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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic has message for doubters after NBA Finals win: 'Don't bet against the fat boy'

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Nikola Jokic is an underdog who became an NBA champion and Finals MVP after Monday night's Game 5 victory in Denver.

When Jokic became the Denver Nuggets' second-round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the draft broadcast showed a Taco Bell commercial rather than Jokic being selected.

A scouting report said he was "an average athlete lacking great speed and leaping ability." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets shoots a free throw during Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat June 12, 2023, at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. (Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images) Looking back, Jokic understands where evaluators were coming from.

But when he spoke with ESPN’s Malika Andrews, he had some words of advice. "They didn’t believe in the fat boy. It seems like it worked out.

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