Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic went viral for his low-key reaction to the franchise&#8217;s first-ever <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-shot-in-denver-as-city-celebrates-nba-finals-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a> title.
Just after his team clinched a 94-89 victory over the Miami Heat, the Serbian-born player appeared far more interested in returning to his home country than in joining in the traditional post-season celebrations.
When ESPN reporter Lisa Saulters approached Jokic court-side, asking how it felt to finally be an NBA champion after playing for eight seasons, he acknowledged that he was glad to have won, but made it clear that going home was top of mind.
&#8220;It&#8217;s good, it&#8217;s good,&#8221; he said of the feeling, but then quickly added, &#8220;But the job is done. We can go home now.&#8221;
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&quot;The job is done, we can go home now.&quot; 😅
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets complete the mission of bringing the 2022-23 NBA Championship to Denver! <a href="https://t.co/Af9nOROEfz">pic.twitter.com/Af9nOROEfz</a>
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The sentiment appeared to carry Jokic through another post-game interview, when a different reporter asked specifically about the upcoming championship parade.
&#8220;You said after the Lakers win, you said that you were surprised you didn&#8217;t feel more, so I&#8217;m curious what you are feeling right now, and if you&#8217;re looking forward to a parade coming up in Denver,&#8221; the reporter said.
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Jokić was asked if he&#39;s looking forward to the Championship parade.
&quot;No. I need to go home.&quot; 🤣 <a href="https://t.co/1ZkPSG6mFe">pic.twitter.com/1ZkPSG6mFe</a>
&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1668474750895620098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
Jokic turned away from the microphone and asked someone outside of the frame to tell him when the parade was supposed to be happening.
&#8220;Thursday,&#8221; someone said, and Jokic covered his face with his hand.
&#8220;No,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I need to go home.&#8221;
CBS sports personality Aaron West <a href="https://twitter.com/oeste/status/1668620635118120960">commented</a> on Jokic&#8217;s reaction, saying, &#8220;I know there are 17 million narratives around Jokic and his personality, but man I have never related more to &#8216;introverted man is tired from work, simply wishes to go home to family&#8217; lmao.&#8221;
Jokic revealed that he was in a hurry to return home to Sombor because, as he said, &#8220;On Sundays, I have my horse racing.&#8221;
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&quot;On Sundays, I have my horse racing&quot; ☠️
Even after being crowned champion, The Joker is only worried about one thing 🤣🏇 <a href="https://t.co/n3VmVZzk3I">pic.twitter.com/n3VmVZzk3I</a>
&mdash; NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1668478356957052928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
The 28-year-old reportedly <a href="https://people.com/nikola-jokic-father-convince-son-focus-basketball-not-horse-racing-7511514" target="_blank" rel="noopener">owns</a> six horses already, and has said that he plans to buy another following the championship.

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President Donald Trump told ABC News on Sunday that the United States might not stay on the sidelines if the conflict between Israel and Iran continues or even escalates.
Trump spoke with ABC&#8217;s Rachel Scott about the ongoing hostilities between the two Middle Eastern nations, and he made it clear that while the had been no U.S. involvement thus far, he was not ruling out the possibility that there could be at some point.
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President Trump said that the U.S. is not involved in Israel&#8217;s military strikes but &#8220;it&#8217;s possible we could get involved.&#8221;
In an interview with ABC News&#8217; Rachel Scott, Trump said he&#8217;s open to Russian President Putin serving as a mediator in the conflict. <a href="https://t.co/6rsWtdlz2n">https://t.co/6rsWtdlz2n</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZqbYqSRvgz">pic.twitter.com/ZqbYqSRvgz</a>
— ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1934293346626748657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
ABC News published highlights from the interview on Sunday, noting that Trump had also signaled openness to Russian President Vladimir Putin serving as a mediator in negotiations.
When asked whether Iran had been given a deadline regarding when they must be at the table to negotiate, Trump said there was none. &#8220;No, there&#8217;s no deadline. But they are talking. They&#8217;d like to make a deal. They&#8217;re talking. They continue to talk. Something like this had to happen because I think even from both sides, but something like this had to happen. They want to talk, and they will be talking &#8230; May have forced a deal to go quicker, actually.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re not involved in it,&#8221; he said of the ongoing conflict. &#8220;It&#8217;s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved.&#8221;
The president then said that Putin had pitched the idea that he could serve as a moderator between Israel and Iran, and Trump said the idea was at least worth considering.
&#8220;I would be open to it. He is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We talked about this more than his situation. This is something I believe is going to get resolved.&#8221;
Trump reported a day earlier that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-reports-on-birthday-call-from-russias-putin-says-ukraine-talks-will-continue-next-week">Putin had called</a> to wish him a happy birthday on Saturday, but that they had also spoken at length about Israel and Iran at the time.

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President Donald Trump issued a statement on Sunday morning calling for Iran and Israel to &#8220;make a deal&#8221; that would put an end to the hostilities between the two Middle eastern nations. Both the United States and Israel have been adamant that any such deal cannot include an Iran that continues to pursue nuclear capabilities.
Trump issued the statement — in which he said such a deal could &#8220;MAKE THE MIDDLE EAST GREAT AGAIN&#8221; — in a post to his Truth Social platform.
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&#8220;Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal, just like I got India and Pakistan to make, in that case by using TRADE with the United States to bring reason, cohesion, and sanity into the talks with two excellent leaders who were able to quickly make a decision and STOP!&#8221; Trump began, referencing the recent exchange of missile fire between Pakistan and India.
&#8220;Also, during my first term, Serbia and Kosovo were going at it hot and heavy, as they have for many decades, and this long time conflict was ready to break out into WAR,&#8221; Trump continued, before taking a jab at former President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration. &#8220;I stopped it (Biden has hurt the longer term prospects with some very stupid decisions, but I will fix it, again!).&#8221;
Trump went on to mention tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia and his administration&#8217;s efforts to keep those tensions from escalating into greater conflict. &#8220;Another case is Egypt and Ethiopia, and their fight over a massive dam that is having an effect on the magnificent Nile River. There is peace, at least for now, because of my intervention, and it will stay that way!&#8221;
Likewise, we will have PEACE, soon, between Israel and Iran!&#8221; the president pivoted back to the issue at hand. &#8220;Many calls and meetings now taking place. I do a lot, and never get credit for anything, but that’s OK, the PEOPLE understand. MAKE THE MIDDLE EAST GREAT AGAIN!&#8221;

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As President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — along with others in the administration — joined together to celebrate the U.S. Army&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-comes-out-as-pro-parade-as-trump-celebrates-armys-250th-birthday">250th birthday</a> on Saturday, several at MSNBC appeared to struggle with the fact that the overall vibe on the ground was less fraught and more fun.
Host Chris Hayes compared the scene to typical Trump rallies — which he claimed could be &#8220;very tense&#8221; and sometimes had a &#8220;dark, malevolent energy&#8221; — and then seemed genuinely surprised to note that the scene playing out at the National Mall had a very different feel.
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Over at MSNBC, they&#8217;re almost SHOCKED the celebration of the U.S. Army&#8217;s 250th birthday isn&#8217;t &#8220;tense&#8221; and doesn&#8217;t have &#8220;dark, malevolent energy.&#8221;
These people&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/ZO0fxWohsI">pic.twitter.com/ZO0fxWohsI</a>
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1934045299359580548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;One thing I will say — I want to go back to you, Ali, again, when we talk about the sort of tension in the country,&#8221; Hayes began. &#8220;And sometimes, you know, you and I have both been at Trump rallies, those can be, you know, very tense, a kind of — I would say a kind of dark, malevolent energy sometimes in them. Not always, but it doesn&#8217;t seem like that&#8217;s the energy on the Mall today, which I think is a good sign, right?&#8221;
&#8220;Correct,&#8221; Ali Velshi — who was on location — replied. &#8220;You&#8217;re — you&#8217;re really correct about that, Chris, and it&#8217;s something that we — that we were watching for. I&#8217;m just sort of surprised by the number of people who were at the front of the parade watching, cheering, and then would come and ask to take a selfie.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a very different mood here,&#8221; Velshi continued. &#8220;People seem to be going out of their way to say that they&#8217;re here to celebrate the Army&#8217;s 250th birthday.&#8221;
He said he&#8217;d seen one guy carrying a sign that said, &#8220;TRUMP 2028,&#8221; but that most people were not bringing politics into the celebration.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not dark. It&#8217;s not tense,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s different.&#8221;

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Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines announced on Saturday that she and her husband Louis Barker were expecting their first child — a girl — due in September.
Gaines shared a photo of herself standing with Barker and one of her horses as she held up an ultrasound photo of the baby. &#8220;Surprise! Baby GIRL coming in September,&#8221; she posted, adding several baby-themed emojis. &#8220;God is so good all the time.&#8221;
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Surprise! Baby GIRL coming in September.🤰🏼🩷🍼👶🏼
God is so good all the time. <a href="https://t.co/sPHphLmF6M">pic.twitter.com/sPHphLmF6M</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1934100085312528754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
A fierce advocate for young girls and women — particularly in athletics — Gaines said she believed it was &#8220;providential&#8221; that she&#8217;d soon be bringing a young girl into the world.
&#8220;There&#8217;s something so special and providential about having a little girl,&#8221; Gaines said. &#8220;She&#8217;s everything I&#8217;ve been fighting for &amp; the little girl we&#8217;ve prayed over for years 🩷 praise God!&#8221;
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There&#8217;s something so special and providential about having a little girl.
She&#8217;s everything I&#8217;ve been fighting for &amp; the little girl we&#8217;ve prayed over for years 🩷 praise God! <a href="https://t.co/nU2Mcecwc0">https://t.co/nU2Mcecwc0</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1934105972601139699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
Gaines spoke about the pregnancy — and her daughter — during her appearance at the Young Women&#8217;s Leadership Summit as well.
&#8220;I feel this baby, this young girl kicking around in my stomach when I’m lying down to sleep at night. I see the baby’s tiny little hands, her tiny little feet on the ultrasound. I listen to her heartbeat ever since that first eight-week appointment,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And guess what? It&#8217;s just like yours and it&#8217;s just like mine.&#8221;
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“I feel this baby, this young girl kicking around in my stomach when I’m lying down to sleep at night. I see the baby’s tiny little hands, her tiny little feet on the ultrasound. I listen to her heartbeat” <a href="https://t.co/uYU4BNXcju">pic.twitter.com/uYU4BNXcju</a>
— Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) <a href="https://twitter.com/annamlulis/status/1934008355686613267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw added a subtle change to his Pride Night cap, printing &#8220;GEN 9:12-16&#8221; next to the rainbow-colored team logo.
Leading Report (@leadingreport) shared the news via X along with a photo of Kershaw&#8217;s cap and the text of the verses the pitcher was referencing — verses that reference God&#8217;s promise to Noah, when He sent the rainbow as a sign that He would never again destroy the earth with a flood.
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BREAKING: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw wrote “Genesis 9:12-16” on his ‘pride’ hat.
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 
13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and… <a href="https://t.co/mPU94lYPxk">pic.twitter.com/mPU94lYPxk</a>
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeadingReport/status/1934018900221423971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;BREAKING: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw wrote &#8216;Genesis 9:12-16&#8242; on his ‘pride’ hat. 12 And God said, &#8216;This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.&#8217; Genesis 9:12-16 ESV,&#8221; the post read.
Kershaw, a Christian, also <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dodgers-clayton-kershaw-displays-bible-passage-hat-during-pride-night">spoke out</a> in 2023 when the team planned to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a group of &#8220;queer and trans nuns&#8221; who combine drag and religious imagery — by announcing the team&#8217;s faith and family night early.
&#8220;I think we were always going to do Christian Faith Day this year, but I think the timing of our announcement was sped up,&#8221; Kershaw said. &#8220;Picking a date and doing those different things was part of it as well. Yes, it was in response to the highlighting of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence [by the Dodgers].&#8221;
Kershaw said at the time that his objection was specifically to the Sisters and that he did not plan to boycott Pride Night, &#8220;I don’t agree with making fun of other people’s religions. It has nothing to do with anything other than that. I just don’t think that, no matter what religion you are, you should make fun of somebody else’s religion. So, that’s something that I definitely don’t agree with.&#8221;

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Masked protesters have reportedly attempted to surround a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Seattle, carrying shields and waiting outside while ICE agents and a number of detained illegal aliens remain inside.
&#8220;This is the current scene outside the ICE Seattle field office. Antifa militants have surrounded the building with blockades. Several illegal migrants are detained inside and anti-ICE activists are attempting to prevent ICE agents from transporting them out of the facility,&#8221; The Post Millennial&#8217;s Katie Daviscourt posted, sharing video that showed protesters — some of whom wore keffiyehs in addition to their face masks — using &#8220;No Parking&#8221; signs to set up a perimeter around the building.
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This is the current scene outside the ICE Seattle field office. Antifa militants have surrounded the building with blockades.
Several illegal migrants are detained inside and anti-ICE activists are attempting to prevent ICE agents from transporting them out of the facility. <a href="https://t.co/KswmnQH4pu">pic.twitter.com/KswmnQH4pu</a>
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1933997522223309265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
A short time later, she posted a follow-up: &#8220;Breaking: Federal and local police deploy tear gas, crowd control munitions on Antifa anti-ICE rioters outside ICE Seattle field office in Tukwila. Several arrests have been made.&#8221;
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I took a dose of tear gas but I am fine!!
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1934017178141147194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;I took a dose of tear gas but I am fine!!&#8221; Daviscourt added.
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ICE used the ensuing confusion to move several vehicles carrying the detained illegal aliens out of the building, much to the obvious dismay of the protesters.
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Watch the moment ICE <a href="https://twitter.com/EROSeattle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EROSeattle</a> escapes with detained migrants after federal and local police advanced on Antifa anti-ICE riot barricades. <a href="https://t.co/xjGRCCe6vG">pic.twitter.com/xjGRCCe6vG</a>
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1934022845543370826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
The protesters responded by turning their attacks on nearby police vehicles.
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Antifa militants attack police vehicles after federal and local authorities dismantled their blockades outside ICE Seattle field office.
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— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1934028624233132354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Antifa just jumped a military veteran who tried to help us after we were assaulted. Someone stopped in the road and let us pile into their car. We are gone,&#8221; Brandi Kruse posted.
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Antifa just jumped a military veteran who tried to help us after we were assaulted. Someone stopped in the road and let us pile into their car. We are gone. <a href="https://t.co/WrSN1VHGQS">pic.twitter.com/WrSN1VHGQS</a>
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1934029233380380937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
As Daviscourt reported a short time later, protesters put the blockade back up after police took it down. &#8220;Update — Immediately after DHS and local police dismantled the blockades outside the ICE Seattle field office, anti-ICE Antifa militants put them back up.&#8221;
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There’s about 60 black bloc Antifa still down at the ICE Seattle field office.
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1934047828554428755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;There’s about 60 black bloc Antifa still down at the ICE Seattle field office,&#8221; she added.
Seattle has already been rocked by days of protests and riots much like those that erupted in Los Angeles over ICE agents conducting raids and detaining a number of illegals there as well.

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