The Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night to win their first championship in franchise history. Though Nikola Jokic isn’t big on being in the spotlight, all the attention was on him after the Nuggets won.
Cameras showed how Jokic handled the celebration. His first response was full of class and sportsmanship (more on that here). But then he began to celebrate with his family.
Jokic hugged his brothers, his wife and his daughter, Ognjena. ABC’s cameras captured Jokic hugging his daughter, which showed off the young girl’s great custom jacket.
Nikola Jokic's daughter had a custom jacket pic.twitter.com/rEqNCjQMHG
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The jacket had Nikola’s No. 15 on the back, as well as the Jokic name. The jacket also had a patch with the Serbia flag on the sleeve.
Later, Ognjena was wearing one of the Nuggets’ championship hats. She also had a custom T-shirt that said “TATA” on the back.
Nikola Jokić at age 28:
▫️ NBA champion
▫️ 2x league MVP
▫️ Finals MVP
▫️ Western Conf. Finals MVP
▫️ 5x All-Star
▫️ 5x All-NBA
▫️ Most triple-doubles ever by a centerThe Joker's resume 📈 pic.twitter.com/K7xVDxV3gv
— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) June 13, 2023
Jokic may not have won NBA MVP this season, but he won something even better — the championship.
