Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić often gives off the impression that he is not having very much fun playing basketball when he meets with the media.
However, if you ask any of his teammates, Jokić is one of the most fun teammates they have ever been around.
Fact of the matter is that Jokić enjoys time spent with his teammates and plenty of antics when he's not in competition, and that extends to pregame warmups, where the Nuggets star has adopted a new ritual this season: he races Christian Braun onto the court for layup lines.
A video emerged courtside of Jokić's pregame sprint out of the tunnel before Wednesday night's 142-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, which handed the visitors their first loss of the season.
FULL SPEED AHEAD 🌬️
— NBA (@NBA) November 7, 2024
Jokić & Braun turned on the JETS for layup lines 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/Pr1qbWSvjQ
For Nuggets fans, this pregame ritual is nothing new. Here's a clip from earlier this season of
Jokić racing out of the tunnel for warmups.
Christian Braun racing Nikola Jokić onto the court each night is my new favorite thing pic.twitter.com/DrTjIL4tcz
— Katy Winge (@katywinge) November 3, 2024
NBA fans loved it:
Fastest pregame layup of the year.
— NBA at INSIDE HOOPS (@InsideHoops) November 7, 2024
BROS TURNED THE BURNERS ON
— tboe 🍌 (@tboe3D) November 7, 2024
He’s too big to be moving like that
— RektfulKen (@RektfulKen) November 7, 2024
How can you not love Jokic 😂 🤣
— Let’s Talk Sports (@LTSports80) November 7, 2024
Still the best player in the NBA https://t.co/OtiegmfEWd
😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/TjxpI50O7S
— FleeHive 🐝 (@___Nyce) November 7, 2024
He even runs like a horse https://t.co/czrecvsKZu
— Anthony (@AnthonyCaruso03) November 7, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Nikola Jokić Had NBA Fans Cracking Up With His Full-Speed Entrance Into Nuggets Game.