Nikola Jokic keeps a winning-streak shoe ritual, switching 361 Degrees colorways only after losses.
Denver Nuggets three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has a unique shoe ritual during the season. The Serbian superstar revealed that he keeps wearing the same shoes as long as the Nuggets are on a winning streak.
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
MIN: 34.85
PTS: 29.41 (67.41%)
REB: 12.11
As: 10.7
ST: 1.37
BL: 0.7
TO: 3.52
GM: 27
When Denver loses, he switches to a new colorway. Jokic currently wears shoes made by 361 Degrees, a Chinese manufacturer.
"I'm wearing the same shoes if it's a winning streak. When you lose, I'm changing the shoes no matter what," he said during 'The Joker II' presentation. "This year, we had a lot of wins. So, I'm wearing pretty much five or six different pairs since the season started."
Jokic signed with 361 Degrees back in 2023.
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Jokic seems to be a superstitious player. Before this shoe-changing routine, he had a different ritual: tying his wedding ring to his shoes.
The Nuggets leader married his wife, Natalija, in 2020. To bring the good luck of their marriage onto the court, he would attach the ring to his shoes before every game.
However, the practice ended in 2024 after he lost not one, but two rings.
This season, Jokic is putting up a triple-double average of 29.4 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 10.7 assists per game, making him one of the leading candidates for the MVP award once again.
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