Getty Image The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their first loss of the young NBA season on Sunday afternoon, as the defending champs came to town and thumped them in a 128-95 Nuggets win. Nikola Jokic led the way as he so often does with 28 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists in his 30 minutes …
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Nikola Jokic Threw An Alley-Oop While Inbounding The Ball In The Backcourt
Twitter You know how every now and then, Nikola Jokic does something silly? Not in a “wow, look at how funny it is that he clearly wants the NBA playoffs to end so he can go back to his horses” way, but in a “how in the world did he just do that?” way. Well, …
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Nikola Jokic Was So Excited To Have Shaq Tell Him ‘I Love You’ In Serbian
TNT A terrific bit occurs any time Nikola Jokic talks to the Inside the NBA crew. You see, Jokic is one of the few players that Shaquille O’Neal openly adores, and any time the two cross paths because Jokic makes a cameo on the show, Shaq makes it a point to say something to him …
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Nikola Jokic Didn’t Have As Much Fun This Summer As He’s Had In The Past Because ‘We Played 2.5 Extra Months’
Getty Image Nikola Jokic has, for all intents and purposes, wrapped up the title of the best basketball player on the planet. After his efforts to deliver the first NBA title to the Denver Nuggets in franchise history, Jokic put the bed any sort of debate about who is at the top of the mountain …
Thomas Bryant Explained What Happened The One Time He Saw Nikola Jokic Get Really Mad At The Nuggets
Getty Image Nikola Jokic is famously one of the NBA’s most laid back superstars. His initial reaction to winning his first NBA championship was, quite literally, “We can go home now,” and he was mad he had to stay in Denver for the parade because he thought it might make him miss a horse race …
Dwight Howard Lays Out Why He Was Better Than Nikola Jokic In His Prime
Getty Image Nikola Jokic’s run over the past few seasons has led to basketball fans debating where he sits among the game’s all time greats. That is especially true after he led the Denver Nuggets to the first championship in franchise history, as Jokic was nearly unstoppable en route to being named the NBA Finals …
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Don’t Worry, Nikola Jokic Made It Back In Time To Watch His Horses Race
ArenaSport TV Nikola Jokic has ridden quite an emotional rollercoaster this week, going from the high of winning his first NBA title to the low of learning he cannot simply go home and hang out with his horses because of the championship parade to finding out that, actually, he loves championship parades. The two-time MVP …
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Nikola Jokic, Who Didn’t Want To Go To The Nuggets Parade, Calls It ‘The Best Day Of My F*cking Life’
Twitter Nikola Jokic made one thing clear after the Denver Nuggets won the first championship in franchise history earlier this week: He really did not want to stay for the team’s championship parade on Thursday. Jokic expressed on multiple occasions that his strong preference was to simply go home, and when he was informed that …
Nikola Jokic Lost His NBA Finals MVP Trophy
Getty Image Nikola Jokic capped an all-time great run in the NBA playoffs by leading the Denver Nuggets to the first championship in franchise history earlier this week. Unsurprisingly, this meant that Jokic was named NBA Finals MVP, and while there were plenty of players on the Nuggets who performed well in their series against …
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Nikola Jokic Reflects On Getting Drafted During A Taco Bell Commercial: ‘Don’t Bet Against The Fat Boy’
Winning an NBA championship — or a championship in any sport, really — allows athletes for an opportunity to reflect. While it seemed like Nikola Jokic’s number one priority in the aftermath of the Denver Nuggets’ win over the Miami Heat on Monday night to clinch the the first title in franchise history was to …
Nikola Jokic Explained The Deep Meaning Behind Wearing No. 15 To Paolo Banchero
Getty Image Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will look to win the franchise’s first championship at home on Monday night, as they hold a 3-1 Finals lead on the Miami Heat entering Game 5. Jokic has been nothing short of sensational this postseason, putting to rest questions about his playoff bonafides after his back-to-back …
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Nikola Jokic Gave A ‘Surprise’ Speech To The Nuggets After Game 2 But Doesn’t ‘Remember What I Was Saying’
Getty Image The Denver Nuggets picked up a 109-94 win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night thanks in large part to the brilliance of Nikola Jokic. While he’s been great throughout the series, Jokic was out of his mind in Game 3, as he became the first player in NBA history …