ESPN analyst trolls himself over infamous Nikola Jokic NBA MVP vote snub

After finishing as the MVP runner-up in the regular season to Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, Jokic was voted as the unanimous Finals MVP on Monday after the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5. Jackson was one of the 11 media members who voted for the Serbian, after the "Joker" led all players with his 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest across the five-game set, while adding 7.2 assists as well.

In May, Jackson apologized for leaving Jokic off of his regular season MVP ballot, calling it an "honest mistake." The former point guard was the only media member not to include Jokic in his top-five vote-getters, instead choosing Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Donovan Mitchell.

Jackson told "NBA Today" on SiriusXM that he thought he was submitting a vote for All-NBA teams, leading to the miscue. The former Golden State Warriors head coach said, according to a TMZ Sports report, that if he had known he was voting for MVP, he would've put Jokic third, behind Embiid and Antetokounmpo.

Fortunately for Jackson, his accidental snub of the former second-round pick in the regular season MVP vote didn't make a difference in the result, as Embiid earned the hardware for the first time in his career with 73% of the first-place votes and 915 total points, compared to Jokic's 674. Antetokounmpo finished in third place with 606 points, Tatum came in fourth with 280 points and Gilgeous-Alexander placed fifth with 46 points.