Every time Michael Porter Jr. throws a pass, any pass, someone will make a tired joke. In some ways, the Denver Nuggets have become a team that slogs through idiotic narratives disguised as humor and analysis.
“Nikola Jokic isn’t in shape.”
“Jamal Murray can’t play well against bad teams.”
“MPJ can’t pass.”
Denver is, in that way, a survivor of the dumb and loud, of the worst of NBA Twitter. Before them, it was “Run and Dunk Man,” who dispelled the memes with a title. Before him, it was Dwight Howard for his joking demeanor, which distracted people from his level as the only deserving All-NBA center in an era that required three each year.