An updated has been provided on the man who was punched by Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s brother, Strahinja, on Monday night during the Nuggets Game 2 playoff victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Ball Arena in Denver.
According to a spokesperson for the Denver Police Department, they have successfully located the individual whom Strahinja punched in the face Monday night.
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As of Thursday morning, the Denver Police Department stated that they have been in contact with the fan, according to TMZ Sports.
The identity of the person has not been revealed and it is currently unknown if he is going to press charges.
“At this point,” the spokesperson said, “the investigation is still ongoing and no arrests have been made.”
The NBA was reportedly investigating the situation, but it seems like the elder Jokic is in the clear for now.
Following the incident, Strahinja Jokic’s criminal history re-emerged as he was previously arrested for assault back in 2019 when he was 37 years old.
This from the New York Post back in October of 2019:
The brother of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was arrested for choking a woman and refusing to let her leave an apartment after she told him about a former flame, authorities said.
Strahinja Jokic, the 37-year-old older brother of the 7-foot Serbian native, was busted Thursday after a woman told police he shoved her during an argument and wouldn’t let her leave a Denver apartment, according to a probable cause statement obtained by the Denver Post.
Jokic, who had been drinking, allegedly grabbed the woman and choked her after she went to the apartment’s balcony to scream for help. Jokic also threatened to choke the woman “until she fell asleep,” police said.
The alleged attack happened after the woman told Jokic about someone she had previously dated, KUSA reported, citing the probable cause statement.
The unidentified woman tried to call cops but Jokic grabbed her phone, prompting her to go into a bedroom, where she was able to send a message to someone who called police, according to the document.
Jokic is now facing charges of second-degree assault, false imprisonment and obstruction of phone service, a spokeswoman for the Denver District Attorney’s Office told the Denver Post.
