Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has had a busy NBA offseason. Leading Serbia to a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jokic hasn’t had much free time between Denver’s elimination from the NBA playoffs and the start of the Olympics.
In addition to his incredible performance in Paris — where he became the first player to lead an entire Olympic series in points, rebounds, assists and steals — Jokic spent time back home in Serbia enjoying some of his favorite off-season pastimes.
Now in Slovenia for Goran Dragic’s farewell game, Jokic is competing alongside several current and former NBA stars to send the 15-year veteran into retirement with one final game.
⭐️ NBA All-Star
⭐️ 2014 All-NBA Third Team
⭐️ 2014 #KiaMIPGoran “The Dragon” Dragic takes the court one last time in his farewell game with NBA stars Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Dirk Nowitzki and more!
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Jokic isn’t known for his athleticism, but his game isn’t built for exhibition games. That’s part of the reason the three-time NBA MVP isn’t a big All-Star, despite playing in six.
While not a great dunker, Jokic pulled off an unexpected self-lobbed dunk in Saturday’s game, throwing the ball off the glass toward himself and finishing with one hand.
Just some self-lob action from Nikola Jokic 👀🃏
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— NBA (@NBA) August 24, 2024
The dunk went viral on social media, with the NBA video racking up over 130,000 views on X in less than 30 minutes.
An additional angle shared by the NBA on Instagram has already been viewed more than 250,000 times in less than 30 minutes:
Giving the fans a show, Jokic attempted a self-lob on the counterattack.
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