NBA News: Nuggets' Nikola Jokic Wins MVP, Twitter Reacts to TV Screen From The Night He Was Drafted

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

Shams Charania of The Atheltic reports that 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

Twitter is reacting to what the screen looked like on the night Jokic got drafted in 2014.

When the 41st overall pick was announced on the screen, there was a commercial going on.

The new league MVP has had to work very hard to get to this point.

Some Tweets about the screen on draft night in 2014 can be seen below.

This was on @espn when Jokic was selected. A history of hard work and underdogs.

Congrats, Nikola! pic.twitter.com/I6ZCqIgqsj

— Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarreteM) June 8, 2021

Nikola Jokic was drafted in the 2nd round during a Taco Bell commercial just to being named the 2020-2021 NBA MVP 🏀

Realty poetic foreshadowing if you ask me 🤣🌯 pic.twitter.com/TkuEjjUx8M

— SKODEN 🏜️ (@SkodenMOC) June 8, 2021

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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