Nikola Jokic corrects a reporter after a win: 'It's not my Christmas' / News - Basketnews.com

ESPN reporter wished Nikola Jokic Merry Christmas. Being from orthodox Serbia, the player corrected the journalist that it was not his Christmas.

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Nikola Jokic recorded a 41-point triple-double on Christmas night against the Phoenix Suns, which was the highest-scoring triple-double in Christmas games history.

Player of the Game EFF 54 Nikola Jokic Points 41 Accuracy 16-25 Rebounds 15 Assists 15

Talking after the match, the Joker admitted that it's cool to hold the record but didn't want to talk about himself.

"It's nice. It's just one game, everybody can have one good game," the player told.

Aaron Gordon delivered possibly the dunk of the year during the match. Asked whether his teammate should go back to competing in the dunk contest, Jokic didn't want Gordon to do anything that could possibly hurt him.

"He doesn't need to go there, we need him healthy," the center joked.

When the interview finished, the reporter wished Jokic Merry Christmas. The player immediately answered "It's not my Christmas', leaving the reporter momentarily confused.

Since Jokic is Serbian, the orthodox church celebrates Christmas by the older Julian calendar and not the Gregorian calendar that most of the western world is used to. For Serbians just like Jokic, it works out on January 7th instead of December 25th.

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