When voting for NBA MVP was released earlier this month, many had wondered who was the one voter out of 100 who left Jokic out of the top five entirely.
Describing Jokic as “a top-10 center of all time,” Jackson said that were he to resubmit an MVP ballot, it would still have Embiid first and Antetokounmpo second but Jokic would slot into third place.“Incredible year by him — he continues to make history,” he said of the Serbian center. “I own the mistake, and I apologize.”
Among those who had been critical before Thursday of the then-unknown MVP voter was TNT analyst and Hall of Fame player Charles Barkley. In his typically blunt style, Barkley referred to the voter as a “fool” and a “d--- idiot.”said Monday on TNT’s NBA-focused studio show. “There’s one person — I don’t even know this fool’s name — didn’t even have Joker in the top five. People like that shouldn’t get a vote.”
Made an honest mistake with my MVP votes. My apologies to the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic. He’s not only a legitimate MVP candidate who deserved my vote, but he is truly one of the all time greats!On Thursday, after Jackson’s apology, his comments still left some observers with a question about his methodology.
Because of the all-NBA voting rules, Jokic ended up on the second team after all the balloting was tabulated, despite finishing second in the MVP voting. Embiid was on the first team, along with Antetokounmpo, Tatum, Doncic and Gilgeous-Alexander.The Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis earned the center spot for the all-NBA third team, which also featured forwards LeBron James and Julius Randle , as well as guards Damian Lillard and De’Aaron Fox .
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