DeMarcus Cousins Reveals Shocking Moment Nuggets Star Nearly Walked Away from Basketball Forever
Today, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is one of the most vital players in the league, a future Hall of Famer, and arguably the best athlete in the NBA.
But there was a time when he was toying with the concept of hanging up his jersey for good.
According to DeMarcus Cousins, via Basketball Forever, Jokic thought about retiring from the league so he could go home and focus on other endeavors.
“When I was in Denver, our lockers were next to each other in the locker room. I don’t remember who had just signed an extension at the time, but I told him: ‘Your new contract is going to be insane!’ He told me: ‘Cuz, I might retire before that contract.’ I said: ‘You’re going to leave $300 million on the table? Are you crazy? Sign the contract and then get fat, become bad. Just don’t miss out on $300 million!’ Then he told me: ‘Cuz, I just want to go back to my hometown and chill with my horses.’ I told him: ‘Joke, those horses will be there. You’ll just buy more horses with $300 million,’” Cousins said.
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