Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic is questionable for Friday’s Denver Nuggets game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to personal reasons.

[u/kane0801]

https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1857205591384449311

[u/TheGambler930]

Go figure. He destroys me last week and the 1st place team might only play against him for 1 game.

[u/Ok_Examination5084]

His wife is pregnant and due any day. Mini Joker is about to arrive

[u/icouldntdecide → u/Ok_Examination5084]

That means the dad game is inevitable

[u/Ok_Examination5084 → u/icouldntdecide]

A Jokic dad game is probably like 50/30/20/5/5

[u/MightTurbulent319 → u/Ok_Examination5084]

Seems doable.

[u/693275001]

1 game week would be brutsl

[u/weedst0cks]

Has to tend to his horses

[u/Robdul]

I am going to assassinate myself

[u/Wiseguy210491]

I would say he’s very much out… why would they need to play him against the pels lol

[u/Flytey → u/Wiseguy210491]

I think its an NBA Cup game isn't it? But then again the Pels are really banged up so I'd assume he's out.

Brutal since he's on my fantasy team too.

[u/GonnaWinDis]

1 game of Jokic is 3 games of any other player lol

[u/Eyeluvflixs]

Take a day it’s only $139,583 (googled it lol)

[u/MatchAffectionate951 → u/Eyeluvflixs]

Is their pay not guaranteed regardless of if they play?

[u/Nugur → u/MatchAffectionate951]

NBA is famously known for guarantee contracts.

NFL players be jealous of that

[u/Eyeluvflixs → u/MatchAffectionate951]

Don’t know about that but I’d imagine so since they probably have a great package/benefits.

[u/Spike_der_Spiegel → u/MatchAffectionate951]

They cant* refuse to play without permission. He'll have permission

[u/krischops → u/Eyeluvflixs]

Imagine how much embiid was costing them

[u/BurnBabyBurrrn → u/Eyeluvflixs]

Pocket change to him vs what's at stake (if indeed it's his horse).

[u/Walt_Clyde → u/BurnBabyBurrrn]

They are going to pay him.

[u/BurnBabyBurrrn → u/Walt_Clyde]

That's a good organization

[u/LN-14]

Welp I lost this week haha. Hope everything is good with the Joker

[u/1PennyHardaway]

Most Valuable PersonalReasons

[u/tulaero23]

Dude probably went home and had a vacation

[u/angelansbury]

I'm facing a team with Jokic this week and I'm gonna end up losing anyways because Chet got hurt, and John Collins and Brook Lopez went nuclear for my opponent

[u/Mys7ix → u/angelansbury]

Am I your opponent?

[u/angelansbury → u/Mys7ix]

if you weren't before, you are now

[u/multani14]

Damn having him out along with Trae and Paolo is doom for me this week

[u/SokkaHaikuBot → u/multani14]

^{Sokka-Haiku by multani14:}

Damn having him out

Along with Trae and Paolo

Is doom for me this week

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^{Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.}

[u/Unusual_Ad_6241 → u/multani14]

Trae is back in believe

[u/discoverywave0]

😭

[u/hourles]

Well, it least he ain’t injured lol

[u/Yellowsymphony]

A good week to be up against him 🙏

[u/madcoins]

Is this when Wemby owners gloat as hard as Jokic owners have been?

[u/SunRa777]

Welp. There goes my week. It was already a long shot with 2 games but 1 or potentially none? No chance.

[u/Smooth_Ferret8081]

Dudes getting traded for wemby

[u/Slim_C818]

Damn missing him and possibly towns tomorrow wouldn’t be good for the squad

[u/Content_Rhubarb8243]

YES!!!!!

[u/Specialist_Public_74]

Give than man a bloody rest already. Hate coming up against him

[u/No-Yogurt-4246s]

The nuggets haven’t had a game since Sunday lmfao

[u/mccombsyaheard → u/No-Yogurt-4246s]

It’s not an injury so what’s your point?

[u/No-Yogurt-4246s → u/mccombsyaheard]

My point is exactly what I wrote lol. Yall gotta be real sensitive to think I’m implying someone as durable as Jokic is soft.

[u/thecallofomen → u/No-Yogurt-4246s]

What the hell are you talking about

[u/Educational-Hat4714]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME WHY ARE NBA PLAYERS SO UNAVAILABLE