Clippers star Paul George made comments ahead of a must win Game 6 that didn't sit well with Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley. Photo Credit: TNT. Photo Credit: TNT.

NBA fans are still in shock that Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic won the league’s MVP award. Apparently, it was a shock to him too.

Even some NBA experts like Shaq were wondering out loud how he won the award and even told Jokic to his face on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” how he felt.

“You know I love you. You’re the best player in the league. I want to congratulate you. But I want you to hear it from me first; I thought that SGA should have been the MVP; that’s no disrespect to you.”

Now Shaq has a right to feel the way he feels, but to disrespect Jokic on national television with his admission may have been a bridge too far for some fans.

A lot of NBA fans thought Shaq was over the top with his opinion and a lot see him now as just hating on Jokic.

Shaq thinks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder should have been named league MVP and he’s not alone in his thinking. He is, however, is the only NBA commenter to go on television to try to embarrass the new MVP.

Don’t expect Shaq to apologize for what he said, although he may apologize for how he presented his thoughts. Either way, NBA fans lost a lot of respect for the way Shaq handled himself.

{Inside the NBA}

About Stacey Mickles

Stacey is a 1995 graduate of the University of Alabama who has previously worked for other publications such as Sportskeeda and Saturday Down South.