the corner. He surpassed MJ by having the highest Player Efficiency Rating (PER) in NBA history. He's the best center of all time and already one of the greats IMO.

[@jponz85]

@Mordekiter okay and? Lol wtf... mj has way more accolades than jokic, lbj, etc etc... how you guys going to call a guy who barely has one chip a goat? Wtf... I get it he CAN maybe, possibly be on AT THE END OF HIS CAREER... to call him the goat now? Yall must be gen x/z kids

[@wlashay56]

@@Mordekiter jokic is an all time great for sure the best center ? Hell naw lol at least not yet

[@cdknowledge]

Jokic dropping a 40 piece in game. While Shaq wept while eating a whole 40 piece wings meal as he watched from home...

[@peteandrewdayo5603]

41st pick being 3-time MVP and cooking opponents is just too crazy!😂

[@napoleonbonaparte1260]

3 straight win against the Timberwolves is crazy.

[@susandinosaur732]

0-0 to 4-0: Swept. 0-2 to 4-2: is as nasty as swept😂

[@brankovicbrankoni1527]

@@susandinosaur732 Gangster swept.😜

[@kudosayala4943]

​@@susandinosaur732 nahh fr bro lol if the nuggets win next game it'll feel like they gave em 2 wins then started trying 😂

[@math12nba]

Has a Wolves fan I have to say... This dude is unbeatable.

[@johncambridge7181]

Who would have thought player who was taken with the 41st pick in the Second Round of the draft, is the best player in the league right now. With 3 mvps , 1 championship and 1 fmvp. Still blows my mind 🤯

[@editionmarcus]

Jokic cold!!! 🥶🥶🥶

[@booreeto]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="280">4:40</a> when he hears the reporter pronounced his name perfectly :D

[@stephanevuchinic4537]

was not perfect but much better than ni-Cola

[@TheMarkoSeke]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="278">4:38</a> Only reporter to correctly pronounce his name

[@ajvhan]

Ni-Cola > Coca-Cola

[@laurentpecriaux1345]

Hakeem + Kareem + Magic = JOKIC MVP Goat in the making

[@Mauriziospag]

Nikola Jokic is a child of magic and steadfastness. Nikola is the absolute NBA player, he deserves the price of a ticket and emotions are colossal efforts of our nature to withstand your infinite and endless efforts of strength towards a stellar basket. Thanks Nikola

[@oparisleclerc]

Shame on all these people who said SGA is the real MVP. SGA is good but he is not putting up legendary playoff performances like that and besides scoring, what else is he better than Jokic at? Even Jokic's defense is underrated, and his rebounding should count as defensive skill.

[@semkn9555]

Even scoring jokic is better lol, jokic more efficient and actually gets fouled all the time unlike sga who is on the floor every time and gets every call. Jokic is by far the best player in the league though so its not really fair to compare. His PER and +/- stats are out of this world. 1. Jokic.2.luka3. Sga

[@TehMezdawg]

He has all the moves and can’t miss. And constantly gets his team mates involved. There was a stretch I think in the first quarter and he hit Murray threes times in a row until he saw the ball go in. Jamal was like 0-3 or 4 I think before that. He knew he d need Murray and kept feeding him great passes to get him going. And then the quarterback pass later on. He’s amazing.

[@user-bv7dw9mu4d]

This guy is the real deal,humble,but confident,simply the best,go nuggetts.

[@dved5311]

Incredible player with incredible skill. The things they said about Bird they've said about Joker. Slow, can't jump, not athletic. Yet they have 6 MVP's! Luka is in that category as well. They're all incredible passers, shooters, and rebounders. Complete players in my opinion. I believe their skills and incredible IQ, (basketball genius) more than makes up for any other God given abilities they may lack. I remember Pat Ewing saying all his friends were saying the same thing about Bird, he said, " I had to call them all back and tell them you need to squash all that !" "This man is demolishing everyone!" Joker already top 5 all time in centers.

[@nikvlast]

Jokic answer on his good defence against Ant is pure gold!😄

[@adrianchoo337]

His response to guarding Ant well was pure logic. Me? Guard Ant? I am looking for help 😂. Another credit to the Jokers ability to assess things clearly.

[@vilmareynoso5079]

Such a humble man!

[@Midnite101]

Jokic is so likable. Maintaining humbleness with the fame and fortune.

[@B1LLBILL]

Nikola is so real that when he said he’s a freak of nature, everyone knew he was joking in the sense that he’s actually a freak of nature but not athletically😂

[@domgdesign299]

Love his pressers. Brilliant

[@MileHigh720beezy]

We are witnessing greatness

[@mrudhul696]

Im feeling so bad for SGA.. lord he's gonna get MVPd real bad.

[@zornu]

shaq's hate for this guy is actually insane

[@reginaldglover3719]

You must didn’t hear what Shaq said ur crazy

[@tutoy2toy665]

Shaq hate good big man starts with dwight it's not that new

[@susandinosaur732]

​@@reginaldglover3719😂 we all know what that "no disrespect to....blah blah blah" means.😂 do we really mean no disrespect? then start to follow that up with a disrespectful opinion.

[@filibertolugo2886]

Shaq just wants him to play with the “Gimme the ball, ima dunk it” mentality 100% of the time.

[@user-pq4dq6bj2u]

I don't think he hates him, he's just upset that he's now got 3 MVPs over his 1. Dude is all about himself.

[@darkojankovic6440]

Nikola the great !

[@natalijadizdar7824]

Love that freak of nature🤣👏🫶

[@CinHalCedHerChance]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="485">8:05</a> his signature "Pleasure like always" he just loves doing post game interviews. 😂😂

[@randysallade9468]

Very unique game coming from a guy in that body. I coached for 25 years and as I watch games I’m always saying, “why did a player do this or that”. Jokic always makes the right play, sees everything and can make whatever pass or shot that is called for. (MAKES HIS TEAMATES BETTER) He IS an all time great!

[@jponz85]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="103">1:43</a> you can tell Jokic is thinking "ffs what are these stupid af questions"... lol

[@brunokagawa6287]

That smile tells you everything.

[@romanlevin6646]

Yolk is incredibly humble What an awesome human being Ja and MPJ need to find the Man in them Go Nuggets ❤

[@vilmareynoso5079]

I get the feeling he doesn't like media interviews! 😁

[@abuwadie3]

He just wants to go home already.

[@deankay6680]

I feel that Jokic has the Al Bunty face when talking to the media.

[@alexs7097]

Gru, with every game he creates more minions haha. Hopefully he will get to steal the moon this year too.

[@jilljiggle4463]

Funny, humble, outstanding all rounder just out there killing with so little effort. We're so lucky to have Joker and a great team with a great coach ✨ Go Nuggets!

[@powdernitz]

The narrative is beneficial. Motivating.

[@Vnguyen0i0]

Dropped 40 pts with no TOs on DPOY and no showboating, chest thumping after the win. Hands down one of the most humble human beings and players. Shaq can taste his own “shaqting a fool” medicine. Lol

[@rondo2hunna133]

If you a young center this is the person u want to watch

[@simonov_spas]

Jokic during the press conference: 'Please let me out, I can't stand these stupid questions!!!' 😂😂😂

[@jessicaandscottcurtis2887]

This guy is awesome.

[@anakinhaglund6698]

i'm a wolves fan and can't even be mad at this guy

[@arbilois]

EPIC interview. Awesome player, hands down one of the best ever. Compare his interview to the pnes by the POS Lequan le flop and see the class act.

[@rychristo]

The New Legend, JOKER : ) LET'S GO NUGGETS. NUGGET NATION.

[@spl1sh_spash886]

Jokic GOAT'd off the court as much as he is in... "why not show my athleticism" lol

[@Dudecrush]

I’ve been around a lot of Eastern Europeans and Serbians in my life and this is how many of them are but they are great people. And super fun to party with

[@user-ky7le9bf2m]

This guy with Tim Duncan, no emotions, maybe an eyebrow raise.

[@Theycalldexter]

Minnesota it’s looking spooky 😂

[@joenarlopez2880]

I'd like to hear Jokic say: "I'll be back. Next season."

[@trainingwood]

Jokis is on a different plane. Nevjerovatan igrač divota za gledat.

[@PaulinKantue]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="90">1:30</a> Is it just me or does Jokic look like Mr Gru from Despicable Me when he tries to make you laugh!?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@GOATVVV]

Nuggets are lookin like dynasty. Like spurs duncan dynasty

[@kjjr3270]

Definitely, but MPJ shouldn't get you less than 10, cause if Jokic ain't going off like tonight things might got really close

[@Mordekiter]

​@@kjjr3270I'd say it's fine really. If Jokic can't go off, AG can, If AG can't then Murray, Then MPJ. They can just pass to each other who is always open, Game 4, AG happened. Now in game 5, Joker dominated. Ig in game 3 Murray did a lot too.

[@KIRRAH1]

Looks like Nicola is actually a humble guy. Bravo Nicola

[@Mordekiter]

NICOLA!?!

[@nassiglutt6587]

A absolute dawg. 3mvps, 3pl-doubles, a ring and horses. Just hoop and let them people say him is him. Never said he hit 3s and that's what makes him different over Shaq, Hakeem, jabbar, the two bills, wilt, mikan, David, Tim, Ewing ect.. win or lose dude is just that humble

[@kevinmedina4262]

Bro really did take it personal😮

[@charlespulliam6347]

Love this guy 😅😂

[@patchoulig8645]

The big mystery here is....how can a guga this great have zero ego. He is indeed a freak of nature .

[@Mordekiter]

Champ mentality.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

The best! 🃏🐐🇷🇸💪

[@DreadfulBeagle]

Shaquille "Nikola Jokic Jr." O'neal

[@jammiebooker6489]

Shaq getting nervous

[@alexs7097]

Shaq's only way out of this one is if he becomes honorary Serbian hahha

[@csmoothnj]

Favorite jokic game

[@DF-de8ib]

Living legend. 4x.

[@RokineMLG]

Only real geniuses say they’re not a genius

[@kkid121]

More I watch this man on and off the court makes me a bigger fan of his. Much love my Serbian king

[@ProgressiveTruthSeekers]

Love the guy! He's not an attention freak, in fact, he doesn't like personal attention. He just plays the game the right way.

[@SeanPageDrummer]

We love you Joker!

[@abdullahhamid2353]

the batgirl Rolex though🧼🧼

[@user-pu9xw7ie7p]

Joker u great my guy can’t take it from u heart of a champion

[@dandzan]

Nikola,legendooo naša

[@dejanjovanov]

Someone call Shaq back from fishing.

[@remmah192]

This guy had me dying when he responded to guarding Edward’s question. That is some funny s***!

[@kq124]

Jokic - Terminator Gordon- Predator

[@bandito241]

Him saying he doesn’t care if it’s Gobert or whoever defending is funny.

[@yanncourtel8538]

Man the whole interview is hilarious. The last part about defending Ant is freaking hilarious. "When I switch on to defend Ant, I'm just trying to find help..." XD

[@luzvimindaquilenderino9836]

Love jokic

[@CHOCOLATETHUNDER1009]

Bro rolled his eyes when they asked about the MVP and gave the answer he had to give I love this dude😂😂😂

[@SaimahAla-jx1cm]

Joker is the simply and unstoppable MVP ever🔥💪🏆

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

What's amazing is that he has his GMT watch set for Serbia's time ;)

[@Beyondlimits.music.]

Best player in the League.

[@zairelevel3478]

Jokic doesn’t care about Denver but this is your king