After 3 Days of IVs, Jokic Still Logged 8 and 8
Very sick. Multiple IVs, including game day. Eight points, eight boards in Pesaro. Serbia 76, Italy 64. Group J is 6-2.
Photo: NBA.com. Official Nikola Jokic headshot.
Same clip, two rooms: the bar and the front office. You watched eight points and eight boards in Pesaro and wondered what was off before the presser explained it.
After three days of illness and multiple IVs, including game day, Nikola Jokic still logged 8 points and 8 rebounds in Serbia’s 76–64 win over Italy.
The line was quiet on purpose. Global Sports Archive has him for 23:51 — 1-of-4 from the field, 0-of-2 from three, 6-of-7 at the line, two offensive boards, six defensive, one steal, three turnovers. Aleksa Avramović dropped 20. Marko Gudurić added 19. Serbia closed the fourth 19–10 at Vitrifrigo Arena and moved to 6–2 in Group J. Italy fell to 5–3. After the final, Serbia coach Dušan Alimpijević said his captain had been very, very sick for three days, took IVs including that day, refused to leave the team, came to play, and never complained.
Action: BasketNews / FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers, Italy vs Serbia, Pesaro, Aug. 31, 2026.
Do not invent a virus name. The wire stops at very sick and the IVs. Denver will watch the recovery into camp. The Take is what 8 and 8 looks like when the tank is empty and the captain still checks in. Avramović and Gudurić carried the scoring while No. 15 stayed on the floor. Serbia’s next window is November. Ball Arena is October. Same body, two calendars.
Sources
- Eurohoops: Alimpijevic on Jokic: "He was very sick for the last three days" — three days very sick, IV, refused to leave; 8/8; Serbia 76–64; Group J 6–2 / Italy 5–3
- Eurohoops: Jokic scores 8 points but Guduric and Avramovic lead Serbia past Italy — Avramović 20, Gudurić 19, Q4 19–10
- FIBA: Jokic, Serbia pass Italian test in Pesaro — coach IV line; Jokic quotes; Avramović/Gudurić 4 threes each
- Global Sports Archive: Italy vs Serbia box — Jokic 23:51 / 8 PTS / 8 REB / 1 AST, venue Pesaro
- ClutchPoints: Nikola Jokic going through illness amid FIBA duties — multiple IVs including today
- NBA.com: Nikola Jokic — official headshot
- BasketNews game still — Jokic drive, Serbia vs Italy Pesaro
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