The Denver Nuggets took home the NBA title for the first time in their franchise history in 2023. Nikola Jokic and his men put forward a dominant performance throughout the season and claimed the well-deserved title. Riding on the tradition, the team celebrated the ring distribution ceremony on their first home game. Everyone on the team received the ring on that day, except for a veteran player. However, weeks after the ceremony, the ex-player got his hands on the ring with an exclusive ceremony only for him.

The Nuggets played the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers at home. The repeat of the 2023 Western Conference Finals. Before the tip-off, the defending champions walked into the arena for the glittering ring distribution and witnessed the champion banner lifted up to the rafters. A few days after that, when a reporter asked Jokic about his ex-teammate’s absence, he had a hilarious response. Let’s find out more about it in detail.

Ex Nuggets star finally received his ring

It was 37-year-old veteran baller Jeff Green who had an exclusive ceremony to receive the ring. Following the championship year, Green moved to the Houston Rockets in his free agency. So the star’s ring ceremony was planned out during the Rocket’s visit to the Nuggets’ home.

Nikola Jokic hilariously refused to give the ring to Green when a reporter asked him about the exclusive event at a press conference.

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Ahead of the Friday night game at Ball Arena, the Nuggets organized the special event for Green, surrounded by the cheers of the rousing audience. A wholesome moment followed the event as the veteran’s ex-teammates swarmed him and celebrated the ring along with him.

Despite a change in team and an ongoing rivalry with the Rockets, the Nuggets players went ahead and celebrated Green’s heartwarming moment.

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Leaving the rivalry aside, let’s find out what Jokic said about Jeff Green.

Jokic turned out to be the naysayer

The conversations about Jeff Green’s ring ceremony began before the Rockets’ first visit to the Ball Arena. However, it didn’t work out during the first visit. Meanwhile, the reporters were on their duties to extract the players’ emotions surrounding it. When Jokic was asked to respond to the event, he had a hilarious response. He said, “He’s not getting it, he left us… so bye bye!” Even though Joker comically refused to give the ring, he was one of the players who ran to hug Green immediately after the ring ceremony.

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