Joel Embiid politicked. Steph Curry lobbied. Nikola Jokic shrugged.
“I didn’t come here to want to be MVP of the league,” the Nuggets center told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols in an interview posted online April 30. “I always think someone is better than me. I want to compete to beat him. Just by that mentality, I’m going to be underdog, always.”
The next night, the Joker put up 30 points and 14 rebounds on the Clippers in Los Angeles.
After that game, the media tried again. State your case, Joker. Floor’s yours.
“I never play basketball to win individual awards,” Jokic told reporters May 1.