Nikola Jokic was born on Feb. 19, 1995 in the city of Sombor in Serbia. He grew up with two older brothers, Strahinja and Nemanja. There's no information on his mother's name, but the patriarch of ...

Jokic was named Finals MVP after he averaged 30.2 points on 58.3 percent shooting (42.1 percent from 3-point range), ... Thursday, a viral video surfaced of Jokic’s play as a kid.

“I thought you were someone’s kid,” Jokic said, via Courtside Buzz on Instagram. Hart is listed at 5’4″, which is very small ...

How Nikola Jokic went from chubby, Coke-guzzling Serbian kid to two-time NBA MVP while marrying his high school sweetheart - and pushing the Nuggets to a first ever Finals berth ...

No matter which mock NBA draft you check, it's going to look like Maryland's Derik Queen will be chosen toward the end of the ...

Jokic also used to carriage race as a kid. There aren't many people Jokic's size being pulled by horses. —The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) May 6, 2021.

This year, in all likelihood, Nikola Jokic’s slow, steady ascent from rotational player to franchise cornerstone will result in the Nuggets’ first NBA MVP, when he’ll become the lowest draft … ...

The first is KK Joker, the local basketball club where Jokic played as a kid. (It was then called KK SO Koš—the team changed its name after its prize alum went supernova.) ...

After Jokic pulled the Nuggets to within 117-116 by hitting two free throws with a scant 12.2 seconds remaining on the clock late in Game 1, Adelman removed him from the game during a Thunder timeout.

Why Nikola Jokic, reluctant NBA superstar, is my anti-hero hero The Denver Nuggets center has otherworldly talent but a wonderfully down-to-earth approach to life. May 6, 2024 More than 1 year ago ...

And he noticed Jokic was a kid unleashed at Disney World. “He was out there warming up the horses,” Campbell said. “I got to chat with him later in the day.