NBA News: Nuggets' Nikola Jokic Wins MVP, New York Knicks' Derrick Rose Got an MVP Vote

According to Shams Charania of The Atheltic, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets has won the NBA's MVP award.

The Tweet from Charania can be seen in a post that is embedded below.

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has won the 2020-21 NBA MVP award, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 8, 2021

StatMuse (Tweet below) shared the players who came in the top-six in first place for MVP votes, and there is one interesting name on the list.

MVP 1st place votes:

91 — Nikola Jokic
5 — Steph Curry
2 — Chris Paul
1 — Joel Embiid
1 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
1 — Derrick Rose

Yes, you read that right. pic.twitter.com/5dp8uP2c1T
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 8, 2021

Derrick Rose, the 2011 MVP, got a first-place vote for MVP.

The Suns are 6-point favorites over the Denver Nuggets in Phoenix for Game 2 on Wednesday evening, according to FanDuel.

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