🔗 Share this article Thrice-crowned Most Valuable Player Jokic suffers a 'devastating' knee injury. He secured the NBA's Most Valuable Player award in 2021, 2022, and 2024. Thrice-crowned NBA MVP Nikola Jokic suffered a "gut-wrenching" knee injury while the Nuggets fell 147-123 against the Heat. The Serbian center was hurt in the latter stages of the opening half following an inadvertent coming together with teammate Jones. His teammate stepped on the foot of the big man, and he promptly collapsed to the ground grabbing his knee. The 30-year-old, who leads the league this season in rebounds and dimes, had 21 points and eight dimes in the contest before sustaining the problem. Jokic will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to evaluate the severity of the problem. "Right away, Jokic realized he was hurt," said Denver head coach Adelman. "This is part of the NBA. Any player that suffers an injury, it's tough to see, particularly somebody as special as Jokic. More information will come tomorrow." "We'll move on as a team. Obviously, right now, I am more concerned about him as a person and the frustration of facing a situation of that nature."