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Nikola Jokić looked incredibly content on the court at Ball Arena on Monday night.
After the buzzer rang out to end Game 5 of the NBA Finals, giving the Denver Nuggets their first championship, Jokić took his time. With very little emotion on his face, he shook the hands of every single Miami Heat player before whipping out his trademark golf clap.
Then, still calm as ever, he delivered a very simple line to ESPN’s Lisa Salters.
“It’s good. The job is done, we can go home now,” he said, chuckling.
Jokić’s wife, daughter, brothers and entire family were overcome with emotions almost instantly. Eventually, Jokić got to celebrate with them and coach Michael Malone on the floor. His brothers even started tossing Malone up into the air.
Jokić, a two-time league MVP, was named the NBA Finals MVP.
There’s no doubt that he deserved it, either. Jokić had 28 points and 16 rebounds in their 94-89 win in Game 5 on Monday, which closed out the series 4-1. He averaged 30.2 points, 14 rebounds and 7.2 assists in the NBA Finals and had 10 triple-doubles in the playoffs. Jokić also led the playoffs with 600 points, 269 rebounds and 190 assists, something that’s never been done before in league history.
As simple as it was, Jokić was spot on with his assessment. The job the former second-round draft pick from Serbia set out to do is done.
He’s an NBA champion.
But most importantly, he needs to get home as soon as possible.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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