New Update on Assault Charge Against Nikola Jokic’s Brother

This was reported on Wednesday by Shelly Bradbury of the Denver Post that Strahinja Jokic, the brother of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, had appeared in court on an assault charge.

The third-degree assault charge against Strahinja stems from an incident during a playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year, when he was seen punching a fan.

The Denver Post was able to provide a further update on Strahinja’s court appearance, writing: “A Denver County District Court judge on Wednesday issued a protective order that requires Strahinja Jokic to stay away from the alleged victim in the case. He also ordered Strahinja Jokic to complete fingerprinting and return to court in October to enter a guilty plea in the case.”

As the Denver Post also reported, this is not the first time Strahinja has encountered Denver law enforcement.

Recalling a 2019 incident in which Strahinja was “accused of strangling and pushing a woman” before preventing her from calling police, the Denver Post reported that he pleaded guilty “to a misdemeanor count of obstructing telephone service, as well as a felony count of trespassing,” but the trespassing charge was later dismissed as part of an agreed-upon deferred sentence.

The video of Jokic’s brother punching the fan went viral on social media, making it even more likely that there will be legal consequences.

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