for those of you who don't follow basketball, this guy is the best player in the world right now
#basketball#I LEARNED THIS LORE I LEARNED THIS LORE#DUE TO OUR STAR WARS CHAT MELTING DOWN INTO ESPN SPORTZONE#so jokic has been giving these vibes for his team's ENTIRE championship run up to and INCLUDING after the win#at the press conference afterwards (bear in mind he has just won the most PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE in all basketball)#he said to the reporter 'the job is done now we can go home 😐'#and then in the morning presser after someone asked if jokic was excited for the parade#he was like 'parade? when is parade? no no - i need to go home' and put his head in his hands#AND THEN THE PARADE HAPPENED AND THE TEAM WAS PLIED WITH COPIOUS CHAMPAGNE AND ADORATION OF DENVER POPULACE#jokic got on the mike after several Champagne (TM) applications#and said 'HELLO DENVER I KNOW I TOLD I DIDN'T WANT TO STAY ON PARADE BUT I FUCKING WANT TO STAY ON PARADE THIS IS THE BEST'#(yes that is a verbatim quote you can CHECK me on it)#that night the entire team went to a club and jokic got a round of this special plum vodka for the table#it apparently DESTROYED them all bc the next morning one of his teammates did an IG live from his hotel bed#it was super dark and you could see like half the poor dude's face smushed against the pillow#and he said in the most Sickly and Hungover Voice Imaginable#'i want you all to know...this is nikola's fault...he did this to me...#i'm never drinking again...it was that serbian shit...nikola did this to me...' (via @takiki16)
this narrative needs to be exposed to the world and not hidden in the tags. long live star wars espn sportzone chat.







