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All Details about Nikola Jokic Family: NBA Star Shares His Love for Basketball with His Siblings
When it comes to describing the world of basketball inside the NBA leagues, all true fans may have heard the Serbian name of Nikola Jokic. He is “The Joker” of the Denver Nuggets and a monster playing in the offense. He is the recipient of the MVP Award and the first center player who got this award in a long time.
In 2014, he was selected for the NBA draft, but the real deal came in 2015 when he signed a contract with Denver Nuggets. He showed great results with a then-best-season game of 23 points.
Date of birth: February 19, 1995
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Nikola is a five-time NBA All-star and is a winner of the Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons. In July 2021 he extended his $264 million contract with the Nuggets that made him get one of the richest deals.
Looks appealing? Then let’s keep reading about his identity from the family side and take a look at his brotherhood story.
Nikola Jokic parents
Branislaw Jokic (father)
Date of birth: unknown
Branislaw who is a Sombor city native citizen was working as an agriculture engineer. As it was not easy to provide for the family and they were living in the little apartment, he was the best support to the children and his wife.
As Nikola leads a more private life, he never announced more details about his parents.
Name Unknown (mother)
Date of birth: unknown
Unfortunately to the NBA fandom, the name of Nikola’s mom is kept away from the public. Probably he wants to keep his mother away from media discussions. Let’s respect the decision of privacy.
In her marriage with Branislaw, she gave birth to three sons who got an interest in basketball.
Nikola Jokic siblings
Strahinja Jokic (brother)
Date of birth: 1982 (the exact date is unknown)
Strahinja is the oldest son in the Jokic family and was the first one to step into the professional basketball arena. He developed a love for sports in early years when three of them were competing with a ball.
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He is 7 feet tall with a muscular complexity. It is known he was playing basketball in Europe for many years. Yet, he is single and often visits his family.
He once was noticed in the scandal, when he was arrested in Denver for assault. According to resources, he tried to choke a woman who was drunk and talked about her previous dating experience. He faced charges from Denver police for the assault and obstruction to call the police.
Nemanja Jokic (brother)
Date of birth: August 26, 1984
Nemanja is the middle child in their family and was interested in basketball till his graduation from the University of Detroit Mercy, where he was studying business administration. He played for the Detroit Titans’ Men Basketball team.
But his love to basketball didn’t grow into something bigger than just a hobby. Later he shifted his interest to practicing mixed martial arts.
He shares a great bond with his brothers and attends all of Nikola’s matches.
Nikola Jokic wife
Natalija Macesic (wife)
Date of birth: unknown
Marriage duration: October 24, 2020 – present
Natalija was born in Sombor, where she took her primary studies. Natalija and Nikola started their story by getting to know each other in high school and were a great support in career development.
The couple got married in the native town of Sombor in a private church ceremony. They planned to get married earlier in June 2020, but due to Nikola’s tight NBA schedule, they had to postpone it.
Natalija is working as a psychologist, but her name came into the spotlight only after her marriage to the NBA star. She was studying in Denver at the Metropolitan State University, where in 2018 she got a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Nikola Jokic children
Ognjena Jokic (daughter)
Date of birth: September 2021
In a year of marriage, the happy couple welcomed their daughter named Ognjena. Although parents don’t share too much information about the little toddler, the baby already got her piece of fame.
