Nikola Jokić is the funniest NBA player and it's not close.
Reigning NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokić isn’t just an incredible basketball player. No, no, the best player in the world and MVP favorite for the Denver Nuggets is also one of the funnier NBA athletes we’ve ever seen. This is purely anecdotal, but I’m not sure there’s a more amusing active NBA player. It’s also probably not close.
We saw another example of Jokić’s unique humor in a new video from Altitude Sports’ Katy Winge. It features the big man presumably running through the Nuggets’ tunnel while randomly proclaiming, “Unforgiving, THE LIGHTNING IS COMING!” (Note: Jokić usually sprints through the tunnel before games as part of his routine.)
This is another perfect snapshot of how amusing Jokić can be:
One of the funnest Nikola Jokić clips I’ve seen – courtesy of Nuggets 360.
“Unforgiving. The lightning is coming.”
I may use this clip before literally every Nuggets game from this point forward pic.twitter.com/kFVR6JKbWr
— Katy Winge (@katywinge) February 27, 2024
How can you not love this guy? That is absolute gold.
NBA fans wasted no time turning this Jokić moment into a fantastic meme.
