Nuggets center Nikola Jokić handles the ball as Grizzlies forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. defends during the fourth quarter at FedExForum. Petre Thomas / Imagn Images For 99.9 percent of NBA players, ...

For the first time since 2020, Nikola Jokić will probably not finish as either the NBA MVP or the runner-up. His streak of seven consecutive All-NBA seasons may also soon come to an end. But it's not ...

"Nikola is usually in his stable with horses. That's something that's his thing," a friend says of the three-time NBA MVP. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Oliver Bunic / AFP ...

The same moment produced two very different reactions. After the Denver Nuggets fell 127–121 in overtime to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a physical, emotionally charged game that included the ejection ...

Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are each chasing history in their own way this season. They're locked into the top two spots in the MVP race and, at this point, miles ahead of anyone else. If ...