Nikola Jokić has one of the most iconic nicknames in the NBA in "Joker," but the origin of that nickname wasn't exactly clear.

ClutchPoints: “I gave him the nickname ‘The Joker’ because I couldn’t say, ‘Jokic past the f*cking ball.’ So I said, ‘Joker ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been voted the 2024-25 NBA MVP, according to ESPN, and obviously, that means Nikola Jokić was not ...

The NBA season takes a lot out of him. Every year, we have either it’s a European championship, or a World Championship, or ...

Nikola Jokić remains one of the game's most dominant forces, but the lack of depth on the Nuggets roster remains an issue and appears at this point to be an untenable situation w ...

Check out the most recent updates here. The 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player race will come down, once again, to Nikola Jokić and a historically dominant scorer. We saw this same story with Jokić ...

With Denver Nuggets eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, Nikola Jokić has officially ended perhaps the best five-year run ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Heat vs. Bulls and Mavericks vs. Kings in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament Nikola Jokić could not have known such a small request would change a career.

The Denver Nuggets came the closest of any team in the Western Conference to knocking off the Oklahoma City Thunder. To Nikola Jokić, it didn't matter. 'I mean ...

The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA or its teams. Nikola Jokić could not have known such a small request would change a career. The Denver Nuggets begin each ...

DENVER — Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić lost out on the 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player award to Oklahoma City Thunder ...

Nikola Jokić is the best basketball player on the planet, and he was also, importantly, the NBA's best player this season. But he is also almost certainly going to fall short in MVP voting to ...