Nikola Jokić saw the victory of Mega against the home team from the front row in Dubai, and after that he went to the dressing room of his former team. There he gave a speech and spent a few moments with the players who will surely never forget it.
“It was a pleasure to watch you. I wish I could still have the same joy and desire that you had today. Thank you,” said Jokić to Marko Barac’s team, who wildly celebrated the triumph against the debutant in the ABA League.
After Dubai defeated Red Star at the opening of the season, local fans entered the hall with great anticipation for this match, in which they had the privilege of seeing the best basketball player in the world.
In the company of his manager Miodrag Miško Ražnatović, teammate Vlatko Čančar and others, as well as the owner of Denver, Jokić followed the match and obviously enjoyed the success of the boys in the pink jersey, which he himself wore until 10 years ago.
Mega won 83:80, and the most effective players in their team were Kosta Kondić and Filip Jović with 16 points each, Džek Kajil scored 15, Mihailo Petrović 13, Bogoljub Marković 11…