Nikola Jokić will never change his mind about the NBA All-Star Game

The NBA just had its most competitive All-Star Game in years. Victor Wembanyama was the spark. Anthony Edwards took that motivation and ran with it. But as most of the NBA's best players increased their effort in the exhibition, Nikola Jokić was nowhere to be found. The Denver Nuggets star played the first few minutes of Game 1 of the round-robin tournament. Then, later, he was seen palling around on the bench with his fellow careless buddy, Luka Dončić, for the rest of the affair. The optics are undeniable. While almost everyone else of Jokić's stature did more than screw around on Sunday, the three-time league MVP in his prime was content to be a bystander. Woof. Given his global profile...