“Dude Is a Menace”: Nuggets Star Nikola Jokic Creating History in Win vs Lakers Stuns the NBA World
Denver Nuggets centerpiece Nikola Jokic created history during a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers last night. The Nuggets center became the first player to chalk up a record that has not been touched by anyone since the league started back in 1946. Naturally, this news soon broke the internet and caught the attention of many NBA fans. They flooded social media with their reactions after being astounded by the news.
Jokic was on fire yesterday against the Lakers. Last night, the four-time All-Star became the third player in history to record multiple triple-doubles along with 100% shooting. With his help, the Nuggets were able to halt the Lakers’ train and retain their number one position in the league.
However, apart from that, the two-time MVP became the first player in history to score 10+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 15+ assists along with 100% shooting. The Joker finished the game with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 16 assists. NBA fans went crazy on Twitter after the recent feat added to the boatload of accolades the Serbian hooper has been racking up over the past few seasons.
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NBA fans react to Nikola Jokic creating history
The news of Jokic chalking up the historic feat soon spread through the internet and got popular among the hoops world. The Twitterati swarmed in with their diverse opinions and takes. Most of them were astounded by the performance of the Joker.
Here are some of the reactions of the fans:
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Dude is a menace
— nosoupforyou (@Qaysyrah) January 10, 2023
On only five shots! lol
— TakeThatRefsWhistle (@RickRominger) January 10, 2023
Jokic is getting his 3rd MVP 🃏🏆 pic.twitter.com/vY83h5BPdH
— Clean Mike (@CleanMiike) January 10, 2023
This man only took 5 shots tho 😂😂
— May 14th ♉️ (@DreamChaser_Sp) January 10, 2023
Am I the only one who gets major freaked out vibes for how insanely good he is?
— ACT Test Dude (@ActDude) January 10, 2023
Another day, another historic performance for the Joker
— Jaxon (@apple_jaxon) January 10, 2023
MVP easy
— 🆃🅷🅴 🅰🆃🅾🅼🅸🅲 🅿🆄🅽🅺 (@captainjy) January 10, 2023
The Future GOAT💯
— Siddeeq Rehmane (@SidzTheKing) January 10, 2023
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While many fans hailed him for yet another MVP award this season, others were quick to point out that the Joker only took five shots at the target. So the 100% shooting part is actually not as impressive as it looks on paper.
Meanwhile, Jokic is at his best this season. The four-time All-Star has been putting up some amazing performances this whole season. He is currently averaging around 25.3 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 9.7 assists. Surprisingly, in his last five games, the 27-year-old has either reached or broken the 50% field goal shooting plateau. If the two-time MVP continues performing like this then he could very well bag his third MVP trophy, especially with the Denver Nuggets holding the best record in the league.
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What are your thoughts on the Joker becoming the first player in history to chalk up such a feat? Do you think he would be the MVP of this season? Please let us know in the comments below.
Edited by:
Satagni Sikder