Nikola Jokic returns to action for Serbia for the first time since winning Olympic bronze in Paris, now leading the team’s preparations for EuroBasket 2025. | Photo: Facebook/FIBA
It’s business as usual for Nikola Jokic on the basketball court.
The three-time MVP dropped a near-triple-double outing as Serbia dominated Bosnia and Herzegovina, 126-89, in a tune-up match as part of the team’s EuroBasket 2025 build-up.
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— Košarkaški savez SRB (@KSSrbije) August 5, 2025
Jokic finished with 20 points, 19 rebounds, and nine dimes in a dominating performance for the reigning Olympic bronze medalists.
Nikola Jokic had a NEAR TRIPLE-DOUBLE in Serbia’s EuroBasket preparation game against Bosnia 🔥
Serbia won 126-89 💪
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) August 6, 2025
It marked the Denver Nuggets superstar’s first action with his home country since the Olympic Paris Games 2024, rejoining a core that also features Vasilije Micic, Nikola Kalinic, and Marko Guduric.
Filip Petrusev also fired 20 markers while Tristan Vukcevic chipped in 14 in the one-sided affair.
Meanwhile, Amar Alibegovic paced Bosnia and Herzegovina with 22 points, while Dzanan Musa contributed 21 and Aleksandar Lazic had 17.
Serbia jumped out to a 30–23 lead after the first quarter and widened the margin with a 34–16 second period, effectively putting the contest out of reach by halftime.
They will continue their preparations against Poland in another tune-up match tomorrow.
Serbia are drawn in Group A at EuroBasket 2025 alongside Latvia, Turkey, Czechia, Portugal, and Estonia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, meanwhile, joins defending champions Spain, Greece, Italy, Georgia, and host nation Cyprus in Group C.
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