Nikola Jokic receives MVP trophy before Game 5 / News - Basketnews.com

Three-time MVP winner Nikola Jokic finally got his hands on the Michael Jordan Trophy.

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The league announced that Nikola Jokic won the MVP award for the 2023-24 season a week ago.

Nikola Jokic

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Today, Jokic received the award, also known as the Michael Jordan Trophy, before tip-off of Game 5 between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Semifinals.

It was Jokic's third MVP award in four seasons, joining legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who holds the record with six MVP awards, along with Bill Russell (five), Michael Jordan (five), Wilt Chamberlain (four), LeBron James (four), Moses Malone (three), Larry Bird (three), and Magic Johnson (three) as the only players who have won three or more MVPs.

Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game in the regular season and led the Nuggets to the second seed in the West.

The Nuggets-Timberwolves series is tied 2-2.

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