Stephen A. Smith Reacts To Nikola Jokic Telling Nuggets Fans Not To Come Back

#NikolaJokic #DenverNuggets #StephenASmith #DraymondGreen #NBA Nikola Jokic told Denver Nuggets fans not to come back after they booed him and the Nuggets at Ball Arena, and Stephen A. Smith and Draymond Green are now on opposite sides of the argument. Denver fell 23 points down to the New Orleans Pelicans in the first home game of the season, heard the boos, then stormed back to win 141-135 in overtime, with Jokic posting 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and Jamal Murray scoring 42. The win did not end it. The video opens with Jokic's answer about the boos, and that answer kept the debate going. On October 24, the Nuggets looked lost for three quarters, with bad energy and nothing going their way early. Jokic himself conceded that much, and the fans booed a team that was struggling, not a great performance. Aaron Gordon reportedly preferred hearing boos to hearing silence. The Denver Stiffs show framed the debate as two questions: were the boos warranted, and were Jokic's comments warranted. Stephen A. Smith, on The Stephen A. Smith Show, first gave Jokic his flowers as a top three player in the world, a walking triple-double, a champion and a Finals MVP. Then he called the comment foolish and hard to defend for any player, let alone a superstar. His best point was that fans have a right to boo, and these fans stayed. They booed in the first half, then were still there cheering the comeback in the fourth quarter and overtime. That is not abandonment. He also made the paycheck argument: if you are getting paid, and Jokic is in line for a massive extension, you cannot tell the people who generate that money that they are not welcome. Draymond Green, on The Draymond Green Show on October 26, backed Jokic. He started by saying fans are great and the game does not move forward without them, and still backed Jokic, agreeing that if you start booing this fast you are not on the team's side and should stay home. He made clear Jokic is dead serious. Jokic got one more chance to say what he wants from the crowd: they should support us. Miles' verdict: Jokic was not wrong to feel it, but he was wrong to say it that way. The fans had a right to boo a terrible first half, and they proved Stephen A.'s point by staying to cheer a historic comeback. Booing is not betrayal. Walking out is betrayal, and they did not walk out. Stephen A. wins the argument, but Jokic wins the feeling. Draymond is loyalty to his guy, not necessarily right about the fans. Should a player ever tell his own fans not to come back, or is booing just part of what you sign up for when you buy a ticket? Let us know in the comments. Credits: Denver Nuggets, The Stephen A. Smith Show, The Draymond Green Show. Affiliate disclosure: as an Amazon Associate, this channel earns from qualifying purchases made through the tagged products. #CommissionsEarned