Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is not one for self-promotion. After back-to-back games against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are led by fellow Most Valuable Player candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

After the game, head coach Michael Malone made headlines with his passionate defense of Jokic’s MVP credentials. His words cut through the hype that players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are getting about winning the MVP.