Denver Nuggets star, an avid horse racing fan, visits stables and racetracks: every stop is a photo opportunity with fans, from the NBA to the Emilia-Romagna tour, pursuing his passion for horses. It’s been a strange summer for Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star who was named MVP of the 2020/21 season a few weeks ago. The Serbian forward, born in 1995, has been vacationing in Italy for a few days, and this week, in particular, he spent time in Ferrara.
Emilian TourOn social media, photos of Jokic shopping at the supermarket or sharing them with fans when they stop in the city and during his tour stops are becoming a hot topic. The basketball player, currently considered the strongest in the world, did not limit himself to the city of Este, but also decided to take advantage of this opportunity to visit other places in the region, because of his passion for horse riding. In recent days, the athlete nicknamed “The Joker” visited Zenzalino, in the Ferrara area, to the stables where the legendary horse Varenne was born, then went to Noceto, in the province of Parma, to meet Alessandro Gocciadoro, considered the best horse trainer in Italy.
Horse Passion. There, Jokic (who as a child even thought about giving up basketball to devote himself to horse riding) was also able to meet Bengurion Jet, the horse considered the heir to Varenne. Then, a new stop on the champion’s regional tour appeared at the Ippodromo del Savio in Cesena, where he was once again recognized by many fans and easily took a souvenir photo with the basketball star, who in the next few months could sign a huge contract extension with the Nuggets worth more than $ 240 million, setting a new record in NBA history.
