By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Before the Denver Nuggets faced the Phoenix Suns at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, Nikola Jokic talked about his view on being selected for this year’s NBA All Star Game. The match will be played on February 17th at the Spectrum Center and the Joker wants to be at the home of the Charlotte Hornets, but isn’t going to sweat it.
“If it doesn’t happen I’m not gonna die. If it happens it’ll be really cool” he mentioned during his team’s shootaround per the Denver Post and added: “Yes, I want to be an All-Star because I just want to be in those group of guys. It’s not something that I’m gonna play this season to be an All-Star”.
The Nuggets lost on Saturday despite Jokic’s seventh consecutive double-double. He posted triple-doubles in the two previous matches, but isn’t anxious to compare himself with the likes of Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. “Let’s wait just a little more years to get compared with those guys. I think those guys are the legends. They are never going to be forgotten in the NBA. Let’s wait a little bit more years”.
He was also asked to comment on his full-court pass to Jamal Murray during the game with the Los Angeles Clippers: “Is it some connection? I just knew he’s gonna be. … I don’t know how, I cannot explain it. In my mind, he was there. When I look it up, he was there, so I just threw the ball”.
The Serb center is averaging 19.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists in the 2018-19 Regular Season.