Nuggets' former HC Michael Malone makes his feelings known on guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; calls him a "foul artist".

Michael Malone insists his heart is still with his old home. The former Denver Nuggets coach said Thursday that his longtime former star Nikola Jokić is his personal MVP after controversially suggesting the honor belonged to the Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Tuesday night.

“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he showed why he’s the MVP,” Malone, who will be featured on ESPN throughout the network’s coverage of the series, said after the game. “He took over in the second half. Did so in a very efficient manner, and he put the team on his back.”