2024-02-18 17:49:36
Considered the best basketball player in the world – Nikola Jokic, showed that in addition to ball skills, he also knows how to have fun and get into the news not only with his game on the floor. On the eve of the NBA All-Star game, the Serbian giant decided to play around with another European who conquers the alien league – Luka Doncic. The Slovenian child prodigy of world basketball was giving a press conference ahead of the event of the year in his sport when he was suddenly doused in the back with a bottle of water. Doncic did not spit at all and immediately began to curse with obscene words in his native language the one who did the mischief. After turning around, however, he noticed that his good friend Nikola Jokic was the prankster. At this point, Doncic got a bit embarrassed while the Serbian giant burst out laughing.
Traditionally, in the hours before the All-Star game, which was early in the morning, various skill competitions took place. This year the event is being held in Indianapolis.
Development league young talent Mack McClung etched his name in golden letters in the history of the dunk contest after duplicating last year’s title. He is the first to accomplish such a feat since Jason Capono of Toronto, who won two consecutive trophies in 2007 and 2008.
Mack McClung’s final dunk, which won the jury’s vote, will also go down in history. The 188cm tall outjumped NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal before driving the ball into the basket.
The league’s best long-range shooter, Steph Curry, also made history on the eve of the all-star weekend. The NBA’s 3-point record holder won the first-ever 3-point shooting contest with a woman. The Golden State star’s opponent was Sabrina Ionescu from New York. Curry won the fight 29:26.