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Trae Young, the star point guard of the Atlanta Hawks, has made nutmegging opposing defenders one of his signature moves. His most recent victim is star center Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Young fooled Jokic in the first quarter of their teams’ game on Monday night: Trae with the dime through Jokic's legs 🤭 […]

Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook is undoubtedly the triple-double king of this generation. If the eye test fails, a quick look at his numbers through this decade should show just why. The 6-foot-3 dynamo has more regular-season triple-doubles than LeBron James, teammate James Harden, and pivot wizard Nikola Jokic combined, racking up 143 in […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is truly a guard trapped in a center’s body. The Joker once again dug deep from his bag of tricks against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, eluding two defenders with two nifty moves that seven-footers are not supposed to do. Jokic once again assumed the role of the point guard […]

With the 2010’s set to end in just a few days, we enter a new decade of basketball. Players like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook dominated the 2010’s, but who will lead the next generation? It’s likely we’ve already seen members of a 2020’s All-Decade Team on the NBA hardwood. Still, […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic notched the 33rd triple-double – 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists – of his young career in their 109-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has now tied Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy for 10th on the all-time triple-doubles list. 22 PTS | 10 REB | 10 AST Nikola Jokic […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic can certainly pull off plenty of moves that not a lot of seven-footers can replicate. The Joker displayed yet another impressive skill from his extensive repertoire, nailing a one-legged fade-away from the top of the key against the Orlando Magic at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday. Blanketed by Nikola Vucevic’s […]

The Denver Nuggets played well against the Portland Trail Blazers, and Nikola Jokic was an instrumental piece that helped the Nuggets win. However, his attention (as well as the rest of the stadium) became fixated on him when he talked to Jusuf Nurkic after the game. Dime showcased footage of the two talk it out […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony believes his jersey should be retired by the Denver Nuggets, but the signature No. 15 he wore for the better part of eight seasons is now being worn by Nikola Jokic. Following a 15-point loss to the Nuggets on Thursday, Melo suggested the Pepsi Center would be the place […]

Denver Nuggets fans enjoyed a solid win over the Portland Trail Blazers as Nikola Jokic led them to victory. However, the Joker had something else up his sleeve that put an incredible nail in the coffin of their game. With the game winding down and the score secured, all the Nuggets had to do is […]

Compared to last season, the Denver Nuggets are clearly underperforming. Nikola Jokic is clearly one of the main reasons for their struggles as he fails to reproduce his incredible numbers from the 2018-19 season. However, he himself knows that he could and should perform better if the Nuggets are going to improve from their 14-8 […]

Every year, prospects slip under the cracks. Whether they’re undersized, lack specific skills or didn’t produce enough in college, there are always prospects that get selected late in the draft that later on turn out to vastly outplay their draft position. Since 1989, the NBA Draft has consisted of two rounds. Before that, there were […]

On Tuesday night, two of the NBA’s best big men will square off as Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will get set to take on Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. It will mark the second meeting between the two clubs this season, with Jokic’s Nuggets getting the better of Embiid’s 76ers during the […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic showed off his repertoire of post moves on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, as he hit Jarrett Allen with a one-legged fadeaway jumper over his left shoulder. Joker hits the one-legged fadeaway 👀#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/6katf15WXM — NBA TV (@NBATV) December 8, 2019 The move was made famous by another great European […]

The Denver Nuggets fell to the Boston Celtics by a score of 108-95 on Friday night, but one positive that the Nuggets can take from the defeat was the performance of big man Nikola Jokic, who dropped a season-high 30 points. For a guy who has been struggling all season, this was a nice outing, […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic is likely playing through the worst stretch in his young NBA career. The seven-foot Serbian passing wiz is shooting a career-worst 45 percent from the floor and scored in single digits in four of his past five contests. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone admitted as much on Friday, saying […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets has been receiving a lot of criticism as of late. These jabs have reached Michael Malone but instead of firing back, the head coach admits that he gets a ‘kick out of’ them. Per Nick Kosminder of The Athletic, Malone pointed out his stellar statistics, noting that Jokic has […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic and New York Knicks veteran Marcus Morris got into it on Thursday at The Garden. Morris and Jokic earned double techs for their shoving match: Marcus Morris and Nikola Jokic earn double techs. They got tied up underneath and then Morris gave Jokic a shove. Jokic got in Morris' face […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has not exactly had the dream start to the 2019-20 campaign. Currently, the 24-year-old is averaging just 15.4 points (on 45.2 percent shooting), 10.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks in 31.2 minutes per contest. There has been a considerable drop in Jokic’s scoring rate, coming down from […]

On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets lost out to a surging Los Angeles Lakers side, 105-96. Superstar big man Nikola Jokic had himself another forgettable evening, posting just 13 points on a miserable 4-of-12 shooting, along with five rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and five turnovers in 34 minutes of play. After the defeat, the 7-foot […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic’s court vision and passing ability seems unreal at times — especially coming from a seven-footer. The 24-year-old Serbian once again displayed his diverse skill set on Tuesday night in the Nuggets’ home game versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic cleared a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope miss and proceeded to bring the ball […]

At this point in his career, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets isn’t reading criticisms of him being out of shape. “I don’t read anything anymore,” Jokic said, per Mike Singer of the Denver Post. “I stopped.” “It doesn’t bother me,” Jokic said. “People are … they assume things, and they cannot be right or […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the best passing big man in the league right now, and the Phoenix Suns saw that first hand on Sunday. The 24-year-old Serbian caught the ball deep down low, causing the Suns defense to collapse on him. Like he had eyes on the back of his head, Jokic saw […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was proud of his frontcourt mate Paul Millsap after proving key in a 101-93 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Millsap seems to have found the fountain of youth, according to Jokic, playing like he’s much younger than he is. “Paul is playing like he’s 21, not 77,” Jokic said of […]

The Denver Nuggets faced off against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, and the elite passing of All-Star center Nikola Jokic was on display late in the second quarter of the game. 👀 Jokic with eyes in the back of his head! 👀 #MileHighBasketball Watch Live: https://t.co/3bTQPOmwYk pic.twitter.com/8y3HNZ7xQ1 — NBA (@NBA) November 13, 2019 Hitting […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is coming off two game-winning shots, one against the Philadelphia 76ers and the other versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. So, which one did Jokic like more? The Nuggets star says his one against the Sixers was better because he made it with less time on the clock, via Katy Winge of […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic did it again. After hitting a game-winning jumper against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, Jokic sunk the Minnesota Timberwolves with a turnaround jumper to give the Nuggets an overtime win in Minnesota. The Nuggets led for the entirety of the contest and led the Timberwolves by 16 midway […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic continues to prove why he is the best passing big man of this generation. Jokic used his body and busted out a click wrap-around pass to give Gary Harris an easy layup during Sunday’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Joker just got it like that. 😤#MileHighBasketball https://t.co/39yBKqqi5Z — Denver […]

The NBA L2M report says the offensive foul called on Sixers star Joel Embiid should have actually been a foul on Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic instead. Here is the play from Friday night: Nikola Jokic draws the offensive foul on Joel Embiid on the #Sixers' final inbound play to effectively seal the #Nuggets' […]

Going into Friday night, Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic had been struggling — well, by his standards, at least. Yes, he had already tallied a pair of triple-doubles. But he wasn’t shooting the ball particularly well, and he was only averaging 14.9 points per game, which is simply not enough for a No. 1 […]

Nikola Jokic put on his hero cape for the Denver Nuggets and saved the team against the Philadelphia 76ers. With the Sixers leading 97-96 with less than 10 seconds remaining in the game, the Sertbian All-Star stepped up for the Nuggets and drilled the game-winning shot to stun the visitors. As Paul Millsap failed to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to square off with the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Both are powerhouse teams who boast a 5-2 record this season. Fans are also excited to see the matchup between Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic, two of the best centers in the NBA right now. Sixers head coach Brett Brown […]

The first time we heard the nickname “Unicorn” in the NBA was when it was given to Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis during his time with the New York Knicks. But Porzingis isn’t the only player in the league deserving of that nickname. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown says that Denver Nuggets center […]

The Denver Nuggets leaned on superstar Nikola Jokic to close out the Orlando Magic on the road. With less than two minutes remaining in the fourth and the shot clock winding down, Jokic drained a fadeaway high-looper to extend their lead at a crucial part of the game. Watch the Dirk-esque turnaround from The Joker […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone knows star big man Nikola Jokic needs to be more aggressive on offense for Denver to win games. That’s why Malone had a chat with Jokic and told the center he needs to take at least 15 shots on Saturday against the Orlando Magic: Michael Malone said he talked […]

While Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic is often praised for is savant-like skills on offense, the Serbian big man is also frequently criticized for his lack of intimidation on defense, including poor rim protection and overweight appearance. Through a handful of games into the 2019-20 NBA season, opponents are shooting 80% at the rim […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic may not be the picture of athleticism as far as NBA players go, but he is posing as the picture of health in his native country. Jokic is gracing the cover of Men’s Health in Serbia: Nikola Jokic on the frontpage of Men's Health Serbia. pic.twitter.com/DqPTC5HPMK — HoopsHype (@hoopshype) October […]

The Denver Nuggets turned a lot of heads last season by successfully securing the second-best record in the Western Conference. A huge reason behind that is the emergence of Nikola Jokic, who has cemented his status as one of the best players in the NBA. Jokic averaged 20.1 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 7.2 assists in […]

Damian Lillard was impressed with Hassan Whiteside’s defensive abilities and amazed at how his new teammate was able to check Nikola Jokic through the course of their season opener against the Denver Nuggets. The new Portland Trail Blazers center dominated at both ends of the floor, putting up 16 points on a strong 6-of-7 shooting […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone sees some LeBron James in All-Star center Nikola Jokic, and for a good and valid reason. While talking to reporters about how Jerami Grant fits in with the Nuggets, Malone threw out some praise for Jokic. According to Malone, it’s great to have a player like Jokic who can […]