‘The Joker’ Nikola Jokic: The adorable Serbian ‘giant’ and respect for Novak Djokovic

The future of the NBA in particular and of world basketball in general will belong to Nikola Jokic. That is the opinion of many famous athletes and basketball experts, after witnessing “The Jоker” lead the Denver Nuggets to defeat the legendary LeBron James’s Los Angeles Lakers, winning tickets to the NBA finals for the first time in a year. career, with a spectacular 4-0 victory!

"The Joker" Nikola Jokic

Although very brave and fierce on the court, Jokic is very humorous and charming, often “playing the role” of the Clown, in everyday life in real life.

That’s why everyone loved him and gave him the nickname “The Jоker” (the “blank” card in the Western deck of cards, in Vietnam often called the Phang Teo card, with the image printed on the card being a Jester).

For many American fans who love Nuggets, it is very difficult to pronounce his last nаme “Jokic”, but pronouncing the word “Jоker” is very easy, so the nickname “The Jоker” was quickly accepted by everyone. accepted and loved by Jokic himself, and has a personality very suitable for this nickname.

As a fun-loving professional basketball player, Jokic is also known as a loyal man, not promiscuous and promiscuous, and an athlete with a healthy lifestyle very different from many local NBA stars.

To prove his affection for his wife, who is his long-time girlfriend – Natalija Mаčešić (the two got married in 2020 and in 2021, they had their beloved daughter Ognjena), “The Jоker” often wears a wedding ring. of two people on their shoelaces when stepping onto the field.

 

He believes that this expression of loyal love will make him play sublimely on the court and in fact, Jokic has many unbelievable jumps and scores from afar, with the power from shoes with wedding rings on them.

Jokic's wedding ring shoes

As a Serbian, Jokic also admires and admires Novak Djokovic, who can be considered his “compatriot in sports”. Jokic, who will also become a Serbian Sports Icon like Djokovic (who also has a similar nickname, Djoker), commented on his tennis senior with great respect…

“He is the Ambassador of Serbia. He is truly an idol for all children in Serbia, not only on the field but also with the things he is doing with his Charity Foundation. He is someone you can look up to and follow. I also want to be like him.”Jokic idolizes Djokovic