CHICAGO — Nuggets center Nikola Jokic made the best of Sunday’s All-Star Game showcase, even if the exhibition didn’t quite agree with his basketball ethos.
In a game full of soaring dunks and marginal defense, Jokic did what he does best: He made the game easier for the rest of his teammates.
In his first shift on Team LeBron, Jokic didn’t even look at the basket before tossing a perfect alley-oop lob to Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons. On other possessions, as the game devolved into something not nearly as competitive as a preseason game, Jokic didn’t even bother crossing halfcourt.