The NBA 2025-26 season is entering its final phase, with the talks over the individual awards getting intense. While there are multiple candidates for the MVP this season, Nikola Jokic is still in contention for the fifth year in a row. His consistency and triple-double production earned special praise from WNBA star Caitlin Clark.
During her debut on the NBC network as an analyst, Clark called Luka Doncic impressive with his tactical play, and in her recent appearance, the player spoke highly about the Denver Nuggets Center. The 31-year-old star gave his opinion on CC’s comments.
Nikola Jokic Reacts To Caitlin Clark’s High Praise
During her recent NBC show, the 2024 WNBA rookie had high praise for Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic (and added that he’s probably her favourite player to watch. She also mentioned that he’s the best player in the world.
The reporters got a chance to get a reaction from the Nuggets megastar in the press conference, but the player didn’t directly comment on her praise or about her, but hilariously answered, “We have the same agent. That’s why she said it.”
Nikola Jokić on Caitlin Clark calling him the best player in the world 🃏😂
— DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) March 30, 2026
“We have the same agent. That’s why she said that." pic.twitter.com/OfSCGXktOW
While the former NBA champion winked and smiled at his answer, the conference room also broke into laughter, catching on to the fun side of the Serbian superstar.
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Apart from Doncic and Jokic, the former Iowa star already praised LeBron James and called him GOAT. But recently the star spoke about her ‘embarrassing’ moment with James.
Caitlin Clark Talks About Lebron James Mishap
Ahead of the 2026 season, the playmaker was in attendance when the Indiana Pacers hosted the Los Angeles Lakers at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Clark acted as a photographer and even clicked some amazing pictures of live action and stills, too.
Clark also took pictures of LBJ and shared them on her ‘X’ account as she wrote, “The GOAT, captured by ME.”
The KING👑 … Shot by ME pic.twitter.com/AbcVqVR8lo
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) March 26, 2026
But then she also spoke about an awkward moment in an interview. She said, “I swear we made eye contact. So I set down the camera, and I smiled at him, and he just looked at me with a straight face. I was like, he didn’t even see me.”
Clark seemed a little bit embarrassed by her admission, and it was an unfamiliar feeling for the megastar, but James not only showed his support to the player but also liked her photography and shared one of his pictures on his Instagram story.