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Nikola Jokic thought someone ‘stole’ his underwear after Nuggets’ loss to Timberwolves

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“Following the Nuggets’ 112-96 loss to the Timberwolves, the Serbian center thought a particularly important item of clothing had gone missing after getting out of the shower.”
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Multiple web search results report that following the 112-96 loss to the Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic mentioned a missing item of clothing after showering. The MSN result specifically mentions him thinking 'a particularly important item of clothing had gone missing.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Denver Nuggets season is the 50th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season marked the first since the 2014–15 season without Michael Malone as hea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Denver_Nuggets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikola Jokić ( YOH-kitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Jokić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nuggets–Timberwolves rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Following the relocation of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets–Timberwolves_rivalry
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““Someone stole my underwear,’’ Jokic said in the locker room, according to The Athletic.”
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Two distinct web search results directly quote or paraphrase Jokic stating, 'Someone stole my underwear,' in the locker room, citing The Athletic's reporting context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2022–23 season. The playoffs began on April 15 and concluded on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets winning the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026. The third edition of the in-season NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikola Jokić ( YOH-kitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Jokić
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“He shot just 8-of-22 from the field for 24 points — and committed four turnovers — as Minnesota moved to within one game of advancing to the Western Conference semifinals.”
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One web search result directly states that Jokic shot 8-of-22, scored 24 points, and committed four turnovers in the game where the Timberwolves won 112-96. While the exact context of the Timberwolves moving within one game of the semifinals is not independently confirmed by multiple sources, the core stats are corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Denver Nuggets season was the 48th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Nuggets entered the season as the defending NBA, Western Conference, and North…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Denver_Nuggets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikola Jokić ( YOH-kitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Jokić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nuggets–Timberwolves rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Following the relocation of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets–Timberwolves_rivalry
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“Through four games, Jokic has shot an uncharacteristic 39.1 percent from the field and 18.5 percent from three while scoring 25 points and coughing up four turnovers a contest.”
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The specific statistics (39.1% FG, 18.5% 3P over four games, 25 PPG, 4 TO) are presented together in one web search result. No other independent source corroborates this exact statistical summary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article provides three lists: A list of the top 25 National Basketball Association players by total career regular season triple-doubles recorded. A progressive list of regular season triple-doub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_triple-doub…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikola Jokić ( YOH-kitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Jokić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
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“His Game 4 also ended in ignominy as he was ejected following a skirmish with Jaden McDaniels and other Minnesota players.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Nikola Jokic was ejected following a confrontation/skirmish with Jaden McDaniels and other Minnesota players at the end of Game 4.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season. The playoffs began on April 20 and concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics winni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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“Jokic was angered after McDaniels scored a garbage-time layup in the final seconds of the game and caused a minor fracas when he raced to the other end of the court and shoved his opponent.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jokic became angry after McDaniels scored a garbage-time layup and subsequently caused a fracas, involving running across the court and shoving an opponent.
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web search NEUTRAL — The game ended with the ejections of Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Minnesota’s Julius Randle after Jokic became angry when Jaden McDaniels made a meaningless layup with 2.1 seconds remaining and confronte…
https://www.aol.com/articles/nuggets-falls-timberwolves-niko…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jokic was angered after McDaniels scored a garbage-time layup in the final seconds of the game and caused a minor fracas when he raced to the other end of the court and shoved his opponent. Minnesota’…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/sports/nikola-jokic-thought-so…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nikola Jokić and Julius Randle were ejected after Jaden McDaniels made a meaningless – and provocative – layup at the end of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ playoff victory over the Denver Nuggets on Satu…
https://d33gy59ovltp76.cloudfront.net/news/nikola-jokic-boil…
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“Minnesota’s Julius Randle was ejected from the contest, too.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Julius Randle of the Timberwolves was also ejected from the game following the altercation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The game ended with the ejections of Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle after Jokic became angry when Jaden McDaniels made a meaningless layup
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/sports/nuggets-falls-to-timber…
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web search NEUTRAL — Following the scuffle, Jokić and Timberwolves forward Julius Randle were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct, with 1.3 seconds remaining. Via ESPN's Anthony Slater, Jokić said postgame that he ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/nuggets-timberwolves-er…
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web search NEUTRAL — The NBA announced punishments for the game-ending altercation between the Nuggets and Timberwolves on Saturday. AAron Ontiveroz / Getty Images Nikola Jokić was fined $50,000, and Julius Randle ...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7231054/2026/04/26/nikola-j…
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“The Nuggets will look to stay alive on Monday night as they return to Denver for a pivotal Game 5.”
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While multiple sources provide schedules for the 2025-26 season, none of the retrieved search results confirm the specific detail that Game 5 is scheduled for 'Monday night' in Denver. The evidence only confirms the existence of a schedule.
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web search NEUTRAL — ESPN has the full 2025-26 Denver Nuggets Postseason NBA schedule. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all Nuggets games.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/den
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web search NEUTRAL — View the Denver Nuggets schedule for the 2025 NBA season. Find game opponents, dates and times, results and more.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DEN/denver-nuggets/sched…
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web search NEUTRAL — Denver Nuggets play at Ball Arena in Denver, CO. You can filter the above events to find home games by clicking the "Home & Away" button at the top of the page.
https://seatgeek.com/denver-nuggets-tickets

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