Kristaps Porzingis admits that stopping Nikola Jokic will be nearly impossible ahead of Latvia’s crucial EuroBasket 2025 clash with Serbia.
After Latvia narrowly won 72-70 over Estonia in EuroBasket 2025, Atlanta Hawks big man Kristaps Porzingis turned his focus to the next challenge: facing Serbia, led by Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic.
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
Position: C
Age: 30
Height: 208 cm
Weight: 111 kg
Birth place: Sombor, Serbia
Porzingis has faced Jokic 14 times in the NBA and spoke honestly about the difficulty of containing one of the league’s most versatile stars.
"It's not possible [to contain Jokic]. I don't think so. You know, this guy is a mastermind of basketball, you know, so we'll do our best for sure. We'll do our best," he said during a post-game conference.
"We'll try, you know, to make it as difficult as we can for him, but we have a great challenge. We have a great opportunity also, you know, and that's it. We're going to leave it all out there and try, you know, to fight with this guy."
Latvia, now 1-1 in the group, will clash with Serbia next, looking to build on their momentum from the tight victory over Estonia. Estonia will take on Czechia in their next game.
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