The legend, which is not so much a legend, tells that as a boy he wanted to give himself to horse racing, because that was his true passion. But then, luckily for him and for the lovers of the wedge ball, he turned towards basketball, a national sport in his Serbia, and definitely with excellent results. That’s why in these days to see Nikola Jokic, the Serbian ace of the Denver Nuggets, elected mvp of the last NBA season, among the streets of the center of Ferrara, the land that for horse lovers is the one that gave birth to the multi-titled Varenne, the largest specimen trotter …
The legend, which is not so much a legend, tells that as a boy he wanted to give himself to horse racing, because that was his true passion. But then, luckily for him and for the lovers of the wedge ball, he turned towards basketball, a national sport in his Serbia, and definitely with excellent results.
Here’s why to see these days Nikola Jokic, the Serbian ace of the Denver Nuggets, elected mvp of the last NBA season, among the streets of the center of Ferrara, the land that for horse lovers is the birthplace of the multi-titled Varenne, the greatest specimen trotter of all time, may not seem so strange.
There have been no confirmations from the insiders of some of the best-known farms in the province, but in these cases confidentiality is essential and Jokic, who in recent days was also in Noceto, in the Parma area, for the same reason, sought to be seen with the dropper, although not quite succeeding.
Immediately in the shadow of the Estense Castle, word of mouth and photos on social media began to travel very quickly on Monday evening, when the Serbian champion (who luckily for Italbasket defected the Belgrade pre-Olympic) began to appear in photos on the various pages social media of basketball fans. Very few selfies, the player is notoriously very reserved and made it clear that he was not willing to give too much attention, but it was really impossible not to notice, even if the look was more that of a normal boy of his age, compared to that. of an athlete who earns $ 30 million a year.
Stayed with his father and other friends, five in all, in the very central Hotel Annunziata, where it seems he will remain until tomorrow morning, these days he is pulling the plug from the ball into wedges to devote himself to his first love, which for almost six months as a boy he tried to crown, before a provident dad, who had understood very well the sporting qualities of Nikola, managed to bring him back to the parquet giving the start to an extraordinary career in the world of basketball that counts.
Today the famous “Joker“, as they call him in the NBA for his excellent technique, he is content to keep his passion as an owner, and between the United States and Serbia he seems to have more than one specimen. In short, it was the passion of all time that moved him to Ferrara, not basketball reasons nor friends from Ferrara, and the many Este fans had nothing left but to joke on social media, making fun of possible reinforcements from the East for coach Spiro Leka’s Top Secret.
None of this of course, the MVP is doing great in the NBA and Denver will enjoy it for a long time to come. Ferrara is satisfied with having hosted him a few days, even if perhaps a little more availability towards his many fans, who have also sought a very short contact for an unforgettable selfie, would not have been unwelcome.
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