sport news Shaquille O'Neal praises Nikola Jokic's performance in Denver's 104-93 win over ... trends now
sport news Shaquille O'Neal praises Nikola Jokic's performance in Denver's 104-93 win over ... trends now
Shaquille O'Neal praises Nuggets star Nikola Jokic's performance in Denver's 104-93 win over Miami in the NBA Finals, calling him the 'true definition of a great player' Jokic broke multiple records in a dominant game to open the NBA title series O'Neal said the Serbian showed that he 'definitely plays the game the right way' DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news
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NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O'Neal was left impressed at Nikola Jokic's superstar performance in Thursday's Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Jokic put up a triple-double in his Finals debut - the first to accomplish said feat since Jason Kidd in 2002 - as his Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 104-93.
The 'Joker' - as Denver fans have lovingly nicknamed him - dropped 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists on the night.
In the process, he also broke Bill Russell's longtime record for assists by a center in an NBA Finals game.
'Joker, what can you say about him?,' O'Neal began. 'Very impressive passing, scoring,
