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Nikola Jokic Went to McGillin’s After Sixers Game
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Lost the game but picked the right bar. Win or lose they all hang out @McGillins.
L-R: Val, Rene, Nikola Jokic, Jake, Griffin
“The Joker” is considered one of the greatest players and centers of all time and we were delighted to host him at Philly’s oldest bar. pic.twitter.com/CFhXmTb0d8
— McGillin’s (@McGillins) January 17, 2024
This is cool. An NBA Champ and 2x MVP taking pictures with staff after a road game.
Jokic seems like a solid dude. He’s not out here running around with Kardashians and driving fancy cars. He’s spoken in the past about how he’s not in it for the fame, or the popularity, or anything like that.
He said this in an ESPN story from a few weeks ago:
(Jokic) also shared what his life would ideally look like after basketball.
“To not have [a] phone, I think that’s another big goal of mine. … To live in the moment like you said, like being a normal person,” Jokic said. “Like go drink with your buddy or go have lunch or go play with the kid or go ride horses and nobody’s going to make a big deal of that.”
He’s kind like Joel Embiid in that sense. Joel is a homebody, just happy to stay lowkey and play video games and all of that. The two best basketball players in the world are a lot more similar than they are different, at least off the court.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com