With Nikola Jokic’s return tonight, he will have missed only 16 games, 2 games shy of being ineligible. Jokic is now firmly back in the MVP race.
With Nikola Jokic’s return tonight, he will have missed only 16 games, 2 games shy of being ineligible. Jokic is now firmly back in the MVP race.
Minimum Games required for Award eligibility is 65 games. That means if a player misses 18 games, they are ineligible, since they would only reach a possible 64 games played.
Jokic has missed only 16 games so games so far, so he is firmly back in the MVP race.
Game Log: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jokicni01/gamelog/2026