The eye-watering six-figure sum Nikola Jokic spent on Rolexes for his Serbia teammates after winning Olympic bronze
Nikola Jokic spent an eye-popping, six-figure amount to make sure that all 11 players on Serbia's Olympic basketball team had a Rolex on their wrist after winning bronze.
The NBA MVP gifted a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona to each compatriot who played in Paris, earlier this summer, as a token of his appreciation to them, according to Blic.
The Serbian tabloid reported that the model costs around $32,500.
In total, Jokic dished out $357,000 to purchase the watches.
But NBA fans weren't necessarily impressed with Jokic's gesture, as some wondered why he didn't show any appreciation towards his teammates on the Denver Nuggets, with whom he won a championship with back in 2023.
Nikola Jokic splashed out a hefty sum, as a token of his appreciation to his Serbian teammates
The 29-year-old NBA center bought a Rolex Daytona Cosmograph to each of his 11 teammates
'Where's Jama Murray's and MPJ's watches,' asked a person on X, to which someone else replied: 'They make enough to buy their own.'
Another fan agreed that Jokic's teammates in Denver make 'fat NBA salaries so they don't need [gifts].'
Someone else claimed that Jokic's $357,000 purchase is 'like a penny to him.'
Much to the point of several fans, Jokic has made $198,124,795 off career earnings in the NBA, according to Sportrac.
NBA fans wondered why Jokic did not show any gratitude to his Nuggets after winning the title
The 29-year-old center is currently on five-year, $276,122,630 contract in Denver.
In 2024-25, Jokic will earn a base salary of $51,415,938, while carrying a cap hit of $51,415,938 and a dead cap value of $51,415,93.
He has a player option for the 2027-28 NBA season and can test free agency in 2028-29.
If he sees out his deal, Jokic will have earned $426,640,075 in career earnings, per Sprotrac.
