Ex-NBA coach Mark Jackson issues apology for snubbing Nuggets star Nikola Jokic in MVP vote

12.05.2023 - 00:21 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. One of the most hotly debated topics in the basketball world has recently revolved around solving the mystery of who snubbed Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in the NBA MVP voting.

The culprit has now been identified as former NBA player and coach Mark Jackson. But Jackson quickly apologized for his decision to exclude Jokic from the top five of his MVP ballot.

He characterized his decision as a "mistake," Jackson said on the SiriusXM NBA channel Thursday afternoon. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM ESPN broadcaster Mark Jackson is shown during the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena on March 23, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) "One thing I live by: You make a mistake, you own it.

I’m not a guy that does it for clicks or to be trending. Absolute mistake made by me. I am thinking, how did I make that mistake?

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