ODDBALL - Jokic vs. SGA: MVP Showdown Heats Up

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

Sports

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The NBA MVP race is heating up, and Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are making their cases. What were Amin and Izzy’s takeaways after a back-to-back showdown between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week? We break down Jokić’s comments on the race, and Coach Mike Malone’s argument for his star player to take home the award. Plus, Tyrese Haliburton delivers the Iciest Shot of the Week, the latest on the Pacers’ playoff positioning, and a look at must-watch matchups ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Draft King's Network.
0:10.7	Hey, Izzy, you know that moment when you're out watching hoops and the server comes over and asks the table,
0:15.1	what can I get you guys?
0:16.3	And everybody freezes up.
0:18.0	You know what you should do?
0:19.3	What should I do?
0:20.0	I mean, you got gotta have some confidence.
0:22.4	Or, as Yeagermeister calls it, shot fit-ins.
0:25.4	If everyone's struggling, take charge.
0:28.0	Just order for the whole table.
0:29.6	A round of ice-cold Jaeger Meister shots.
0:32.4	Damn, that's cold.
0:33.5	Because apparently, we've been drinking Yeagermeister all wrong.
0:37.2	Wait a second.
0:37.9	How should we be drinking it?
0:38.9	We should be drinking ice cold.
0:40.8	I'm talking zero degrees Fahrenheit ice cold.
0:43.8	I'm talking tailgating in Buffalo for a playoff game cold.
0:48.1	You know what?
0:49.2	I've never been tailgating, Izzy.
0:50.9	That's right.
0:51.3	I've never been tailgating.
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