Jokic, the two-time NBA MVP for the Denver Nuggets, wore a similar outfit and signature wrap-around striped scarf as “Gru.” It was a hit on social media, with the Nuggets posting, “going to play basketball or going to steal the moon?”
Jokic and the Nuggets opened their title defense against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
The outfit appeared to be a tease to his appearance in a promotion for “Despicable Me 4,” where he seeks therapy because the minions think he’s their boss.
In the trailer, Jokic sits on a couch in a suit while talking with a therapist. He explains how everyone thinks he looks like “Gru.”
“I thought I looked really good that day. I put on this beautiful suit that said, ‘I mean business,”‘ Jokic tells the therapist.
