He shoots the ball because he believes that they are all going in." "And when I asked him about it after the game when it left your hands did you think it was going to go in? And he told me actually it did,

It was a brushstroke of brilliance on a painting crafted hundreds of times before. Nikola Jokic pump-faked from the top of the key, coaxing Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma’s right foot a step too high. Two dribbles came to get past Kuzma, and a left-to-right spin to shed him, setting up the threat of a hook.

Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is expected to return to the Denver lineup during the team’s upcoming five-game homestand, coach Michael Malone said.

Nikola Jokic might have a career as a quarterback with this arm. The Nuggets star, who has a crazy knack for hitting ridiculous shots from distance, did so again Friday night for Denver to close out the first half against the Jazz.

However, if you simply had to pick one NBA legend to juxtapose Jokic to, it might be Los Angeles Lakers' legendary guard Magic Johnson. Like Johnson, Jokic routinely puts his team

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Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is a once-in-a-generation basketball player. At only 30 years old, Jokic is a one-time NBA champion, one-time NBA Finals M

And Nikola Jokic, making his return from a five-game absence caused by elbow and ankle injuries, tallied 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. If there was any doubt as to his health, he seemed to alleviate them by throwing down his usual pregame dunk — then by slamming another in the first quarter.