Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic isn't known to be a good defender or shot blocker.
However, the Joker surprisingly has six blocks over his last four games in the 2020 playoffs.
When the Nuggets star was told that by reporters on Saturday during his media session, he had a hilarious reaction to it, via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.
Nikola Jokic asked about his 5 blocks in the last 2 wins – “Yes. In the last 2 days, my vertical grew so much. It’s amazing. I dont know how much. I’m jumping so high.”#Nuggets #Clippers pic.twitter.com/A3Oda3VFdW
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) September 12, 2020




This is why Nikola Jokic is a national treasure. He's always seemingly making jokes during his media sessions with reporters, making him a great guy to cover.
Jokic and the Nuggets won Game 5 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday to keep their season alive. Denver is trying to erase its second 3-1 series deficit in these playoffs. The Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz in the first round after falling down 3-1 to Donovan Mitchell and Co.
Thus far in the Clippers series, Jokic is averaging 24.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the field, 39.3 percent from beyond the arc and 75.0 percent from the free throw line. The Nuggets' best player also has four double-doubles.
Game 6 between the Nuggets and Clippers will be on Sunday at Walt Disney World. For Denver to force a Game 7, Jokic, Jamal Muray, Michael Porter Jr., Gary Harris and Paul Millsap will all have to play at a high level.