NEW ORLEANS – The joysticks were calling, but so was his wife, Natalija.
That’s where Nikola Jokic found himself Thursday evening only moments before TNT was set to announce the All-Star starters. Like the dutiful husband that he is, Jokic caved to the marital pressure.
“I was playing the game, like, ughhh,” Jokic said at Friday’s shootaround prior to Denver’s game against the Pelicans. “I was kinda watching on the phone with Natalija, and I was playing the video game. And then after they select me, I was like, ‘Oh, bye, bye.’”
Pressed on which game could possibly take his attention away from his fourth consecutive All-Star appearance, Jokic declined to share.