As the NBA prepares to break for its annual All-Star weekend festivities, a pair of players are climbing the MVP ladder with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sidelined. Nikola Jokić returned from injury just ...

Victor Wembanyama looked like a true MVP candidate for the first month of the season before suffering a calf strain. Giannis Antetokounmpo was fifth on the first edition of The Lead’s MVP Ladder, then ...

Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rise while Joel Embiid's Kia MVP case teeters on the edge because of injury. Michael C. Wright Nikola Jokic remains a steadying force for the Nuggets and leaps ...

Denver’s season took a jarring turn Monday when Nikola Jokic exited late in the first half with a left knee hyperextension during a 147-123 loss to the Miami Heat. Jokic was having another MVP-caliber ...