LeBron James humiliated Jokic, since then the Serb has been crushing him in the NBA Sports

Serbian basketball player Nikola Jokić is on the verge of winning for the second year in a row “clean up” the LA Lakers in the playoffs, and we will know whether he will succeed in that already in the night between Saturday and Sunday. Then Jokić will try to make another “break” in Los Angeles and yes For the 12th time in a row, “Jezera” won against whom he seems to have something personal, since he does not remember that he had a “pick” on one team since coming to the NBA league.

Interestingly, the fans also found what was the “reason” for Jokić’s form against James. seeing that there is something more important than the fact that the Lakers do not have players who can defend Somborac. They tried with Davis, but it didn’t work, now they put Hachimura on him with the hope that it will change something in the series, but nothing helps and Jokic has a solution for everything. And fans believe it’s because he’s extra motivated when he plays against LeBron James and it’s all because of an “unpleasant” scene from February 2023 at All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City.

What it is? At that All-Star game, the system was still current, according to which the captains of the teams choose who they will play with, and LeBron James was honest about Nikola Jokic. Even though he was the MVP at that moment, Jokic was the last one to wait with Utah’s Lauri Markanen, and then he was overwhelmed.

He got up from his chair and approached James even before he said his name, and when he saw that the Serb was approaching him – “King” was not a problem. He pointed out that he certainly wanted him in his team, but the question arises as to how it is possible that he chose so many players before him. In this way, Jokić ended up with James, while Markanen, as the “black sheep”, had to go with Adetokunbo, since he was the only one not selected. Remember that moment:

LeBron normally chose Embiid, Irving and Doncic before Jokic, and fans believe that Somborac “remembered” that for their All-Star captain. They even go so far as to claim that from that moment LeBron “made a monster” out of Jokic because he won the next 10 games against the Lakers.

“I thought I was the last one, so I got up. I felt out of touch, I didn’t know Markanen was there. I apologize“, said Jokić and said that he does not hold anything against James because “and he chose himself last because he wasn’t made for an All-Star“. He didn’t make a big mistake because Jokić scored four points in that match, and had five more rebounds and six assists, since, unlike some other NBA superstars, he “doesn’t work” in the exhibition game.

Let’s remind you, Lebron spoke highly of Jokić at that All-Star, but also during the playoff series this year, while the Serb responded in the same way. That’s why it’s hard to think that there is any problem between them…