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Serbian big man Nikola Jokic just wants to go home and be with his horses.
On Monday night, Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to the team’s first-ever NBA championship.
Jokic was named Finals MVP and became the first player in NBA history to lead the playoffs in total points, assists, and rebounds.
Despite all the success, a stoic Jokic didn’t appear to care about all hoopla about winning an NBA championship and breaking NBA records.
During his postgame interview with ESPN’s Lisa Salters, Jokic was asked about what it felt like to win an NBA championship, and this is how he answered.
“It’s good, it’s good. The job is done now. We can go home now.”
“You are an NBA Champion, Nikola. How does that feel?
Jokic: “It’s good, it’s good. The job is done now. We can go home now.”
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 13, 2023
Jokic even left behind the Finals MVP trophy on the table, which led to his teammate Bruce Brown wondering what to do with it.
lmao the way Jokic just left the Finals MVP trophy on the table
— Seerat Sohi (@seeratsohi) June 13, 2023
Even Jokic’s postgame celebration in the locker room was pretty subdued.
Jokic doesn’t care 😭 man just wants to go home lmao pic.twitter.com/H4WvgJ1Orp
— ⚡️ Azura 🇵🇸 (@BrodieDickRider) June 13, 2023
NBA fans reacted to Jokic’s lack of emotion about winning the NBA championship.
Jokic asked about any accomplishment other than winning a championship: “I don’t care.”
Jokic on winning a championship: “It’s good. And now that it’s over I can go home.”
A king.
— Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) June 13, 2023
I swear Jokic wants to book a way flight to Sombor, Serbia drink Diet Pepsi and ride his horses, he don’t care for none of this😭😭😭 https://t.co/nDVR3MPOYa
— Ba Poulo Jeri🇸🇳🇲🇷 (@Papis795) June 13, 2023