Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic finalists for NBA MVP

Nikola Jokic is one step closer to winning a third MVP award in the last four seasons. The NBA revealed the finalists for most of the league’s postseason awards Sunday, and to no surprise, Jokic, the Denver Nuggets’ star, was one of the three top vote-getters for the top individual honor, the Michael Jordan trophy that gets presented to the league’s Most Valuable Player. The others: Dallas’ Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City’s Gilgeous-Alexander. Last season’s MVP, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, was not eligible this year because of the new league rule saying players must appear in a certain...