Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets grace their first NBA Finals, Novak Djokovic seeks a men’s record 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the French Open, and all the while something seems clear: There’s something about sports in Serbia.
Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets grace their first NBA Finals, Novak Djokovic seeks a men’s record 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the French Open, Jokic’s Game 1 stat line gives box score goose bumps , Djokovic’s third round brimmed with the astounding mental strength that makes him Djokovic, and all the while something seems clear: There’s something about sports in Serbia.really
He notes they have known other amazing weeks of multiple cynosures — Olympic water polo, Olympic volleyball — and that basketball fandom dates back clear to pre-Vlade Divac or pre-Peja Stojakovic and days of “black-and-white TV.” Tennis saw the great Monica Seles whoosh in from Novi Sad before Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic whooshed later.
On Wednesday night, Djokovic got going about Jokic, reinforcing a reality familiar to Djokovic listeners through the years: When he gets going on a favored subject, he gets going in block paragraphs. He called Miami’s Jimmy Butler “a great guy” and said, “I admire him a lot,” then got rolling with the word, “Unbelievable.”“Two years in a row, he’s MVP of regular season,” Djokovic said of Jokic. “Now he’s probably going to be MVP of the playoffs and Finals.
“My father used to play and used to represent Yugoslavia and whatever else [after the breakup of Yugoslavia], but having Jokic and having someone represent the way he’s doing, and the way, his character, Ithe guy. I honestly admire him so much. And the way he’s so spontaneous but also such a nice person and such a humble person.
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