Any time Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic are on the court together, pranks will be played on each other. It started at All-Star weekends with Jokic pouring water on Doncic or Luka throwing a ball to knock one out of The Joker’s hands, among other things. The antics between the two MVP frontrunners have carried over into Goran Dragic’s retirement game, “The Night of the Dragon.”
While on the bench during a timeout, Jokic pulled his classic move of pouring his water on Doncic’s head, to which Doncic slightly overreacted. The two Eastern Europeans clearly have a close personal connection, which is why Dirk Nowitzki wants the two to team up in Dallas in the future.
“The Night of the Dragon” celebrates Goran Dragic’s 15-year NBA career and he brought out a lot of international stars to play the game, such as Doncic, Jokic, Luis Scola, and more. Nowitzki and Steve Nash were also in attendance as guests, even if they didn’t play in the game.
Dragic had a successful NBA career and was selected to the Miami Heat’s 2018 All-Star team. He participated in the 2017 Eurobasket Championship alongside Doncic, and their native Slovenia won the tournament for the first time ever. Despite never having played together, the two are among the few Slovenian players to have ever made it to the NBA.