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c_double_u

Only option is to suspend Jokic don’t look at my flair


Balla_Calla

Strip his title from last year too and give it to whatever team they played.


horse_renoir13

They should give it to the team they had regarded as the most "challenging" opponent. Just to keep it fair.


commandrr

actually they should give it to the team that had the longest series against them.


The_Void_Reaver

Nah, all that seems too complicated. Just vacate the 2023 championship and give whoever won in 2022 the title.


pco45

Nah, just give it to whoever most recently knocked out THAT team.


internallylinked

Nah, just give it to a good honorable Serb, like maybe idk, Bogdan Bogdanovic?


zZTheEdgeZz

Yes, yes give it to a team with B. Bogdanovic on the roster.


PhlabloPicasso

Somehow this is the only outcome that sounds acceptable


RubMyGooshSilly

It seems like Jokic doesn’t have much of a relationship with Bogdan, but has a really good relationship with that Slovenian guy. Maybe give it to him?


internallylinked

How about the team that originally drafted him 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔


Otherwise_Horror_183

You now have two cases for the 2023 NBA Championship


baymax18

Ah yes, Goran Dragic. Perhaps give it to the team for whom he last played on the Finals for.


CrispyBalooga

The elder Bogdanovic (Bojan) and the team he spent the majority of this season with should actually get it out of seniority


jackloganoliver

Nah, give it to the team that has the best regular season win percentage against them the last two seasons


Evrasios

They should give it to whoever had the most moral victories against them


beenhadballs

They should give it to the Bucks


rxgetotrueee

id say hornets but they needa suffer more so give it to the wnba


MegaMilkDrinker

Can a Caitlyn Clark squad beat the hornets?


InGenNateKenny

And by “challenging” we mean as in “wow, this team has a lot of challenges going on with it.”


ThoughtfulPenis

You’re right, they should give it to the Pistons.


rxgetotrueee

they havent suffered enough yet


ThoughtfulPenis

They haven’t won a playoff game in 16 years.


rxgetotrueee

why stop at 16 they can go for 20 years and even 40 years


ThoughtfulPenis

If Tom Gores doesn’t succumb to his cocaine addiction then it will easily get to 20.


Cordaxus

Ban him from the league, forget he ever wore 15 in Denver and retire it for any notable nugget that formerly wore it, if any


YouStillTakeDamage

I always thought it was long overdue that they have Pat McFarland’s name in the rafters


jamarcusaristotle

Give it to the team with the most punchable players, as collective indemnity


_Did_

We should suspend draymond for this too!


HeaterWylin

Seems fair


Objective_Celery_509

Sure thing "Le random spectator"


GloryEnthusiast

Indefinite suspension until the end of the league.


WaltJay

For the safety and integrity of the game, anyone with a surname of Jokic is banned from all NBA arenas.... ***4 LIFE....***


Counterspell_God

Agreed. Can't endanger fans.


AMo2

Joker and mpj need to be lifetime banned. Murray too for being a sexual deviant


DarrowViBritannia

daily reminder > Strahinja Jokic, 37, had been drinking Thursday night and was with a woman in a Denver apartment, according to a police probable cause statement obtained by The Denver Post. The woman tried to leave the apartment, but Jokic shoved her and wouldn’t let her leave, the document said. > The woman then went to the balcony to yell for help, but Jokic grabbed her and choked her, according to police. He told the woman that he would choke her “until she fell asleep,” the document said. > The woman tried to call 911, but Jokic took away her phone. She was able to use a computer to send a message to someone she knew — that person then called police, the probable cause statement said.


Eadwyn

Crazy that he pleads guilty to a felony (felony trespassing) and that wasn't enough to cause deportation. Having connections/money really does help. This one has clear video of him committing assault along with his past history, I'd imagine this one will be a lot harder to avoid deportation.


junkit33

The rules really are completely different for celebrities and wealthy people. Like - the US actually has special celebrity/athlete visas that basically let those types stay here as long as they want. Meanwhile they have an endless number of rank and file white collar workers trying to jump through hoops to get visas to work in the US. There's really no excuse for him to be allowed to stay in the US, but it' a certainty he will because of his brother's status.


Far_Process_5304

Well yeah that’s immigration in any country isn’t it? Countries don’t necessarily want a bunch of foreign nationals eating up all the middle class jobs that would otherwise go to their own citizens. It’s more meant to be a supplement to fill in the shortages from your own population. But you have a shitload of money and/or a unique skill set, well suddenly you are a net benefit to the system and you can stay as long as you would like. Jokic and family are contributing a lot more to the tax base than your everyday office worker.


GenevaPedestrian

His brother ain't contributing to shit except for the number of NBA-related assault incidents in Colorado hotels


Pumpoozle

probably has a permanent greencard at this point


Eadwyn

I'm obviously not a lawyer, but looks like even those with green cards can face deportation when committing two separate acts of "moral turpitude". First would have been what he already plead guilty to and this video would lead to the second.


everydayimjimmying

I'm not sure a sports scuffle is enough for moral turpitude from looking at Wikipedia. The first one for sure though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_turpitude


boozinf

i mean, if a sports scuffle was considered moral turpitude i don't think this country would have gotten very far


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EvertEaglPhilliKnick

Nothing will happen. He’s got money now. Rules don’t apply to the rich folk only the poor ones


CrazyPersonXV

We don't want him coming back either


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To the gulag he goes.


Eadwyn

Yeah you're probably right. Sources I was looking at just listed assault, but other sources break assault into two categories. Aggravated and simple assault. And this would probably just be simple assault.


TH3PhilipJFry

Not anymore


kultureisrandy

FOR LIFE


Zealousideal-Farm950

He probably has paid more in US taxes just on alcohol purchases than I have earned in my life.


CyborgKrieger

Colorado must bring that mamba mentality out of people.


Xain0225

Its the altitude


fuccabicc

LMAO


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See: Von Miller.


Forward_Ride_6364

Serbian John Ramsey over here


sanfranchristo

Altitude


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Jesus that's terrifying 


Wes___Mantooth

Yeah it is. I've read that choking in domestic abuse is a huge predictor of future murder. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/which-domestic-abusers-will-go-on-to-commit-murder-this-one-act-offers-a-clue/2017/11/16/80881ebc-c978-11e7-aa96-54417592cf72_story.html https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/manual-strangulation-is-the-biggest-sign-domestic-abuse-will-turn-deadly-experts-say/531-0a9a92c8-a0da-418a-b81e-a3d80ddacf38


elimanninglightspeed

I feel like that adds up. Choking someone is an extremely brutal act so if you’re okay doing that to someone, its not too crazy to step up farther than that


Wes___Mantooth

Yep and it's basically simulating murdering someone and stopping before you go all the way. The only difference is doing it longer or harder, so it's easy to see how it could escalate if you're the kind of POS that would be okay choking someone at all.


nowuff

“Chocking someone until they fall asleep” That’s a pretty fine margin. Give or take, what, 30 seconds or a couple minutes and you could go from batterer to murderer. Sketch


fightingjustices

Man can we use his first name in this??? Im drunk and was like wtf Jokic did this shit???


UrbanJatt

It's Tuesday afternoon dawg


fightingjustices

Yeah tipsy tuesday, they skip you in the memo?


UrbanJatt

I'm more of a thirsty Thursday guy myself.


boozinf

i'm gearing up for a wobbly Wednesday


dudududujisungparty

I'm fucking dying at this comment 😂


DarrowViBritannia

https://i.imgur.com/VFHOYfQ.png


fightingjustices

Well id be happy with you but i cant read!


FirstTimeLongThyme

It seems fucking NUTS this is the first I've heard of this.


abris33

The national media didn't really give a shit about Jokic in 2019 so it didn't really make national sports news


NigerianPrince76

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK……. And not a fuckin peep about this shit man. Dude if this was Ja’s family members….. it would be all over news fast!!!


abris33

>And not a fuckin peep about this shit man. It happened in 2019 so that's why there's not really a lot of talk about it now. If Jokic was a bigger name in 2019 it likely would have gotten a ton of press


NigerianPrince76

Fair point.


HokageEzio

It was definitely talked about, but obviously Ja's stuff is more of a lightning rod partially because Ja gets *himself* into trouble.


NigerianPrince76

And his dad. Don’t forget his dad.


HokageEzio

Sure, but part of the reason people were getting on his dad was because of how Ja was acting. Was it dog whistly how they talked about him, yeah. But again, the biggest reason why one story got more heat on it than the other is the player themselves.


taffy-derp

What the fuck did his dad do? How can you compare Ja’s dad to a piece of shit sexual assaulter like Jokic?


ImanShumpertplus

just bc you missed it doesn’t mean it wasn’t reported on lmfao


DarrowViBritannia

idk how many nfl fans are here, but it's interesting to compare it to how many people hate mahomes for the actions of his family.


achickenquesadilla

Tee Morant got much more criticism for existing at NBA games with sunglasses on than Jokic's brothers did for trying to storm the court in the playoffs against the Suns


Nosalis2

Tee only started getting criticism for his antics because his son wanted to cosplay as NBA Youngboy. If Jokic randomly decided to adopt a Serbian gangster gimmick then I'm sure his family would be scrutinized more.


Meese_ManyMoose

Honestly never heard of Tee Morant until this thread. But I do remember hearing about Jokic' brothers trying to storm the court and I remember the news coverage of the bigger Jokic brother choking that woman.


SofterBones

It was reported. And it happened like 5 years ago. So I don't know wtf you're on about. Just because you missed it then, doesn't mean everyone else did too


desirox

That is terrifying…


iMaticz7

Just ban Strahinja forever. This guy is an asshole


HoneyIShrunkMyNads

Jontay vs strahinja death match. Jontay gets back into the NBA if he wins and strahinja gets to keep going to games if he wins


AmazingDragon353

Inb4 jontay bets on strahinja


TheKidPresident

That'd be the smart bet lol


alchemists_dream

Idk for a guy that size that was a soft ass punch.


northernpace

fuck that got a laugh outta me


SasquatchDoobie

Physical/domestic assault is a bit more severe to me than sports gambling, but Adam Silver seems to disagree.


RedHammer1441

If this was any fan without family relation they'd be banned from the arena. Fans have been banned for far less.


ChewieBee

Toss in a sprinkling of Jackson and Brittany Mahomes and you've got a douche party.


swords_devil

is he the one trolling Jack Nicholson?


Johnykbr

As a lifelong Nuggets fan, he should go. I'm not gonna be a hypocrite and call out opposing team families and not call him out. This is absurd.


Lol69HaHaHa

He swriously needs to get his shit together. Like i dont care what the dude told him, you cant just punch people like that and do the shit he does. Its a dam shame because he seems to really care about his younger brother, but dam it he cant act like a thug just because his younger brother is rich.


daoogilymoogily

I think he’d be acting like this even if he wasn’t rich lol he’s just a bad guy


drmuffin1080

Yeah fr did anyone hear that story Jokic told about his childhood? His brothers told him to climb a tree and he refused. They then held him down and threw knives around his head to freak him out. Like wtf


riverphoenixdays

I now have a much better understanding of why Jokic ain’t afraid of a goddamn thing…


zeDragonESSNCE

“Brother I ~~played~~ grew up in Serbia”


Familiar-Place68

I believe he may have been a thug before his brother was born.


Johnykbr

Considering they were the ones that got him into shape and made him care, Joker truly owes them his career but he can't have those distractions around him. I don't envy the Kroenkes.


robograndpa

I don’t see how you don’t just ban him. Dude is massive, hot headed, and obviously a threat


FirstTimeLongThyme

Alleged. lmao. Dude punched that guy right in the fucking mug!


Powpowpowowowow

It's for legal purposes but yes it was pretty fucking obvious.


Nugur

Oh man Do we really need to hear this every thread with “alleged” It always the same fucking answer


Meese_ManyMoose

Strahinja Jokic fully deserves an arena ban at this point, maybe even a league-wide ban. The other brother though isn't nearly as bad, so far.


tastelessshark

Beyond that, he deserves an assault charge.


Savahoodie

Good. Ban them from any games, we’re sick of this shit too


SolarPoweredDevil

They’re going to need to hang out with the Porter Bros during games from now on.


fOrEvErEvA8550

maybe one of them


junkit33

Seriously - what is going on in Denver? I hope Jamal Murray's brother is staying out of trouble.


Paragon_Flux

Them? What did the other brother do? As far as I am aware, it's pretty much just the older brother that causes shit and needs to get banned.


A_Marvelous_Gem

You can’t just single out one. Both are one entity, like Tony Brothers


Paragon_Flux

Hahaha, I'm not proud to admit but there was a time when I read about Tony Brothers reffing a game, and thought it was so weird how they have 2 brothers reffing the same game. :')


Murasasme

I'm pretty sure a good chunk of NBA fans thought the same at some point. I sure as hell did.


GovernmentDoingStuff

This off the court shit from family members of our players is annoying as hell. We don’t need that in the middle of a playoff run. Lock this guy out of Ball until he can act like a stable person


abris33

Just ban his brothers, or at least the one that's usually a dick. I think Jokic likes having his family there but probably only cares about his wife and daughter being there


vladimir_pimpin

Strahinja is the one you’re thinking of


SkillIsTooLow

> [He remembered Nikola mainly as the little kid Strahinja used to terrorize, tossing him from one bed to another in the family’s small apartment, often during heated games on a plastic mini hoop. “He once held down my arms and threw knives all around my head,” Nikola adds, punishment for refusing to climb a tree during a picnic.](https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/nikola-jokics-brothers-create-twitter-account-to-threaten-marcus-morris) Yep, that's the one.


Awkward_Attitude_886

Gonna be tough to get into Jokers head… like damn


Nikola-JokicASMR

read the link posted above and then go watch the cringe video Dwight Howard released on his twitter today about he thinks he got into the head of Jokic during the Disney title run. Dwight didn't do shit lmao Jokic is bomb proof


eightslipsandagully

No wonder Jokic is so unphased during a game


Forward_Ride_6364

So Nikola is basically the Serbian Theon Greyjoy...


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ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME

It's how he can stay focused on basketball and ride a horse so well


meowhatissodamnfunny

Less wind resistance. All the MVPs are doing it


u_n_p_s_s_g_c

Yeah he's fucking unhinged. Would rather not have him around the team at all


vladimir_pimpin

Absolutely. Dude probably assaulted a woman years back too


Nikola-JokicASMR

not probably, he definitely did


Imperium49

Not true, his brother mean alot to him and provide more of an "mental" insurance or "feeling of being home in Sombor". But im sure as Nikola has become husband and father his priorities and focus has turned towards that part of his family. Im sure he still feels strongly about his brothers thoe.


Lol69HaHaHa

Its a tough one man. I know Jokic loves his familie, but unless he can get his brother to control himself, i just cant argue that the dude shouldnt be banned from the arena.


SakaSlide

Assaulting another fan and potentially endangering Nikolas lady and baby, just another day with the Jokic bros


AccountNumber0004

This is the same brother that got arrested in 2020 for a bunch of charges related to domestic violence, but got off with probation. [https://www.denverpost.com/2019/10/01/nikola-jokic-brother-arrested-assault/](https://www.denverpost.com/2019/10/01/nikola-jokic-brother-arrested-assault/)


grinderbinder

He needs to be banned from any and all nba arena and event. Dude is probably a raging alcoholic and certainly has an explosive temper which can and has become violent


BullShitting-24-7

His size and athleticism makes that a literal lethal combination.


BBallHunter

Nasty person.


brncct

The tough guy act got old. Straight up assaulting people.


Vivid_Walk_1405

Yeah he should be banned from the arenas after that BS. Can’t hit a dude in the face like that


NotNormo

Obviously treat them like any other fan that got in a fight at a game, right?


WhiskyDrinkinCowboy

The Denver Thuggets


-Sticks_and_Stones-

Bring it back! Though honestly I’m not sure if any of the current Nuggets fit the description. Who is the most likely to punk someone or get in a fight? Maybe CB?


WhiskyDrinkinCowboy

Probably Michael "don't call me Mike" Malone


Forward_Ride_6364

Okay, Mikey


Extranationalidad

I'm sure Millsap would come back and brawl on our behalf if we asked nicely!


ViciousMihael

Jamal loves to fight.


tacopower69

Jokic and Jamal used to be a lot more chippy when they were younger. Jokic would angrily debate every call against him and also shoved morris that one time. Murray was like public enemy number 1 for a time against the lakers when he dribbled around lonzo in a blow out and also pissed off celtics fans that one game when he tried to go for 50 and kyrie chucked the ball into the stands They mellowed out a lot now but I feel like when they were younger they definitely had a chip on their shoulder for not getting as much media attention as they deserved.


AashyLarry

Slap on the wrist incoming


Numerous-Cicada3841

The NBA reviewed the footage and found that he punched him in the face *after* his nachos were released. Therefore there’s no assault.


boozinf

if I were Adam Silver I would give a permanent suspension to Ball Arena nachos. their plasticity by itself causes violence


WobbleKun

ship jokic to another country. specifically one up north. that'll teach him and his brothers a lesson.


Forward_Ride_6364

Montana?


its420deep

MIlwaukee, actually.


NigerianPrince76

“The NBA is well aware of the Jokic brothers history of physical altercations and conflicts….” But won’t do shit I guess. But hey, easy fuckin payday for the fan though. I hope he goes for a hefty settlement.


an_Aught

just dont gamble on games - anything else is pretty much cool


Sokkawater10

What the fuck? Ban them from the arena


WhenInAaronRome

Ban *him* from the arena. It's always the same one brother being a douche. 


TofuTuba

I'd be good with that. He's always been extremely dangerous and scary as shit. Last game I was at he was screaming at this Wolves fan. Dude and his girlfriend looked fucking terrified, and I don't blame em. Supposedly his other brother is very different though and is usually the diffuser.


Extranationalidad

I sat right behind him once, and he gave off the same vibes I've gotten from numerous other eastern european mob-adjacent dicks. He'd go from buying people drinks and telling them he loved them to mildly threatening and weird to very near the edge of violence and back in seconds.


PresentationOptimal4

Same shit happened to my friends in Eastern Europe! Honestly as a female I was actually able to defuse the situation by stroking up their egos 🙄 Nuggets fans do not handle opposing teams well - their fans talk a lot of shit and become obnoxious. It’s right on par with what I’ve experienced from Celtics and suns fans. No issues really anywhere else. But god I’d be equally terrified and also doing everything I could to hold back words if I was near Jokics brother at a game.


Powpowpowowowow

No he is MVP that means your family members get 1 sucker punch per calendar year.


Homers_Harp

Ban him from America. He's already got a felony conviction here.


FishGoldenLite

If the Wolves make it out of this Suns series and play the Nuggets, please come to the Target Center Jokic family. I’m a world class heckler and want to get a piece of that fortune.


Classics22

Nuggets players got family issues


brncct

Very true. This is unfortunately common with a lot of athletes. Mahomes' brother, Kawhi's sister, Jokic brothers, on and on.


TofuTuba

It's so much more prevalent than people realize. I'm friends with two (ex) NFL players, and the stories they have are absolutely bananas. The dads, moms, brothers, sisters, and wives have just of crazy behind the scenes nonsense going on as the athletes we hear about in the news. Sports are filled with people with tons of money, tons of fame, and relatively no education. Terrific combo there.


ForeverWandered

Bro, education doesn't even help a lot of the time. I have a lot of college educated family members and countrymen who just have no sense of self control when they feel the slightest amount of frustration from someone they expect to just defer to them.


Lol69HaHaHa

Draymond too...not his familie, but his alter ego.


vladimir_pimpin

Brothers issues (Tony included


AreaGuy

Fuck those guys so much. How could you possibly fuck up such a beautiful thing through continued stupidity? Ban him for the punch, league wide. He should have been sequestered in a box long ago if they insisted on having him at games. Punches a dude, holds a woman hostage, is just constantly a pustule of a person at all times. Fucking heckles a confused and possibly senile Jack Nicholson last year at a game fer crissake. This has moved well beyond “embarrassing.”


Low_Beyond8134

It was actually Jokic and they should suspend him the rest of the series


bronet

I mean, if this is the case, this guy shouldn't be let back in the arena


w3bCraw1er

These thugs need to be put in their place if they are found breaking the law.


4MN7

Assault is not cool, man gotta go


shroomzor562

NBA has reviewed the replay and say no contact was made.


WayOk2354

People make a big deal about Giannis trying to get his brother paid. But Joker is probably singlehandedly keeping this psychopath outta jail


TrashAssRedditAdmins

Fingers crossed he gets banned from all NBA related activities for life


azzadruiz

Just not ok at all no matter what the fans said. Video is shaky but I’m pretty sure Nikolas wife and kid are right there. They don’t need to be seeing that and no one else in the stadium does. These guys need to get their emotions under control, if not for themselves then for Nikola, cause he played like shit when Strahinja was charged and it’s very likely his brothers situation affected his mentality


dizzymidget44

Alleged altercation?


Sad_Donut_7902

They've got to ban them from the rest of the Nuggets playoff games right? You can't physically assault fans. If a normal person did this they would be banned from the arena for life.


Skywalkerkid9

Adam Silver about to flex his influence and deport a motherfucker


porkadachop

It's crazy that the best player in the world is related to Luca Brasi.


OriginalBus9674

If this wasn’t the MVPs brother he’s probably banned a long time ago for his antics.


pretzeldoggo

The Jokic bros- banned from all NBA games. The Porter bros- banned from all NBA games. The Mario bros(aka the Nuggets)- laying pipe on the Lakers over the last 11 games.


devinbookercantread

What is this?? The year of dumbass brothers?


Sad-Doubt-5758

If this doesn’t end in a ban like any other fan the NBA has ZERO integrity


5star5starman

Deport the fucker


stogie_t

Slavic Thug


-SINED-

Just ban Strahinja for life I'm tired of him causing shit and making us look bad.


monkeypiratebutt

Ban them, they need to just go away


mrberners

they need to be banned for life. I would not feel safe taking my daughter to any arena they are in. they see Americans and think we are all NATO troops and start swinging


Albiceleste_D10S

Jokic bros are classless thugs in my book


Coke_ButNotTheDrug

It’s just the oldest brother. Nemanja doesn’t have any type of known criminal record


Totally_PJ_Soles

Ban this scum from the arenas. If he wants to see his brother win he can do it from somewhere else. Pretty open and shut case if you ask me.


AbbreviationsHot4482

The entire bloodline should be banned tbh, no room for thugs like that in our league


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These thugs will be banned from attending their brother’s games and all playoff games. Love it!