NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets completed the job, and his choice could be to return to Serbia and rejoice in his hometown of Sombor.
But skilled sports activities champions rejoice within the streets with a victory parade and, within the case of the Nuggets, that will not occur till Thursday, delaying Jokic’s return to his residence nation.
Asked after a Game 5 and Finals victory on Monday night time if he was wanting ahead to the parade, Jokic replied with a query.
“When is parade?” Jokic requested.
The reply: Thursday.
“No. I need to go home,” stated Jokic, who advised media earlier than Game 5 he was most wanting ahead shopping for one other horse.
“I mean, we succeed in our jobs, and we won the whole thing. It’s an amazing feeling. But like I said before, it’s not everything in the world. I think. OK, I won it. OK, not I, we won it. But I think it’s not the most important thing in the world still. There is a bunch of things that I like, that I like to do. Probably that’s a normal thing. Nobody likes his job, or maybe they do. They’re lying.”
Nuggets head coach Michael Malone stated he appreciates that Jokic places household and basketball in correct perspective.
“He’s never changed with all the success, and he never will. It’s just not in his nature,” Malone stated. “I love Nikola. Eight years, love Jamal Murray, seven years. Been through a lot. Just for all of us to stay the course, to challenge ourselves, to all get better collectively, individually. Yeah, it’s great to be a part of such a historically great player who’s an even better person, and I mean that sincerely. This is not coach-talk. Nikola is just a great, great man.” — Field Level Media/Reuters
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