Overview

• Jokic, 43, admitted to trespassing and disorderly conduct over an altercation captured on a short social video during the Nuggets–Lakers playoff game at Ball Arena on April 22, 2024.
• Judge Kerri Lombardi imposed one year of supervised probation after prosecutors accepted the plea to a misdemeanor trespass and a petty offense disorderly conduct charge.
• Investigators cited a roughly 15‑second clip showing a verbal exchange before a single punch, which police used to identify Jokic as the person who struck the fan.
• Nicholas Meyer, the fan who was punched, says he suffered a concussion, facial injuries, and a deviated septum and has a civil lawsuit pending, telling the court the incident left him fearful.
• Jokic told officers he acted to defend an older man, previously pleaded not guilty, and could face jail time if he violates probation; records note a 2019 Denver case that ended after a deferred sentence.