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After a whirlwind week, Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is finally back home.
After winning the NBA championship, Jokic dredded the fact that he had to stay in the United States a for more days to attend the championship parade because he had to be back home for his horse race on Sunday.
"On Sundays, I have my horse racing" ☠️
Even after being crowned champion, The Joker is only worried about one thing 🤣🏇 pic.twitter.com/n3VmVZzk3I
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 13, 2023
“I don’t know how I’m going to arrive. Thursday, late. Friday, maybe,” he said. “I’m going to ask Josh [Kroenke] to give me a plane.”
After attending the Nuggets parade and partying in Vegas with his teammates, Jokic is finally back home.
On Sunday, videos surfaced of Jokic attending his horse race and he looked extremely happy to be there.
Jokic happy to be back home with his horses 😅🙌
(via @arenasport_tv) pic.twitter.com/VFdTFlwuUN
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) June 18, 2023
Jokic made it home for his horse race 😂 (via @arenasport_tv) pic.twitter.com/IDGKFZzCQK
— Overtime (@overtime) June 18, 2023
It’s good to see Jokic happy and relaxing after a long NBA season.