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NBA RE-WRITTEN: Serbian Sensation MERCILESSLY DESTROYS Sacred American Record. Are Our Legends NO LONGER SAFE? Jokić, the Denver Nuggets’ passing wizard, didn’t just break a record—he ERASED the legacy of Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a cold-blooded assist Thursday night, sparking a FEROCIOUS DEBATE about the soul of the sport.
In a SHOCKING and historic move, the 30-year-old center officially surpassed Abdul-Jabbar’s 5,660 career assists, a record that stood as a monument to American basketball dominance for DECADES. This isn’t just a statistic; it’s a SYMBOLIC OVERTHROW by a European star who is fundamentally CHANGING what we believe a center can do.
Critics are FURIOUS, blasting the “participation trophy” era of analytics that glorifies stat-padding. “He’s making a MOCKERY of the greats!” one Hall of Famer was quoted as saying. Meanwhile, Jokić casually notched his 13th triple-double of the season with 23 points, 13 assists, and 11 rebounds, averaging a triple-double for the YEAR—a feat of such absurd dominance it questions the COMPETITIVE INTEGRITY of the entire league.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić, right, looks to pass the ball under pressure from Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. in the first half in Denver, Colo., Dec. 18, 2025. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
The implications are TERRIFYING for the NBA’s old guard. With Jokić leading the 20-6 Nuggets on a six-game win streak, his UNPRECEDENTED playmaking is not just winning games—it’s systematically DISMANTLING the very definitions of basketball greatness that have been preached for generations. Is this evolution, or the final NAIL IN THE COFFIN for traditional American basketball prowess?
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić, left, looks to pass the ball as Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze, front right, and guard Noah Penda defend in the first half in Denver, Colo., Dec. 18, 2025. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
The league is now forced to confront a DISTURBING truth: its most unbreakable records are not just falling, they are being handed to a man who prioritizes passing over posterizing dunks, questioning everything we’ve been taught to celebrate. The game you loved is GONE, and a silent, methodical foreign giant is holding its corpse.
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