As part of the 2023-24 NBA MVP award presentation for Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche presented Jokic with the trophy. This comes after Jokic presented MacKinnon with the 2024 Hart Memorial Trophy, the NHL’s award for most valuable player, two weeks ago.
Jokic has won three of the last four NBA MVP awards and finished second in MVP voting in 2022-23, when Joel Embiid won the award. The 29-year-old also won the 2023 Finals MVP award (also known as the Bill Russell Trophy) during the year the Nuggets won the title.
MacKinnon also has his fair share of awards. He won the 2013-14 Calder Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year), the 2019-20 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (best sportsmanship), the 2023-24 Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player, chosen by the NHLPA) and the 2023-24 Hart Memorial Trophy. He was also a key member of the Avalanche’s 2022 championship season…