Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic can’t be bothered by career-highs, and he certainly doesn’t have time to weigh in on his latest statistical feat.
“Not anymore,” Jokic told The Denver Post before a recent home game.
Well, OK, but did his selfless game ever have a selfish component?
“Yeah, of course, when you came here, it’s in the back of your mind,” said Jokic, whose circuitous basketball journey took him from the Adriatic League to the NBA beginning in 2015. “I want to stay here. This is the league of the stats, the numbers. It’s in the back of your head, but for me, not anymore.