One voter left Nikola Jokic off their MVP ballot entirely: ESPN’s Mark Jackson
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) May 11, 2023
https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2023/05/2022-23-Kia-NBA-MVP-Voter-Selections.pdf
Mark Jackson’s top 5 picks were:
1. Embiid Joel (PHI)
2. Antetokounmpo Giannis (MIL)
3. Tatum Jayson (BOS)
4. Gilgeous-Alexander Shai (OKC)
5. Mitchell Donovan (CLE)
by Aslan27
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common Mark Jackson moronic moment
daily reminder this idiot had steph go to his church and rub oil on his ankle and told him mto walk the injury off
Mama, there goes that man!
Mama, there goes that (stupid) man.
I’m glad it wasn’t a Philly voter.
There’s a reason this clown hasn’t gotten a coaching job since poisoning the Warriors locker room
That is advanced hating right there.
Really pushing boundaries on how big of a hater someone can be.
Mama, there go that man (with a terrible MVP vote)
I would love to hear the explanation.
He’s a white hater
This is definitely a racial thing and you can’t convince me otherwise. I figured it was a Philly beat writer
Not in my locker room
Hand Down, Man Down.
If he just put him after Tatum it would have been somewhat fine,but to put Donovan and Shai this is crazy.
There should be consequences for dudes who try to game the system like this
what a fucking clown lol
Terrible announcer and now certified fucking idiot.
I’m really happy it wasn’t a Philly voter lmfaoooo
Color me unbelievably unsurprised.
wHy iSnT mArK jAcKsOn a CoAcH – certain members of the media.
Shai and Mitchell over Jokic is crazy
This has to be racially motivated
I’m curious to hear his reasoning
This guy needs to be questioned on air during a game on why he did this
Complete moron with a shady past that continues to get airtime on espn.
You guys think that there ISN’T at least some racial bias in these results?
Statement about how he “made a mistake” incoming
Donovan Mitchell LMAO
“Basketball analyst” what a joke💀 All you have to do is analyze the stats for 2 seconds to realize that Jokic is at least top 3
Mark Jackson shouldn’t get a vote
Absolutely moronic
Now I kind of want to watch the nugs win a chip with this twat on the call
Dude is a Black Christian Supremacist
Charles Barkley pointing out a “damn idiot” NBA MVP voter who didn’t have Nikola Jokic in the top 5.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1655406993841205248
I REALLY hope the inside the NBA crew, specifically Chuck, calls him out on this. Barkley made a comment last week about someone not putting Jokic in their top 5 and how their vote should be taken away.
And I thought the NL MVP 1 year ago was bad when a Philly writer voted Soto 7th
My personal head cannon is that Mark Jackson does stupid shit so people forget when he cheated on his wife with a stripper.
For real though, fuck Mark Jackson. Remember when Mark Jackson made condescending comments about Jason Collins after he came out as gay? Remember when Mark Jackson tried to get teammates to turn against Festus Ezeli? Remember when their were rumors he discriminated against non religious players?
People cry about media like Bill Simmons having a vote, at least he cares about the voting process and puts research into it.
There’s dummies like Mark Jackson voting…
So just so we’re clear here, none of you think race has played a role in the past when voting for an MVP but you believe NOW it is playing a role? That’s interesting.
2 minutes of research:
Mark Jackson explains his MVP vote
Less than two hours after that ballot was unveiled, Jackson appeared on SiriusXM to explain himself. He called the ballot a “mistake,” indicating he thought he was making an All-NBA vote, and apologized to Jokic and the Nuggets.
Jackson said he would understand if his vote is taken away in the future.
“Mistake. One thing I live by, you make a mistake, you own it. I’m not a guy that does it for clicks or to be trending. Absolute mistake made by me. I am thinking, how did I make that mistake? You can tell, I put one center, two forwards and two guards, so I wasn’t even thinking. I apologize to the Denver Nuggets, I apologize to Nikola Jokic, who is not only in the MVP discussion and deserved to be on my ballot, but he’s one of the greatest players in the history of this game. He’s a top-10 center of all time.
“So, I own it. If you want to take away my vote or whatever, you’re more than welcome. I made a mistake. I would have still voted for Joel Embiid the MVP, but with Giannis and Joker second and third. They deserve that, incredible year by him, he continues to make history. I own the mistake and I apologize.”
He apologized again on Twitter, calling Jokic a legitimate MVP candidate and an all-time great.
Mark Jackson explaining what happened :
https://twitter.com/noahcoslov/status/1656773573921370115?s=46
Having Tatum top 3 and Jokic off the list is basically trolling.