“This sh*t is and has been about skill, not some Nikola Jokic equation you came up with”: NBA Twitter obliterates The Joker for his team’s bad performance in first game of Playoffs against Warriors

Akash Murty | 17/04/2022
"This sh*t is and has been about skill, not some Nikola Jokic equation you came up with": NBA Twitter obliterates The Joker for his team's bad performance in first game of Playoffs against Warriors

Nikola Jokic becomes the target of social media after Denver Nuggets fall behind the Warriors with a humbling 123-107 loss.

There was no upset in Saturday night’s last game of first round Play-offs action. As the 3rd seed Warriors took on the 6th seed Nuggets, there were doubts that the Dubs will face difficulty in winning this one as their superstar point guard has been struggling for fitness recently.

But there was nothing troublesome for them after the first quarter. Nikola Jokic’s team stayed competitive just for half the half of the most important game of the season thus far. Meanwhile, the Warriors with Stephen Curry getting limited minutes on the bench were all in for the battle.

One of the top MVP candidates, the Joker, despite having a decent game couldn’t help his team be anywhere as good as Jordan Poole-led Warriors were. And the ones who have been criticizing and opposing the Serbian’s claim to the 2nd straight MVP award were ready to thrash him for his team’s crime.

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Nikola Jokic gets destroyed by NBA Twitter after the Warriors thrash Nuggets

The 4-time All-Star had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and a block while shooting efficient but not so much by his standards – 12/25 from the field and 0/4 from the 3-point line. He also had the worst +/- in the game (-19) and so NBA Twitter thought it should call the big man out for his what they believe was a poor performance.

This ‘Ball Don’t Stop’ media outlet has been behind Jokic throughout the season, even in the last season they were at it for some or the other silly reason. One of which might be their belief that Nikola isn’t a ‘pure Hooper’.

While they can have their own perspective on the Joker, there isn’t a universe even a parallel one where the 27-year-old is not a hopper that will put any so-called “hooper” in shame if he gets to play against them 1-on-1.

Jokic has one of the worst teams in the NBA, and it’s not a hot take, the current Nuggets squad is nothing but a bunch of role players led by one of the best players in the league. And expecting him to single-handedly take on Curry, Thompson, and Green is simply foolish.

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And if that one guy with that team defeats some of the best players of all time with a far better supporting cast, there will be questions on the Warriors trio’s legitimacy.

So, even if the Nuggets get a revival in the series going forward, it is better for Basketball’s legacy that the Warriors go through. But if somehow Jokic creates an upset and wins this series, these critics who call themselves “The most authentic basketball media outlet” in the world literally will have no place to hide.

 

Post Edited By: Akash Murty
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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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