Annotation: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic may not love basketball, but that does not mean he is not extremely talented at playing the game. Jokic's true passion is horse racing, but the two-time NBA MVP is a focused and committed player whose game has grown in leaps and bounds since he entered the league in 2015 as a 20-year old rookie from Serbia. Not only did he become an All-Star player after four seasons, but in 2023 Jokic led Denver to an NBA championship. The multi-skilled big man can do it all, as his more than 140 career triple doubles attest. Each title in the Modern Legends of the Court series engages young readers with fun and