There was Jokic, in skinny jeans and …

There was Jokic, in skinny jeans and bomber jacket, inside a gym in Belgrade, Serbia, looking like more like peak Kevin Garnett than a “fat little point guard,” as Jokic has described himself during his basketball-playing teenage years. Jokic was in Belgrade to pay tribute to his former pro coach in Serbia, Dejan Milojevic. At one point, Jokic, arguably Serbia’s second most-adored athlete, was photographed sitting next to its most admired, tennis star Novak Djokovic. You could be forgiven in that moment if you couldn’t correctly pick which Joker has been featured on the cover of Men’s Health magazine. Those images matched much of what I had been hearing, both publicly and privately, from those with knowledge of the star center’s workout and lifestyle approach since the NBA’s hiatus began 12 days into March. The results were impressive.