“He’s a trainer, he’s a driver, really good friend of mine, really good guy that I learned a lot — who helped my stable a lot,” Nikola Jokic said.
SALT LAKE CITY — A few Thursdays ago, Nikola Jokic’s head hit the bed at 4:30 a.m. By 6:30, he was standing in Tim Tetrick’s driveway, knocking on his door, eager to get their day started.
In the car together for four hours, there was nothing to do but converse. Naturally, Tetrick, who banters with Jokic like an honorary brother, wanted to talk hoops. But Jokic, consumed with his first love, didn’t stray from the day’s mission. “I always tease him,” Tetrick said. “‘What, you can’t dunk? You’re seven feet. Just dunk the ball.’ He’s like, ‘I just do those cool finger rolls.’”Their relationship started innocuously enough in 2021 when Jokic was on the hunt for fellow horsemen. One of his closest associates, Alessandro Gocciadoro, fulfilled some need, but he’s an elite harness racer in Italy.
Driver Tim Tetrick, left, and trainer LindaToscano celebrate after their horse Market Share won the Hambletonian trotting race at Meadowlands Race Track in East Rutherford, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. “I said, ‘Do you want to go to a farm and train some horses?” Tetrick said. “He goes, ‘Yes!” Later that night, the two ventured to Meadowlands racetrack. When Tetrick asked Jokic if he wanted to grab something to eat in the grandstands, Jokic demurred.
Even in his happy place, Jokic still couldn’t shake the celebrity of who he is: the two-time MVP signed autographs, shook hands and took pictures with anyone who asked. As polite as he was, Jokic still managed to inject his biting humor into the paddock. While huddled around Tetrick and a handful of his fellow drivers, Jokic made himself at home.That night, the starters for the All-Star Game were announced. Prior to the unveiling, Jokic acted as if he wasn’t going to be named a starter.
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