After Nikola Jokic was drafted by the Denver Nuggets within the 2014 NBA draft, he spent a month at P3 Utilized Sports activities Science in Santa Barbara.
Jokic recorded the bottom standing vertical leap of any NBA participant that they had ever assessed. Jokic’s 17 inch leap stays the bottom with over 1,000 gamers of their database.Â
Jokic was requested if he wished to order any court docket time whereas at P3 to work on his basketball sport.
“No, no,” Jokic replied. “No basketball. Basketball is sweet.”
Jokic then patted his abdomen.
“This” — his physique — “not so good,” Jokic responded.
No participant at P3 earlier than or since had not picked up a basketball throughout their time at their facility.
Jokic overhauled his eating regimen and eradicated a three-liters-a-day Coca-Cola behavior.Â
