NBA Fans React To Nikola Jokic Receiving Big Offseason News on Monday

The Denver Nuggets are widely considered major offseason winners following key acquisitions including Cam Johnson, Bruce Brown, Jonas Valančiūnas, and Tim Hardaway Jr., significantly bolstering their roster depth to compete at the highest level.

Despite the team improvements, the Nuggets' ultimate success remains heavily reliant on superstar Nikola Jokić. The three-time MVP, who narrowly missed a fourth award, has been balancing personal time (including supporting his horses) with basketball activities this offseason.

Serbia officially announced Nikola Jokić's inclusion on its EuroBasket roster for the tournament running from August 27th to September 14th. This sets the stage for Jokić to compete against other NBA MVPs like Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

News of Jokić's participation sparked significant fan reactions on social media. Key sentiments included widespread concern about potential injury ("Don't get hurt. Don't get hurt. Don't get hurt"), confidence in Serbia's team strength ("Lowkey Serbia got a squad"), dismissal of narratives about Jokić disliking basketball crowds ("he doesnt like basketball crowd is shaking"), predictions of a gold medal ("ye we goin gold"), and observations that international play often strengthens him ("Jokić spends the summer with Serbia and comes back to the Nuggets even stronger. Every time").

Jokić will be joined on the Serbian national team by several other NBA players, including Nikola Topic (Thunder), Bogdan Bogdanović (Clippers), and Nikola Jović (Heat).