as an introvert, nothing hits home more then my boy wanting to skip all the festivities and shmoozing to instead just go home lmao

This was just a side quest for Jokic

Kind of like how, when they just dribbled it out and Denver basically called the game, Jokic didn't start jumping around and celebrating. He immediately started congratulating the Miami players. Very class act.

Jokic is now probably my favorite NBA player. Man is so anti-NBA hype it’s amazing 😂

Wow, Stephen A. really nailed the mentality of Jokic being from a foreign country and having a true grasp of the truly important things in life. Well said. I suppose that's the value of having these amazing foreign stars that we currently do in our generation 👍

The city celebration is nice but he’s about to have a whole COUNTRY celebrating him. There’s a bit of a difference.

Jokic is 7footer from a small town in Serbia who loves horses who also just happens to be the Worlds best basketball player 😂 Gotta love this guy man

Here's the funny part being missed by most people. Game 7 was scheduled for Sunday, yet Jokic already had plans for flying back to Serbia for horse racing on Sunday.

Jokić is making me fall in love with basketball again.

What a legend of a human hahaha!!!! This dude just got a million bonus points in my book, it is always about the familia and being home to celebrate with the ones that truly matter!

This dude is great, love how humble he is

It's funny how we Americans are so trained to seek glory and fame that we can't understand when a person does what they do simply for the joy of doing it and getting better at it. We think the trophies and parades are the point of it all, meanwhile Jokic IS actually living in the moment, all the time, not in the future when he imagines everything will finally pay off. This is why we are perpetually unhappy. It's because we always imagine some future event or aquisition is going to finally make us happy. We persue happiness instead of slowing down, focusing on what's actually happening now, and being fulfilled by the present.

Dude has his priorities straight Win the chip, go celebrate with family and friends

Pat does a great Jokic “You telling horse?” 😂🤣😂

Can't wait to see all of the clips of his shenanigans once he gets back to Serbia😂

"Jokic got drafted during a Taco Bell commercial!!!" LMAOOO

“Why else are you doing this” To provide for his family back home lol, that’s why he wants to go see them because he’s here for them

He's been away from home and family for like 8 months and stuff in our country is going wild. I'd be getting back to my farm asap too.

Serbian values. Family, friends, time, health.

Bro same tho. Sleeping in your own bed has a different feel to it.

This was very entertaining and funny to watch, greetings from Serbia! Much love

He looked happiest celebrating with his brothers.

36 years of being a Nuggets fan has finally been as sweet as it could be. If Jokic wants to go home let him. He doesn’t need to be here for the parade he has earned that.

He cares. It means a ton to him. Look at his brothers. They were going nuts. He absolutely cares. He’s playing it cool. He also may have deeper ambitions. He and Malone are hungry.

The fact that Mr. Smith been on Team Jokic really validated his comeback. Dude knows basketball

I’m so happy Pat is covering my Denver Nuggets

Loved Stephen A.'s story about the brothers! They showed up alone to the stadium 😎

Jokic is an icon 😂

Some people, like Pat, don't understand what it is to be an introvert. He hates the attention. He will celebrate in private, with his family, friends, and teammates, when there are no strangers with cameras.

even after he won the MVP, he leaves the trophy on the table and just walks back behind the players. lol

Nikola Gump. "I'm tired. I think I'll go home now."

That was so funny when he said “I need to go home”

Those Eastern European dudes so grounded, gotta be the history

Jokic is like Ryu at the end of Street Fighter 2. Already onto the next challenge 😤

Joker is like.. my job is done... just let me go home😂😂

Jokic treats the playoffs as mandatory overtime 😂

Nice to see a superstar care more about his family and his animals than worrying about followers and an invitation to the met gala.

I got 2 little girls under 2, seeing Jokers face when he saw his daughter gave me a big smile, he just wanted her after all that she was reward enough for him 😊

"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up." - Ali

That’s why us in denver love him, so funny

This was just basketball, not life. Work hard, give it your all, do everything to win, have fun. Then move on. He probably enjoys the process as much as winning.

I just feel bad. I got stuck in Texas for just a couple of hours and I felt the same way 😭😭 I just wanna go home Maneee

He did what he's supposed to do now wants to chill and celebrate with his family that's what matters most for him

I wish I had some Yokic Brothers. They don't mess around.

He's not selfish like a lot of players he's a real human

He's grinding in the NBA to take care of his horses 😭

As a K.C. Chiefs fan, had to wait 50 yrs.! Big shout out to Denver and Nugs fans! Congratulations 🎉🎉!

He’s gonna have to go to two parades. One in Denver and one in Serbia.

If you watch the full video, Jokic was actually chugging that champaign bottle before he started shaking it. I think someone told him that he was supposed to spray it instead of drink it and he was like, "Nahh I don't want to waste alcohol".

This has officially made me a jokic fan

You saw Jokic and his face when he saw Monte Morris, pure love for a friend for a man, that's Jokic. In an interview in Serbian the other day, when they asked Jokic how he plays so easily, he stated that it just looks that way, that during the playoffs he got hit a lot, he fell or was knocked down the most times in his life and was simply tired from the long season. Jokic loves basketball, but it's a job where he gets kicked in the back and he wants to go home to Serbia, he wants to rest to find peace with people who love him and enjoy his horses, which are his exhaust valve from a busy season. Jokic is in Denver and will stay there, but his home is in Serbia, in Sombor. Denver will see how much it means to Jokic when he and other players bring another title next year, start preparations for next year's parade.

...he's like Clark Griswold at the Grand Canyon!🤣🤣🤣

I am from Montenegro,we are practically the same people,believe me he is happy and appreciate team,city,fans,country and ring,he work hard for it,help teammates,lead them but he just show that on the court,in the locker room,it's just another type of character,but as quiet as he is-try to play unfair or hit him on purpose you will feel the fury,it's not recommended to make him mad

I read Denver post article headline : "whether he likes it or not, Denver is Jokic's home for life" - I really thought that was heartwarming and actually a privilege, to be so loved and adopted by another country. Media in USA is so much better than in UK. I really like Jokic as a person as well. He is so low key, bless him.

Stephen A sounding like Mike Tyson here!!!

Jokic all business. Legend.

This is why he is one of my favorites. Okay, we did it. Let’s go.

One correction with Stephen A’s story is that the Heat were never mad at Jokic. They were mad at a Denver assistant who said something to Butler

i am almost a hundred percent sure Jokic will tear down the house in Serbia because his friends and family will xD

I officiated the wedding of Nemanja Jokic, Nikola’s brother. A small family affair with twelve adults and three children. This family loves each other and is very tight. Everyone heads to Sombor, Serbia and spends the summer together. I treasure the two-plus hours I spent around these folks, including their mom who didn’t speak English. Nikola was a wonderful uncle who had all three kids in his lap during the ceremony. He had to pass off the kids when I asked for the rings.😊

Waiting 3 full days to have the parade is pretty crazy. Should be within 48 hrs

Jokic has an awesome sense of humor and seems to be a pretty fun guy.

Loved your words about his legacy, Pat 💕

Joker was like, who wants to go to a work function? What a dude

Nice to see these type of segments for Jokic

the joker treats playing in the nba just as a day job and still the best player on earth

The Nuggets being an organic team and building their team over years shows how dangerous the Denver Nuggets are big & they may win back to back championship if they don't trade their players.I believe they might be a Dynasty in the making while we are witnessing

Thanks Pat and Stephen for showing Joker and the Nuggets respect. So many in the national media have been so dismissive of the Nuggets. I had to turn off the sound on the TV all through the play offs.

The world is starting to see Jokic for who he really is and I’m here for it.

Jokic makes Tim Duncan look like Dennis Rodman.

What a segment. Pat’s energy is so contagious. And say what you will about Stephen A… but he brings the goods.

I love Jokic and I should be hating this video..but no, I am laughing hard. Hahaha.. "No! I need to go home" with a sad face. Ahahaha!

Serbs are tough very tough

It’s American culture that makes people from other countries want to get the job done and then go home. I have lived in the US a few year with the same feeling. It’s hard to get really connected with America and that it’s normal you cannot force people to love the country.

I'm lovin' The Jokic Family!! Classy 👏

That’s why I love him. He ain’t flashy. Just get the job done and go home.

I love the story of the brothers stepping up for their bro

Jokic is the Kimi Raikonen of the NBA, love it

I feel for him being across the ocean for so long. He misses his family and friends, I get it.

I was in the army close to his born city of Sombor,people in that area of Serbia are well known as laid back,everything is flat,people are quiet and warm,they like to take care of home and land around it,appreciate family and friends,he prefers more to ride a horse than to shoot commercials,it's just who he is

The joker treats the NBA like his part-time, and still smokes everybody.😂

He wants to go homeeee

1:15 told them boys "No" lmaoo

Damn lol funny but real AF he doesn’t realize how many people are happy and a city is changed in big part to him but ya he deserves to go home and celebrate. Get it champ.

Fuckin love this guy. 😂

New best player in the NBA! No debate.

"who tells horse?!" hahahah

There's nothing wrong with this i prefer this European mentality that giannis,doncic and jokic have then the clowns morant and zion that's why europeans takeing over the nba

My college coach's dad is the all time wins leader for the Denver Nuggets. And he's a huge fan of the Joker. But I know Joker is huge in his country

Jokic is such a likable guy

I imagine the party when joker arrives in Serbia is going to be more wild than any of this.

Don't be surprised if he retires early and just disappears

Jok talking about his phone blowing up at the press conference was classic.

Jokic completing side quests

Closer to Tim Duncan...

I felt that *... NO...* The moment Jokic was the most happy was went his brother,wife and his daughter were on the court with him. He didn't care about the title, but he was happy because his family, his teammates, his brothers, his coaches, the owners. Jokic was happy because he was able to make every single person on that franchise,every single fan, every single family member happy. Jokic lives to make everyone smile and laugh. He's truly a beautiful human being that every single adult,kid,teenager needs to take as a idol. On a country full of violence,egos,anger,rage,madness. USA needs more people like Jokic. Jokic was happy for everyone involved on this project and seeing his brothers happy. He was celebrating people happiness, not winning a NBA Finals.

A true introvert. I can relate.

When you realize that Nikola is the skinny one of the Jokic brothers XD

Love It Pat The Pat McAfee Show Bro

I didn't know that Stephen A. talked with a lisp, but then again this is the first time I heard him not yelling like a mad man. Now I know why he yells so much