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Nikola Jokic Wins NBA MVP For Second Straight Year

The NBA MVP Award is coming back to the Northwest Division.

According to sources, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has won his second consecutive MVP award.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive season, sources tell ESPN. A formal announcement is expected this week.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 9, 2022

He beat out fellow finalists Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo to win.

Jokic is just the 13th player in NBA history to win the award back-to-back.