Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has officially been crowned the NBA’s MVP — and for good reason. The guy has earned it with an amazing performance all season long.
Crazily enough, however, it was not Jokic who took over Twitter on Tuesday night. Rather, it was another 2021 MVP vote-getter: Derrick Rose.
The guy hasn’t been a true MVP-caliber player in some time now, but apparently his performance with the Knicks this past season was enough to convince one fan he was worthy of MVP honors for the second time in his career.
According to the final ballot, Derrick Rose received one first-place vote for MVP.
NBA MVP first-place votes this season (what stands out here?):
🏀Nikola Jokic 91
🏀Stephen Curry 5
🏀Chris Paul 2
🏀Joel Embiid 1
🏀Giannis Antetokounmpo 1
🏀Derrick Rose 1
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 8, 2021
Derrick Rose is a great player with a great comeback story, but to say he is this year’s MVP might be a bit of a stretch.
Still, it didn’t stop the Twitter world from having some fun with it…
When Derrick Rose see he got an MVP vote from the fans pic.twitter.com/6OoblaHTxC
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) June 8, 2021
Derrick Rose was robbed imho
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 9, 2021
Who the hell gave d rose a 1st place vote 😯😯 pic.twitter.com/QqeVaxRXW4
— david (@dguzman6688) June 9, 2021
The voter who gave Derrick Rose a 1st place MVP votepic.twitter.com/XQ4QqBRbi5
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) June 8, 2021
Whoever gave Derrick Rose a first place MVP vote should not be able to vote for anything ever again
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) June 8, 2021
Somebody gave Derrick Rose a first-place MVP vote … wrong decade chief.
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) June 8, 2021
Derrick Rose finished higher than Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James in MVP voting 💀
— ry (@NinjaBands) June 8, 2021
Derrick Rose got a 1st place MVP vote? Supposedly it's the fan vote, but that is insanity and stupid.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 8, 2021
It's not the first time Derrick Rose got first place votes over LeBron when he shouldn't have.
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) June 9, 2021
If I am invited on a big national podcast I will explain my 1st place MVP vote for Derrick Rose.
— SamSheehanNBA Presented by Sportsbook.org (@SamSheehanNBA) June 8, 2021
https://twitter.com/JackBurnerAcct/status/1402414801796620290
Some have speculated that perhaps the voter confused the MVP ballot for the Sixth Man of the Year ballot. Others think it was just a troll attempt by an immature fan.
Whatever the case, it didn’t impact the winner in any way, so it’s not that big of a deal.
And while Rose is definitely not the NBA’s 2021 MVP, he is definitely among the most valuable players on the Knicks. His scoring and leadership in the playoffs helped the Knicks stay within striking distance of their foes in Atlanta.
Going forward, many questions still remain about the 3x All-Star. Will he be back in New York next year? Was this his last time getting an MVP vote? No matter your opinion on the man, he’s not yet done writing his story.
