A former NBA player shares a surprising revelation about Nikola Jokic, connecting the MVP to the late Kobe Bryant in a controversial way.

The Houston Rockets (26-12) travel to play the Denver Nuggets (24-15) on Wednesday at Ball Arena, the first game this season between the two teams. The Rockets won the season series 3-1 in 2023-24, with Alperen Şengün averaging 20.

With a slick pass during the second quarter of Tuesday’s 118-99 win against the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić made NBA history. The three-time Kia MVP became the fastest player to reach 15,000 points, 7,500 rebounds and 5,000 assists, accomplishing the feat in just 709 games.

When Russell Westbrook signed with the Denver Nuggets this past offseason, the move raised eyebrows. Known for his explosive athleticism, triple-double prowess, and relentless energy, Westbrook was joining a team already led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokić.

Jokić is putting up MVP-caliber numbers yet again this season, averaging 30.6 points, 13.2 rebounds, and a career-high 9.9 assists, playing in 34 of the Nuggets' 40 games so far this season. He has his team squarely in the middle of the playoff picture in the West, sitting in the 4th seed with a 24-16 record.

In addition to helping the Denver Nuggets secure their sixth win in the past eight games on Friday night, Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook made

Denver’s Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook become the 1st pair of teammates in NBA history to record a triple-double in the same game multiple times in a single season.

Jokić and Westbrook became the first pair of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game twice in a single season.

Two major pro sports MVPs, a Heisman winner, one of the best high school volleyball players in the country, a world champion high jumper, the state’s first national college golf title and a