Nikola Jokic Set The Record For The Fastest Triple-Double In NBA History

When it comes to uniquely talented basketball players in Thursday night’s game between Denver and Milwaukee, the name that will pop into everyone’s mind first is Giannis Antetokounmpo. But while the Nuggets don’t have a player as freaky as Antetokounmpo, they do have Nikola Jokic, who is capable of doing some absurd stuff whenever he takes the floor.

Jokic has the scoring touch and rebounding ability you want out of a big man, and possesses a handful of other skills that are really fun. He can stretch the floor, and due to his court vision and passing ability, you cannot leave teammates open around him.

All of those thing came together on Thursday night, as Jokic recorded a triple-double against Milwaukee. This isn’t too crazy — he has four on the year — but what is insane is that Jokic did this faster than any other player in NBA history.

This was the first first half triple-double the NBA since last year, while Jokic became the first Nugget since the 1990s to record triple-doubls in back-to-back games.

The rebounding and scoring were both impressive, but the thing that makes Jokic so special is his passing. So let’s check out some of his passing highlights and laugh at how incredibly good this 6’10 dude is at finding teammates.

And like we said, Jokic can really stretch the floor.

Jokic is capable of putting up some silly box scores every now and then, but this one is especially ridiculous. He’s been great this year for a Nuggets team that has been playing without Paul Millsap since mid-November, and is a big reason why Denver has playoff aspirations right now.