Before they became the best in the world, they were in each other’s way. And one of them had no intention of moving. “I’m kind of heavy,” a pudgy up-and-comer named Nikola Jokic said one night in 2019 ...

With 30 seconds to go, Philly up five, Embiid was guarded by Jokic at the top of the arc. Embiid hits Jokic with a jab-step, between-the-leg crossover before crossing the ball back to his left hand, ...

Jokic says he’s playing the best basketball of his life, but has nothing but respect for SGA and would have no issues with ...

Nikola Jokic’s mere acknowledgment of a momentous season was an eye-opening development in the MVP race between him and Shai ...

What I am saying, is that if you are going to make a bet on NBA MVP at this point in the season, betting on Jokic for MVP is ...

The reality of MVP voting is that it is conducted by human beings, and it would be naive to assume that some games aren't ...

There are some players that people just love to hate and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is one of them. He’s earned ...

Then, Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) was MVP in 2019 and ’20, Jokic (Serbia) in ’21 and ’22, Joel Embiid (Cameroon) and Jokic for a third last year. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was born in ...