Jokic overcome with emotion after bringing silver medal to Serbia
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The people of Sombor, Serbia are proud of hometown boy Nikola Jokic, who helped the Serbian men's Olympic team capture a silver medal in Rio.
The 21-year-old big man recently stood in front of his countrymen donning the Serbian jersey, and received a hero's welcome from supporters.
Jokic was clearly moved by the reception, becoming visibly emotional as the fans applauded and cheered his name.
In eight tournament games, Jokic averaged 9.1 points on 50 percent shooting, along with six rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.5 steals. He had six points and four rebounds in a 96-66 loss to the United States in the gold-medal game.
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