Jokic’s recital at the press conference: With beer, an apology for… burping and terrible words

Delightful o Nikola Jokic at the press conference after winning the championship with the Nuggets and the Finals MVP award.

After showering Kentavious Caldwell Pope with beer and apologizing for… drooling during his opening remarks, he showed no signs of holding back on returning to his native Serbia’s Sobor, clearly bored of taking part in the festivities in Denver.

“When is the parade? On Tuesday; No, I have to go home!“, he said at first between serious and joking and added: “We succeeded, but it’s not the most important thing in the world. There are many things I like to do. A lot of people don’t like his job, and if some say so, they’re lying. They are my daughter, my wife, my brothers… Without them I wouldn’t be here, 100%».

Referring to the team’s overall progress, he pointed out:We did the job, we played the best basketball in the playoffs. It’s a long journey. I’m happy for all the guys, for Murray who went through a lot, for KCP who gave us a champion mentality, for coach Malone, for everyone… From the first day of training I had the feeling that we can do something big, although usually I’m not the most optimistic»

Regarding the dominance of Europeans in recent years, he said:Certainly the Europeans have an effect on the NBA. Some players from Europe are contributing decisively to the titles now. But there are also many good players from the USA and they remain the majority».

Regarding the Nuggets’ next day, he said: “I’m not thinking about next season at all. I will ask the coach for a few more weeks off. That was funny and I can’t see you laughing. To succeed, you must first fail, see what you did wrong, correct it and improve. This is what we have done in recent years. There is a process, there are no easy roads, it is a journey and I am happy to be a part of that journey».

Finally, on whether it is the best year of Serbian athletes after Roland Garros, Djokovic said:It must be! Let me see if he sent me congratulations. Oops, I have too many messages! For us Novak is the best ever and now I am champion so it’s a good time for Serbians».