The story of the wild “Joker” Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokić He wasn’t always known as “Joker”. It is a nickname that came in a misdemeanor after entering the NBA. Denver Nuggets Star He never accurately discovered how that nickname was given and he didn’t talk much about it. On Monday, a former shooting guard NBA Mike Miller She found out that “Joker” came.

During the guest on the appearance of Podcast “Podcast P s Paul George”, Miller discovered it He was the one Who gave Nikola Jokic’s nickname “Joker”. He claims he can’t say Jokic’s name smoothly when demanding that the ball is transferred. So, he began to call a 30-year-old “Joker” center briefly.

“I gave him the” The Joker ‘, because I couldn’t say, “Jokic passed the F ****** ball”. So I said,’ Joker, pass the ball. ‘ His personality and the way he plays, he is like a joker. Every time I saw him, it’s a joke. And I couldn’t say Jokic quickly enough that Jokic could say quickly. “Was that

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Miller also received Nikola Jokic for his work ethic at the gym, despite Memes online who was joking that Nuggetswarer’s star didn’t care about playing basketball because of his behavior. The former Garda of the NBA admitted that the three-dimensional MVP was one of the most difficult working individuals in the league and believes that it is therefore one of the best players in the world.

“Really, though, all this” is not interested in basketball … “Talk about routine and habits, that the man was literally. He was literally there literally there, with coach Ogi in Denver.”

Jokic’s hard work has certainly paid off. Not only was he won the MVP award three times, but he was also seven-time Pork and led Denver at the first NBA Championship in the 2022-23 season. Nuggets will have a busy outseasonAs the front office hopes to build a list around Nikola Jokic to go to another potential name.

Benedict Vitale It has almost a decade of experience in sports journalism, with expertise in the coverage of NFL, NCAA football, NBA and UFC. Alumni Oregon lives in Corvallis, Oregon and has previous bales in the Athlon subcontract.