The NBA is investigating an altercation between Nuggets star Nikola Jokic's brother and a fan at Ball Arena on Monday, the league confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.
A video shared by TikTok user @cgallegos67 appears to show Jokic's eldest son Strahinja Jokic, who was wearing Jokic's No. 15 jersey, climbing over the rail to confront a fan. His younger brother Nemanja Jokic followed, but the exchange quickly turned into a fistfight, with Strahinja Jokic punching the fan in the face. A TikTok user captioned the video, “The Jokic brothers go wild.”
The footage was released after Denver's 101-99 Game 2 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, in which the Nuggets overcame a 20-point deficit to take a 2-0 lead over LeBron James' Lakers in their first-round series.
The video also caught the attention of Denver police, who are investigating the incident, although the victim has not yet come forward.
“The Denver Police Department is aware of the video circulating on social media…This incident was not reported to the Denver Police Department either at the arena or after the game, and no one has come forward as a victim of this incident at this time.” incident,” DPD said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports. “Police are investigating this incident and are actively working to identify the person who was struck in the video and are asking anyone involved or anyone who directly witnessed this incident to contact the Denver Police Department. I encourage you to do so.”
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The Jokic brothers have had many rifts.
This isn't the first time the Jokic brothers have gotten into an argument off the court. When Nikola Jokic was involved in a collision with the Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker in the 2021 Western Conference semifinals, Strahinja Jokic and Nemanja Jokic became visibly shaken in the stands and had to be removed from the court. I had to.
In November 2021, Strahinja Jokic and Nemanja Jokic slammed on Twitter after Nikola Jokic and Miami's Markieff Morris got into an on-court scuffle that resulted in the youngest brother Jokic being suspended for one game. did.
In response to a tweet from Markieff Morris' younger brother, Marcus Morris, who wrote, “I waited until my brother turned his back, hmm. You should leave it like this!'' he replied. Your brother played dirty first. If you want to take a step further, we look forward to hearing from you! ! Jokic brothers. ”
