Serbia's Nikola Jokic (C) holds his daughter Ognjena after the pre-Olimpic friendly basketball game between Serbia and Greece at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade on July 22, 2024. After winning three MVP titles and one NBA championship, Nikola Jokic stands on the threshold of securing eternal glory in Serbia if he can bring home an Olympic gold medal to the basketball-mad country. Jokic's return to international competition comes a year after he skipped the Basketball World Cup in the Philippines, where Serbia finished second after a nail-biting 83-77 loss to Germany in the final. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP) / TO GO WITH A STORY by David Stout (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC/AFP via Getty Images)