Overview
- Jokić, 43, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing and petty offense disorderly conduct on Oct. 10, receiving 12 months of supervised probation.
- The incident occurred at Denver’s Ball Arena on April 22, 2024, shortly after the Nuggets’ Game 2 win over the Lakers, and a viral clip showed a fan being punched.
- Prosecutors had initially filed a third-degree assault charge in July 2024, but the case was resolved to lesser offenses, with the judge warning that any probation violation could lead to jail.
- The fan, identified as Nicholas Meyer, has a separate civil lawsuit alleging a concussion, facial cuts and bruises, and a deviated septum.
- Police records say Jokić told officers he believed he was defending an older man, and court files show he previously completed a deferred sentence in a 2019 Denver case.