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Draymond Green on Nikola Jokic: “He’s far, far from soft”

Draymond Green on Nikola Jokic: "He's far, far from soft"

Nikola Jokic scored 30 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and dished out 8 assists in the Nuggets’ last game of this year’s playoffs. Denver lost narrowly to the Warriors (102-98) and was eliminated in five games.

Draymond Green, who’s been tasked with guarding the Serbian center, had nothing but compliments to his opponent after the game.

“I just told him ‘Thank you for making be better.’ It’s absolutely incredible to play against a guy like that,” Green said postgame. “Incredible, incredible talent.

“Just told him ‘Thank you for making me better.’ It’s an honor and a pleasure to play against someone so talented and so skilled. Usually when you have guys that talented and that skilled, they’re a little soft. He’s far, far from soft. He’s an absolutely incredible player.”

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