NBA Officially Investigates Jokic's Brother: G2 Punches Fan in Face He has been charged with violence
On April 23, Beijing time, according to the American media The Athletic, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic's brother Straszinga Jokic had a verbal altercation with a fan after the G2 game. The video that came to light showed Strasinga punching the fan in the face. The NBA confirmed to The Athletic that they are investigating Strasinga's clash with fans, the Nuggets have not commented on the matter, and it is understood that they are also investigating.
In the video, Strasinga and Jokic's other older brother, Nemanga, walk up to two men in the stands who are one row below them. Strasinga threw a right hand that hit the fan in the face. After the punch, there was a verbal altercation between the two sides, after which the fan walked towards the exit.
Jokic's wife, Natalia, was also there at the time of the clashes, holding Jokic's daughter in her arms and trying to stop the conflict from continuing. The identity of the attacked fan has not yet been determined, although some say he is a Lakers fan.
The NBA is well aware of the Jokic brothers' history of physical altercations in the arena and elsewhere, and the question now is whether the league will be forced to act. The Denver Police Department is also watching the incident, but so far no one has reported the victim.
On September 26, 2019, Strasinga-Jokic was arrested on suspicion of choking a woman by the neck and pushing her in a family dispute when he was charged by the Denver District Attorney's Office with second-degree assault and two misdemeanors. In February 2020, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanors and felonies of trespassing for obstruction of telephone service, and other charges have been dropped, according to the Denver Post.
The Jokic brothers also had a famous verbal altercation with NBA players Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris in November 2021. After Nikola Jokic was suspended for pushing Markieff (who was playing for the Heat at the time) for a one-game suspension, his brothers issued a stern warning on social media for tweets about Markieff and Marcus.
"You should keep the status quo and not openly threaten our brothers," the Twitter account "Brother Jokic" wrote, "Your brothers did the dirty thing first." If you want to take it a step further, trust us to be waiting for you! ”
Three months later, a video of Strasinga yelling at Suns players during a game against the Nuggets went viral. The Nuggets beat the Lakers 101-99 in G2, and Jamal Murray hit a buzzer-beating shot against a thick brow defense. Jokic had 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. The Nuggets took a 2-0 lead over the Lakers in the series.