The NBA MVP race just took another dramatic turn, and not everyone is happy about it. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić has jumped ahead of Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the latest MVP rankings.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and blew out the Nuggets in Sunday's game. Jokic got his lick back Monday with a near 35-point triple-double and double-digit win over the

Jokic says he’s playing the best basketball of his life, but has nothing but respect for SGA and would have no issues with him being MVP.

The NBA's top-two MVP candidates—Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander—faced off in back-to-back games between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday and Monday. Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander got to directly go up against each other, and each prove their merits for the award.

Nikola Jokic is going to Oklahoma City for a two-game tilt with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after becoming the first player in NBA history with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists in a game.

Nikola Jokic is 2nd in MVP odds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 in a game that Jokic dominated. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes discuss whether or not Jokic deserves the MVP.

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After back-to-back games between the top MVP candidates, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets’ MVP Nikola Jokic, head coach Mark Daigneault delivered his take on the race. Both teams split the mini-series,

The 2024-25 MVP race has been one of the tightest in recent memory, coming down to two players who have dominated the league all season: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. Whether you’re Team Shai or Team Jokic,