'It's a really small town on the northwest of Serbia,' Jokic told SLAM magazine of the city roughly 40,000 people. In fact, Jokic actually quit basketball for six months in his early teens as he became obsessed with harness racing. 'Basketball was always in my life,' Jokic told SLAM magazine. Jokic would be named MVP of the junior league before moving to Mega Basket's senior team, where he continued to impress. Now Ognjena has become a frequent spectator at Nuggets games as Jokic has pushed Denver to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.

Source: The Star June 04, 2023 17:01 UTC