Strahinja Jokic was originally charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after a video went viral on social media that appeared to show him punching a man in the face courtside at Denver’s Ball Arena during an April 2024 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers fan who was punched, Nicholas Meyer, suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises on his face and a deviated septum, he claimed in a subsequent lawsuit.

Denver Post

This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Strahinja Jokic was originally charged with …

Reporting by HoopsHype / Hoops Hype

USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect