The mystery of the Nikola Jokic MVP snubber has been solved. The culprit: ESPN's Mark Jackson.
For more than a week, it had been clear one MVP voter had left the Denver Nuggets center off their ballot entirely after
. Out of 100 voters, Jokic received 15 first-place votes, 52 second-place votes and 32 third-place votes, which adds up to 99 total appearances.Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and his 73 first-place votes — but it did seem to be a pretty clear attempt to limit his chances at doing so, or at least make an ideological stand against his candidacy. After all, no one voted him for fourth- or fifth-place.
In fact, it was the only ballot that had any of Jokic, Embiid or third-place finisher Giannis Antetokounmpo outside their top 3.. Jackson, the former NBA All-Star and head coach of the Golden State Warriors, was the lone media member without Jokic in his top 5.Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
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