“Poole is Jokic’s father” - NBA fans go berserk after Jordan Poole’s game winner cancels Nikola Jokic’s brilliance to sweep Nuggets

By Amlan Sanyal

Modified Mar 16, 2025 03:38 GMT

Washington Wizards v Detroit Pistons - Source: Getty — fans go berserk after Jordan Poole’s game winner cancels Nikola Jokic’s brilliance to sweep Nuggets - Source: Getty

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole played spoilsport for Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as his heroics in the clutch sank the Western Conference title hopefuls.

In a game that swung back-and-forth wildly, the Nuggets fell prey to familiar bad habits to an unfancies Wizards team who improved to 15-51 after the win.

With the game tied at 123-123, Poole pulled up from way downtown in the dying seconds of the game, to take the lead. MVP hopeful Nikola Jokic's full-court shot failed to go in and fans erupted on X (formerly Twitter) to express their excitement at the Wizards shock win.

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"Poole is Jokic's father" - Replied one fan

"Embarrassing game to drop for the Nuggets" - Said another fan

About the author

Amlan Sanyal is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with more than two years of experience. Amlan has a soft spot for the lovable loser, and years of supporting Leeds Utd, the Seattle Mariners and San Antonio Spurs have made him realize that there's more to sport than just championships.

Amlan started falling for basketball after watching the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and 2013. He watched as a collective of veteran legends, underrated misfits and a young defensive stud extended the Spurs' era of dominance with a team-oriented style, reminiscent of the aesthetic brilliance of 2011 FC Barcelona.

Amlan has supported the Spurs ever since, even after enduring the heartbreaks of Ray Allen's corner three and several years in the wilderness post-Kawhi Leonard. He hopes Victor Wembanyama will become the face of the league as Pop rides off into the sunset.

When not working, Amlan is a keen quizzer and a podcast buff and can usually be found reading books, watching movies or listening to history podcasts.

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Edited by Amlan Sanyal