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Michael Sykes

Nikola Jokic wanted to go home so badly after winning the NBA Finals and it was so relatable

Normally after winning the NBA Finals — or a championship of any kind, really — you’ll see players just become overwhelmed with emotion.

Sometimes it’s a quick pause as the player thinks about what they accomplished. Other times, it’s jumping up and down for joy in jubilation with teammates. Regardless, it’s a moment normally filled with a ton of emotion.

Not for Nikola Jokic, though. This dude was so incredibly chill after winning the Nuggets’ first championship in franchise history. It’s sort of inspirational.

RELATED: The Nuggets are rightfully early favorites to repeat as NBA champions.

In his first interview after winning the championship, Jokic was asked how it feels to be a champion. Because, you know, this is a pretty special moment in his career.

His response? “It’s good. The job is done, we can go home now.”

MY GUY IS READY TO CLOCK OUT OF WORK, Y’ALL.

He is truly one of us, man. This is easily the most relatable thing an elite athlete has ever done. Jokic is done with work. It is time to go home and be with his horses.

He doesn't even have time for the championship parade

Jokic is so done with all of this. He asked when the championship parade was and found out it was on Thursday.

He was disgusted by that.

To be fair to him, he’s got a horse race coming up!

And he's about to throw away his phone

Jokic checked his texts at the podium, too. Again, he was upset. There were just so many texts.

His solution wasn’t to respond to all of the congratulatory messages. It was to turn his phone off.

He has had enough, y’all.

Fans could relate

Everyone thought this was hilarious, but also everyone completely understood. It’s time to clock out, man.

 

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