Serbian for his first title: Djokovic buddy Jokic is the new NBA superstar

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The Denver Nuggets are in the NBA Finals for the first time in their history. They will play the Miami Heat for the title from Thursday evening. Nikola Jokic (28) is mainly responsible for this, the Serbian superstar center almost single-handedly led his team to the final.

29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists are Jokic’s extremely strong playoff averages. The Los Angeles Lakers centered around superstar LeBron James, the ambitious Phoenix Suns and the Minnesota Timberwolves have already suffered from his brilliant performances, they were all knocked out by the dominant Nuggets.

The Taco Bell ad

Jokic has been named MVP (Most Valuable Player in the League) for the past two seasons, but this year he just finished second in the MVP ranking behind Joel Embiid.

These are numbers that will irk many NBA teams. Because in the beginning nobody had the 2.11 meter high in the middle of the screen. When he was called up in 2014, he was selected as the 41st player in the second round.

A choice that was considered so irrelevant that it was not even broadcast on American TV. Because at the time of the harvest, an advertisement for the fast food chain Taco Bell flashed across the ESPN screen.

Djokovic and Jokic admire each other

The “Joker” is an admirer of his compatriot Novak Djokovic. “He is the Serbian ambassador. He is the idol for the children in Serbia. I want to be like him,” he recently said at a press conference about the tennis star.

He was flattered by the NBA star’s compliments: “Honestly, I feel honored. I want to thank him via text, because he really touched me with his words,” Djokovic says on Tennis TV.

“Honestly, I feel the same way about him. To me, he is definitely the best basketball player in the world and the pride of Serbia. We are so proud of him and applaud him,” says the 22-time Grand Slam winner enthusiastically.

The wedding ring on the shoe

For Jokic himself, his sport is not the most important thing in the world, family comes first. “I know I have more important things in my house,” he once said.

A very special tradition also shows how important his loved ones are to him. Since his marriage to his wife Natalija, Jokic wears his wedding ring on the laces of his shoe while playing. The two have been a couple since 2013 and have been married since 2020. They also have a daughter.

Now Jokic wants to gild his career with his first championship and finally make himself immortal in Denver. The Nuggets are always favorites, their Miami opponents made the playoffs eighth in qualifying and are somewhat surprisingly in the finals. And they don’t have the “Joker” in their ranks.

Source : Blick