Cameroonian and main name in the race for the MVP award talks about Serbian, who is the main competitor in the dispute for the trophy
This past Tuesday, the 16th, the round of NBA was marked by the great and expected clash between the Cameroonian Joel Embiid and the Serbian Nikola Jokic. Both favorites for the MVP award for the 2023/24 season, the giants did not disappoint on the court, and in the end, the Philadelphia 76ers ended up winning the Denver Nuggets by 126 to 121.
Dominant on the court, the current league MVP scored 41 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed seven rebounds. The Serbian was the highlight of the visitors, with 25 points and an impressive 19 rebounds. At the end of the game, the two hugged and exchanged a few words away from the microphones. In an interview, Embiid took the opportunity to talk about what he talked about with Jokic, showing all his respect for his opponent.
The respect between Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid.
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“So I just told Nikola he’s the best player in the NBA. He won a title leading the best team in the league and is the reigning Finals MVP. Also, I told him to keep it up and that I will see him again in two weeks. Keep playing at this level. That’s why you’re the best in the league. It’s funny to see fans of both franchises having a Twitter war about the two of us. We really don’t care. We just want to play basketball and win every game. He deserves the praise. Anyway, until you take him down, he’s the best in the league, the Finals MVP. But then again, I also believe in myself.”said the Cameroonian.
The Serbian also praised his rival’s performance, but minimized the individual duel. “Joel is a very good player. He’s playing in historic fashion at the moment. He scores 30 points every night. This is extremely difficult to do. But like, I didn’t play against him. I played against Philadelphia. It was a good confrontation. About the game, we kind of helped them with the turnovers. And they are very good at it. After all, they are the No. 1 team in steals. All in all, it was an interesting game.”Jokic said.
Source: sportbuzz
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