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ESPN analyst hints at notion Nikola Jokic has won MVPs, is favorite to win again because he's white

04.03.2023 - 06:11 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Nikola Jokic is the odds-on favorite to win his third-straight NBA MVP Award.

The Serbia native is well on his way to becoming the fourth player in NBA history to win three straight MVPs, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird.

Jokic is averaging a triple-double (24.6 points, 11.7 rebounds, 10.0 assists) for the first-place Denver Nuggets. But former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins, now an ESPN analyst, says there's racial hypocrisy in the award's voting. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic gestures after being called for a foul in the second half of a game against the Charlotte Hornets Dec.

18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) On Wednesday's edition of "First Take," Perkins acknowledged only three players since 1990 have won an MVP despite being outside the top 10 in points per game: Jokic in his first MVP campaign in 2020-21, Dirk Nowitzki (2006-07) and Steve Nash (2004-05, 2005-06). "What do those guys have in common?

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