Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James doesn’t compare to Nikola Jokic. The Denver Nuggets big man was asked to compare himself to James and wasted no time saying he and James were the “same athletic-wise.”
Jokic didn’t stop there. He also said he was about as fast as James and questioned whether he could jump higher than James. Jokic managed to keep a straight face for 20 seconds, but eventually broke down laughing and admitted he was just joking.
"The speed is there. I don't know, can he jump as high as me?