Strahinja Jokic pleads guilty to trespassing and disorderly conduct

Strahinja Jokic, the older brother of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, pleaded guilty Friday to trespassing and disorderly conduct and was sentenced to one year of probation for his role in a widely shared altercation at Ball Arena during an April 2024 playoff game. The incident, captured on video and circulated widely online, showed Jokic punching a fan in the stands during the Nuggets’ Game 2 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on April 22, 2024.

Prosecutors had charged Jokic with third degree assault in July 2024 after the fan, identified as Nicholas Meyer, reported a concussion, cuts and bruises to his face, and a deviated septum in a subsequent civil lawsuit. Denver police and the National Basketball Association conducted investigations into the arena confrontation. Video footage shows Jokic climbing over a rail and striking a fan while another man identified as his brother Nemanja Jokic followed behind.

In court and in police statements, Jokic said he felt he had done nothing wrong and that he acted to defend an older man he said he had known for a long time. As part of the resolution reached Friday, prosecutors said Jokic pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing count...