Nikola Jokic has won three of the last four MVP awards, and he’s well on his way to making it four out of five. Jokic’s Denver Nuggets may not be having an amazing season (they’re 28–16, fourth place in the Western Conference), but Jokic has been otherworldly over the first half.

The 211cm Serbian superstar is already a three-time NBA MVP, has an NBA championship ring and is a walk-up starter for the All-Star game every season — having already tallied seven All-Star berths — but somehow,

Nikola Jokic was in a good mood after the Denver Nuggets defeated the Sacramento Kings 132-123. Speaking after the game, Jokic proclaimed that his current stretch of form is the best basketball of his career.

In other cases, the constant spotlight on athletes can catch them showing a certain affinity to an artist or song, with Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic being an example of that. After expressing his liking for Grammy Award-winning 50 Cent's hit song "Many Men,

The NBA MVP race currently sees two heavy favorites. One is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the runner-up for the award last season.