For the people with overweight, being skinny might be a dream, but its a reality for NBA player Nikola Jokic. Yeah, the NBA player had made everyone shocked by his body transformation on 11 June 2020, when he returned for the practice for Denver Nuggets.
The President of basketball operations Tim Connelly also mentioned that Nikola, known for his amorphously mountainous shape, looked like a new man when he returned from the quarantine session. Nikola has a towering height of 7 feet (2.13 meters).
Tim mentioned:
"He's beach-ready. He has abs. He showed up in great shape. He's sitting there. He sent me a picture. No shirt on. He's got abs. I've never seen him have abs before."
Likewise, the pictures and videos of the Serbian basketball maestro have surfaced in the media in recent times. It shows that he has been doing some workout stuff that has made him skinny during his quarantine time.
When he attended the event in Belgrade, he looked like a GQ model.
Nikola Jokic before and after (Right to left) (©: Twitter/Sports Center)
The Serbian basketball player's weight loss journey, however, had already started from early 2020.
Back in February 2020, Nikola mentioned he lost 20-25 pounds weight during the 2019/20 season. And it was the result of his strict diet regimen, training, and workouts. Before the lockdown session, he averaged 25.5 points, ten rebounds, and 7.2 assists on 64 percent shooting in the season.
However, weight loss appears as not a favorite one for the NBA player. Speaking to ESPN, Nikola mentioned:
'To be honest, I like to be a little bit heavier like how I am right now. I was lighter than this, say 15 pounds. But I didn't feel right. Because the guys are pushing me, I was not that heavy; I was light. I just needed a little bit more weight to keep up with those guys.'
Nevertheless, the body transformation that Nikola went through might be a positive side for Denver Nuggets. Only the thing is the weight has never been an issue for the Serbian professional basketball since the start of his career.
The upcoming seasons will be based on his skills and training, but we hope his slim body will be a plus-point to his gaming and playing tactics.