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Good morning! Don’t root against yourself today.
I regret pulling a fully innocent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander into yesterday’s Shaq vs. Shannon Sharpe beef discussion, which centered around Shaq believing the Thunder star deserved the NBA MVP over Nikola Jokić.
Sure, SGA was fantastic in Oklahoma City’s 100-96 win Monday. But Jokić was even better in Denver’s 112-97 win against Minnesota last night, giving Denver a 3-2 series edge:
Jokić scored...