Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic to win second consecutive NBA MVP, league source confirms

Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets laughs after hitting a shot over Steven Adams (4) of the Memphis Grizzlies during the second quarter on Thursday, April 7, 2022.The 2021-22 season hadn’t even formally started when Nikola Jokic set the tone for how he planned to handle the unwanted MVP inquiries lobbed in his direction.

Leaning up against a wall in the bowels of Ball Arena ahead of Denver’s season opener at Phoenix, Jokic said he “couldn’t care less,” about his status as the reigning MVP. Indifferent to the award, Jokic, nonetheless, returned this season an even more dominant version of himself, plowing through opponents and picking apart defenses like Peyton Manning, the Hall of Fame…