“To see a big guy control the game the way Nikola Jokic does… It’s just beautiful!”: Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade sing praise for the Nuggets’ star on Inside The NBA

Raahib Singh | 08/04/2022
"To see a big guy control the game the way Nikola Jokic does... It's just beautiful!": Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade sing praise for the Nuggets' star on Inside The NBA

Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade talk about the spectacular season Nikola Jokic is having, praise his game

The Denver Nuggets have done it. After a long season and missing 2 of their key players due to injury, they have secured a playoff berth tonight. It is all thanks to one man, who has been the pillar of the team: Nikola Jokic.

After winning the 2020-21 MVP honors, Jokic put in work and got in shape. He also worked on his game and came back as a better player than he was last season. The result? Jokic, despite missing two of his star co-players, led the Nuggets to the playoffs. While doing so, he has also emerged as the frontrunner for the MVP honors this season.

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Tonight, he led the Nuggets to a win over the Memphis Grizzlies, securing the playoff spot. Jokic came up big, scoring 35 points, grabbing 16 rebounds, dishing 6 assists, getting 4 steals, and a block. After his performance tonight, the 2021 MVP was the topic of conversation on Inside the NBA.

“Nikola Jokic plays the game so beautifully!”: Dwyane Wade

Nikola Jokic is one of the best players in the league as of now, and there are no doubts about it. Jokic can score whenever he wants, is terrific on the boards, and can make plays for his teammates, unlike other bigs in the league. His playmaking ability separates him from the rest of the bigs and gives a beautiful advantage to him.

With the game tonight, Jokic became the first NBA player to record 2000 points, 1000 rebounds, and 500 assists in a season.

The Inside The NBA crew talked about the same. Jamal Crawford talked about how Jokic, (Joel)Embiid, and Giannis are all raising the bar for each other. Dwyane Wade called Nikola’s game just beautiful, whereas Shaq was nothing but praise as well.

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To get his flowers from players who have proven their mettle in the league must mean a lot to the Serbian big. However, his work is just starting. The playoffs time is where he needs to shine, in order to fulfill his goal of getting Denver a championship.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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