NIKOLA JOKIC enjoyed an incredible night as the Denver Nuggets enjoyed a 132-123 win over the Sacramento Kings.
The Joker was at his very best and had a monster performance in the victory – 35 points, 22 rebounds, 17 assists, one steal and two blocks.
But one moment in particular left fans, teammates and opponents in shock.
With the clock running out in the third quarter, Jokic launched a full-court heave – that landed as the buzzer sounded.
The NBA said the shot was officially 66-feet, but Jokic appeared to be standing slightly the three throw line.
He was also off to the right wing, increasing the distance to the basket.
The Nuggets later said: “It’s not really a high-percentage shot.
“But I took it to make it.”
He then added: “It was straight to the basket
“I said, ‘This is going in probably.’ It had a really good line.”
Fans were left stunned, with one writing on X: “LOL. Every highlight I see of this man, he looks like he’s barely trying, doesn’t care, exhausted.
“And yet he is crushing it.”
Another simply added: “Better passer than [Patrick] Mahomes.”
Russell Westbrook – who continued his strong recent play with 18 points and shot 70% – said: “Jokic has come close a couple times this year, so when it left his hands, I thought, ‘That has a chance.’
“And then, boom. The best part of it was no reaction from him, which I love.”
Jokic, a three-time MVP, said: “I think this is the best basketball of my life.
“I’m feeling good out there, I’m in shape, the ball is going in, I’m feeling good.
“I think I influence the game on different levels, I think play really good right now.”
New rights deal
The NBA signed an 11-year deal with three networks for the league's rights from the 2025-26 season.
And there will be no games on TNT for the first time since the network launched in 1988.
The Walt Disney Company will continue to show the league with 80 regular-season games across ESPN and ABC.
They will also show around 18 playoff games from the first and second round, a Conference Finals series for 10 of the 11 years, and remain the home of the NBA Finals.
NBC will return as an NBA broadcaster for the first time since 2002.
The network will show up to 100 games per season across it’s channels and Peacock streaming service.
It will also be the home of NBA All-Star and show approximately 28 playoff games from the first and second round.
NBC will show one Conference Finals Series for six of the 11 years, rotating with new broadcaster Amazon Prime.
Amazon will show 66 NBA regular-season games including one on Black Friday.
The streaming service is also the home of the latter stages of the NBA Cup and the entire Play-In Tournament.
Prime will also broadcast around one third of the playoff games in the first and second round.
He was also highly complimentary of Westbrook, with the pair’s blossoming relationship evident for all to see.
“I think he’s a great veteran. A great leader,” said Jokic.
“Great influence on the young guys.
“Off the court, I think he’s a really good guy to have around.”
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