After posting his sixth triple-double in the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season and lifting the Denver Nuggets over the Indiana Pacers in Ball Arena on Saturday , Nikola Jokic confirmed avoiding discussions with referees and explained the reason.

“That’s my new thing this year. I’m not going to get stressed or yell at the refs or whatever,” said the 30-year-old Serbian center in a postgame press conference.

“I talked to them really respectfully, but I think it’s just that there’s no point to waste energy if they already called something,” added Jokic, rejecting a question on whether he was previously excessive, “You just try to control what you can control.”

Over nine appearances so far, Jokic has averaged 25.2 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 11.9 assists per contest, with Lithuanian reserve Jo

See Full Page