>People with the Nuggets, including Jokic’s teammates, say Jokic has attempted to maintain a steady professionalism in the days since Milojevic’s death, even as the loss has been hard on him. It shows in that Jokic has declined to speak to media after both games. Instead, he has let his play do the talking: In Boston and Washington, the Serbian center averaged 38 points on 69% shooting from the field and 76% true shooting. Denver’s consecutive wins have been two of his best individual performances of the season.
>“That’s greatness,” teammate and friend Aaron Gordon said. “… I know he’s going through a hard time. I just want him to know that he’s appreciated for going through it, and (that) he knows we’ve got him in tough times. He’s just — he’s great. He’s great.”
>“We’re all there for him,” Michael Porter Jr. told The Denver Post. “Definitely trying to be there for him, and he handles it in his own way.”
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>“Amazing. You could feel it,” Jamal Murray said that night when asked about Jokic playing through grief. “Obviously not just here, but the whole organization. The whole league. (Milojevic) is well-known, and you just want to play for him. You want to play with his spirit lingering above you. … You just try to play your heart out and know that this could end at any time.”
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>“He hasn’t shown it,” Jackson told The Post. “He’s dealing with it in his own way, but the guy is the ultimate professional. He’s trying to take care of business. So, hats off to him. But just praying for him.”
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>People with the Nuggets, including Jokic’s teammates, say Jokic has attempted to maintain a steady professionalism in the days since Milojevic’s death, even as the loss has been hard on him. It shows in that Jokic has declined to speak to media after both games. Instead, he has let his play do the talking: In Boston and Washington, the Serbian center averaged 38 points on 69% shooting from the field and 76% true shooting. Denver’s consecutive wins have been two of his best individual performances of the season.
>“That’s greatness,” teammate and friend Aaron Gordon said. “… I know he’s going through a hard time. I just want him to know that he’s appreciated for going through it, and (that) he knows we’ve got him in tough times. He’s just — he’s great. He’s great.”
>“We’re all there for him,” Michael Porter Jr. told The Denver Post. “Definitely trying to be there for him, and he handles it in his own way.”
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>“Amazing. You could feel it,” Jamal Murray said that night when asked about Jokic playing through grief. “Obviously not just here, but the whole organization. The whole league. (Milojevic) is well-known, and you just want to play for him. You want to play with his spirit lingering above you. … You just try to play your heart out and know that this could end at any time.”
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>“He hasn’t shown it,” Jackson told The Post. “He’s dealing with it in his own way, but the guy is the ultimate professional. He’s trying to take care of business. So, hats off to him. But just praying for him.”
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