Nikola Jokić is as mild-mannered and quiet as superstars come. But on Tuesday night, the Nuggets center appeared to take a shot at ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins, who accused him of stat-padding.
He notched his 100th career triple-double in his team’s 133–112 win over the Rockets and after the game, he was asked what the accomplishment meant to him.
“I mean, when you’re stat-padding it’s easy,” he said.