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According to Bleacher Report, Jokić earned the nickname from his former Nuggets teammate, Mike Miller. Reportedly, Mike had trouble saying his last name, which is pronounced “yo-kitch.” A simple literal phonetic pronunciation of his last name gave birth to the moniker “the Joker.”
The name has certainly stuck throughout his illustrious career. A Serbian men’s basketball club in Serbia even renamed itself in 2017 after Jokić’s nickname. Once “KK SO Koš,” the club is now known as “KK Joker.”
Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/why-is-jokic-called-joker
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