Nikola Jokic cut a frustrated figure on the Denver Nuggets bench, and fans are speculating there may be trouble brewing.
The Denver Nuggets suffered their third consecutive loss, this time to the Golden State Warriors. It was not a good look for the former NBA champions.
Nikola Jokic did play well, notching a 33-point double-double. But it just wasn’t enough to topple the in-form Warriors.
The Serbian superstar isn’t favored to win the MVP award this season. But Stephen A. Smith still believes, similar to Michael Jordan in the 90s, Jokic is the best player in the world without the MVP win.
Jokic has every right to demand that his teammates do better. And last night, the normally stoic center showed a rare bit of frustration on the bench.
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During the end of the Warriors-Nuggets game, cameras caught Nikola Jokic showing some frustration. It was a rare sight to see the reigning MVP act so irate.
NBA fans took to X to react to Jokic’s exuberant reaction. One fan noted, “The most frustrated I’ve ever seen Jokic with his own team.”
“He has no help. Poor guy. True definition of MVP,” bemoaned another fan. “This man deserves so much better than the supporting cast his front office gave him,” one Nuggets supporter claimed.
A frustrated Nuggets fan said, “Get this man some help!!! Nuggets owe this man everything, and instead, they are wasting his prime!”
There might be some trouble coming, with one fan warning, “His GM is wasting his prime. He’s gonna retire or demand trade.”
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With three consecutive losses, it feels like the Nuggets aren’t going to have much momentum heading into the playoffs.
Jokic has done his best to elevate the team. But the Nuggets haven’t matched his effort. Kendrick Perkins recently shared his concern for Jokic after a 61-point performance still resulted in a loss.
Nikola Jokic is putting up MVP numbers with 29.8 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 10.2 assists per game. But even NBA players like Tyrese Haliburton believe Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will win the MVP.
The Nuggets need to figure things out. Fans are right when they say them not capitalizing on Jokic’s prime to win a championship is a massive waste.
