Mark Jackson is apologizing for his decision to leave Nikola Jokic off his MVP ballot.
Jackson broke his silence on the matter on Thursday ... and he believes the criticism is warranted.
"Made an honest mistake with my MVP votes," Jackson said on Twitter."My apologies to the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic. He’s not only a legitimate MVP candidate who deserved my vote, but he is truly one of the all time greats!"Jackson further explained what happened on"NBA Today" on SiriusXM ... saying he actually thought he was voting for All-NBA teams. Had he known, he claims he would have included Jokic third on his list ... behind Embiid and Giannis.
Jackson said he completely understands if the mix-up results in losing the privilege ... adding,"If you want to take away my vote or whatever, you're more than welcome."For more, tune into the
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