Trail Blazers' first-round pick Yang Hansen has already made clear his love for Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Just a few weeks ago, in fact, he said that if he ever got the chance to meet his idol, the first thing he'd ask him would be for a picture and an autograph.
Well, on Tuesday evening, we found out whether Jokic would oblige his No. 1 fan and purported not-so-mini-me should said opportunity arise. And the short answer there is yes ... but with a catch.
"He's good. I think I'm happy [that] when he gets in his prime, I'm gonna be out of the league, probably," quipped a smiling Jokic, in a video shared by the NBA. (The center had just finished watching a clip of Yang's aforementioned request.) "Yeah, he's talented, he's talented. We can have a picture or whatever he wants, [but] only if he"—and this is where the answer gets good—"plays bad against me."
"Let's say that I destroy him and I score a lot of points, then yes," the Joker, true to his name, continued. "If he [does that to me], no."
Watch that fun moment below:
There’s just one catch… Nikola Jokić reacts to seeing @Hans15Y’s request! pic.twitter.com/qP2MkOiNI3
— NBA (@NBA) July 23, 2025
Alright, Yang ... you know what to do.
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