{"id":208920,"date":"2026-05-01T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=208920"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:17:32","slug":"if-we-were-in-serbia-they-would-have-fired-us-all-nikola-jokic-reacted-to-the-denver-nuggets-elimination-in-the-first-round-of-the-playoffs-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/if-we-were-in-serbia-they-would-have-fired-us-all-nikola-jokic-reacted-to-the-denver-nuggets-elimination-in-the-first-round-of-the-playoffs-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;IF WE WERE IN SERBIA THEY WOULD HAVE FIRED US ALL&#8221;: Nikola Jokic reacted to the Denver Nuggets&#8217; elimination in the first round of the playoffs! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Denver Nuggets players have finished their season, and the team&#8217;s best player, Nikola Jokic, had an interesting comment on the occasion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denver lost on the road to the Minnesota Timberwolves with 110:98 and, with a total of 4:2 in victories, lost in the first round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the game, Jokic was asked a question about the future of coach David Adelman on the Nuggets&#8217; bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Jokic: \u201cWe just lost in the first round. I think we are far away.\u201d<br><br>Changes needed?<br><br>\u201cThat\u2019s not my decision. Definitely, if we were in Serbia, we would all be fired.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9JfZftejzt\">pic.twitter.com\/9JfZftejzt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyVslater\/status\/2050074363588677649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That is a question for the club owners. I know that if we were in Serbia, they would fire us all,&#8221; said Nikola Jokic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out that the players are responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He cannot rebound and score points. We players are exclusively to blame.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I want to be a Nugget forever&quot;<br><br>Nikola Jokic has no plans to leave Denver after the first round exist <br><br>THANK GOD<br>(via: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNVR_Nuggets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DNVR_Nuggets<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNec3ycTdp\">pic.twitter.com\/nNec3ycTdp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nuggets Lead (@NuggetsLead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NuggetsLead\/status\/2050083639770202554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems he has already decided where he will continue his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I want to be a Nugget forever,&#8221; Nikola Jokic concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/confession-of-a-serb-who-fought-in-vietnam-started-from-chicago-wounded-in-the-hell-of-the-jungle-received-a-medal-his-mother-saved-his-life-in-the-end-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CONFESSION OF A SERB WHO FOUGHT IN VIETNAM: Started from Chicago, wounded in the hell of the jungle, received a medal, his mother saved his life in the end! 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