Source: Serbia’s Jokic to skip FIBA World Cup

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Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will not play for the Serbian national team in the upcoming FIBA World Cup as he rests from Denver’s extended postseason run, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Jokic is coming off a season in which he played 89 total games, including the playoffs, to help the Nuggets win the franchise’s first NBA title. Since the 2019-20 season, the two-time MVP has played a total of 288 regular-season games, which ranks ninth in the league over that span.

Jokic has played for the Serbian national team three times since entering the NBA — during the 2016 and 2019 FIBA World Cups and most recently last summer for Eurobasket.

This year’s World Cup tips off on August 25 and will be played across the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. The tournament will produce seven berths for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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