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The Jokic brothers heckled Jack Nicholson courtside after the Nuggets beat the Lakers

You may remember The Jokic Brothers from a skirmish with the Suns.

The Nuggets defeated the Lakers on Saturday night and after the game, Denver superstar Nikola Jokic celebrated with his family.

Jokic finished the game with 24 points, six rebounds, eight assists and one steal to secure a 3-0 series lead over Los Angeles. Following the victory, Jokic was met by his two older brothers, Nemanja and Strahinja.

Nemanja and Strahinja are very involved in Nikola’s career and were even part of the negotiations when Jokic signed an extension with the Nuggets in 2022.

You may remember the Jokic brothers (and their shared Twitter account) from a near skirmish against the Suns in June 2021 and potential beef with the Heat in November 2021.

After briefly connecting with the Denver superstar following another dominant performance, the Jokic brothers reportedly shared some trash talk with the fans while in Los Angeles.

According to Altittude’s Vic Lombardi, that included an exchange with Lakers superfan and world-famous actor Jack Nicholson — who has been attending games in Los Angeles again after an extended hiatus.

The back-and-forth was captured on video and it was quite a scene.

Nikola’s middle brother, Nemanja, was seen wearing a replica Jokic jersey with black-and-white zebra print pants. He gave a thumbs up to Nicholson (like the recent meme) as the actor walked by their seats.

As the video continued, you can hear Strahinja yell “See you next year!” and “bye bye!” as the actor left the arena.

The two brothers then pounded each other’s fists as they soaked in Denver’s huge victory in Los Angeles. It would have been quite a sequence to watch unfold if you were nearby.

If the Nuggets and Heat both advance to the NBA Finals, and the Jokic brothers decide to attend in Miami, tensions may be high.

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Jack Nicholson giving the crowd a thumbs up at Lakers-Nuggets immediately became a meme

Jack Nicholson inspired a hilarious meme at Lakers-Nuggets Game 3 on Saturday.

Oscar-winning actor Jack Nicholson is one of the most well-known Los Angeles Lakers fans, and he was once again courtside for Saturday night’s Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.

While the Lakers were down 2-0 to the Denver Nuggets ahead of Saturday’s game, Nicholson still showed up courtside to give his beloved team the support they undoubtedly needed from the home crowd.

When the ESPN camera found Nicholson at the game, he threw up a thumbs up while the lower third underneath him just said “Jack.”

Nicholson’s hair was a bit all over the place during the on-camera appearance, but it didn’t stop him from giving the crowd a chipper thumbs up to cheer on the Lakers.

As you can imagine, the priceless image of Nicholson instantly became a meme you’re likely to see fill your Twitter feed for days to come.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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LOOK: Jack Nicholson at Lakers games through the years

Jack Nicholson has been a familiar sight for Los Angeles Lakers fans for several decades, thanks to his attendance at the team’s home games. The celebrated actor, known for his roles in iconic films such as The Shining, Chinatown, and Tim Burton‘s Batman, recently returned to the Crypto.com Arena for the first time since the team’s home opener last season.

Take a look at some of the photos of Nicholson over the years showing support for his beloved Lakers.

Watch: LeBron James embraces Jack Nicholson before Lakers’ Game 6 win

Jack was back at Crypto.com Arena to watch the Lakers’ Game 6 win, and he shared a touching moment with LeBron James.

Countless celebrities attend Los Angeles Lakers games, especially during the playoffs, and they have been doing so since at least the Showtime era. Long ago, it became the cool thing for celebrities to do in L.A., much like the popular kids in high school attending an A-list party thrown by a classmate on a Saturday night.

Some believe a good number of these famous people aren’t true basketball fans and that they go to Lakers games just to be seen or to discuss deals during the contest. But one famous actor has been a die-hard Lakers fan since the 1970s.

Actor Jack Nicholson, a three-time Academy Award winner, had been a fixture at home games, to the point where he is almost as well-known for being a fan as he is for films such as “The Shining” and “Terms of Endearment.”

The 86-year-old has conspicuously been absent from games since the beginning of last season amid rumors that his health is failing. But he showed up for Game 6 against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday in his usual courtside perch, and he shared a touching embrace with LeBron James prior to the tip.

With the “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” star in attendance, the Lakers made the Grizzlies go cuckoo by delivering a 125-85 beat down to advance to the Western Conference semifinals for only the second time since the Kobe Bryant era.

With the Purple and Gold poised for a deep playoff run and Nicholson back where he belongs at Crypto.com Arena, it’s starting to feel like the good old days in the City of Angels.

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7 photos of Jack Nicholson courtside for Lakers’ first-round win vs. Grizzlies

Jack Nicholson was back for the Lakers’ Game 6 win.

Several stars showed up Friday night for the Los Angeles Lakers’ 125-85 Game 6 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

Adele, Dr. Dre and Larry David were among them as the Lakers also took the series, 4-2. But one person in particular stood out.

For the first time in nearly two years, Jack Nicholson was in attendance, sitting courtside at crypto.com Arena with his son, as the Associated Press noted. The 86-year-old actor has been a Lakers season ticket holder since 1970, according to ESPN, but hadn’t been in his seat since October 2021.

Here are seven photos of Nicholson from Friday’s Lakers game:

The National Basketball Association is …

The National Basketball Association is offering virtual courtside seats on Meta’s $299 Oculus Quest 2 devices. The headsets were one of the most popular Christmas gifts in 2021, showing that people seem to be more willing than ever to give virtual reality a try. And businesses are trying to keep your eyeballs on their content by creating VR versions of their apps and games. The NBA experience is free and available on Meta’s Horizon Venues platform, which is a free software download for the Oculus headset. People appear as digital avatars, sort of like cartoon versions of their real selves, and watch an NBA game from a courtside perspective. It’s not Jack Nicholson’s Los Angeles Lakers seat at Crypto.com Arena or Spike Lee’s seat at Madison Square Garden, but it almost replicates the real thing.

Like basketball fans worldwide, Eric …

Like basketball fans worldwide, Eric Piatkowski watched “The Last Dance,” a 10-part mini-series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. With each episode, Piatkowski was reminded of his NBA career, which spanned 14 years. The University of Nebraska graduate made his NBA debut 1994 with the Los Angeles Clippers. “My rookie year, we had the worst record in the NBA,” Piatkowski said. “We were averaging about 2,500 people per game. Everyone said ‘Wait until the Bulls come to town.’ Every star in town is there and there are flashbulbs going off. I’m like, ‘Man, this is amazing.’” Piatkowski remembers seeing several celebrities courtside for his first Bulls vs. Clippers game, including Tiger Woods, Denzel Washington, and Jack Nicholson. Piatkowski adds that prior to the game, his wife and family members were taking pictures with celebrities courtside.