{"id":211239,"date":"2021-04-17T20:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=211239"},"modified":"2021-04-17T20:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T18:00:27","slug":"michael-malone-nikola-jokic-is-a-selfless-superstar-akin-to-a-guy-like-tim-duncan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/michael-malone-nikola-jokic-is-a-selfless-superstar-akin-to-a-guy-like-tim-duncan\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Malone: Nikola Jokic is a selfless superstar, akin to a guy like Tim Duncan&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone talks about Nikola Jokic, one of the main candidates for the regular season MVP.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You talk about stats, his efficiency, it&#8217;s historical-type numbers,&#8221; Malone said of\u00a0Joki\u0107. &#8220;We&#8217;re fortunate to have him&#8230;What I love about Nikola is talk about a selfless superstar, akin to a guy like Tim Duncan. 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