By Javier Molero/ jmolero@eurohoops.net
Nikola Jokic was selected for the All-Star Game for the eighth time. The three-time NBA MVP and 2021 champion gave a humorous response at Saturday’s press conference.
The Denver Nuggets star was asked by the press the day before the All-Star Game about a hypothetical scenario.
Laughing with the journalist, Jokic was asked about the possibility of winning an MVP every season or all his horses winning a race.
He didn’t hesitate. “I already have three (MVPs)… so all the horses”, answered the legendary Serbian.
Nikola Jokic says he would rather his horses win their races than him winning MVP pic.twitter.com/9cRAOJ9r7b
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Jokic, 30, is averaging 28.7 points, 12.3 rebounds (1st in the NBA), and 10.7 assists in 39 games played this season. He’s leading the Nuggets to the third position in the Western Conference (35-20), just behind the San Antonio Spurs (38-16) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-14).