Why So Serious?

Mike Singer

ISBN 10: 0063396807 / ISBN 13: 9780063396807

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, US, 2025

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A revealing, intimate biography of basketball savant and enigmatic NBA superstar Nikola Jokic, filled with news-breaking interviews and deep reporting from Mike Singer, the Nuggets' former beat writer for the Denver Post.Why So Serious takes readers on Nikola Jokic's long, strange, and incredibly unlikely journey to becoming the heartbeat of the champion Denver Nuggets and the best basketball player on the planet. As he traces Jokic's transformation from his humble beginnings in Sombor, Serbia, sports journalist Mike Singer captures the witty irreverence, unparalleled competitiveness, and slight mischievousness of the MVP fondly known as "The Joker."Behind his veiled public persona, who really is Nikola Jokic Filled with exclusive, sure-to-be-headline-making interviews, including unique insights from Jokic himself, Why So Serious delves deep into the soul of the mysterious center and reveals how the big man developed his relentless work ethic, exceptional court vision, and magical playing style that has redefined dominance in the NBA.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why So Serious?
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063396807
• ISBN 13: 9780063396807
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.24W x 2.82H x 22.86D centimeters 15.24 centimeters width by 2.82 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 492 grams

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Synopsis

“A deeply insightful and introspective look at arguably the best basketball player in the world.”—Jemele Hill

“This is a fantastic book. Mike Singer, through moments large and small, captures the unlikely journey of Nikola Jokic with detail and texture, and with a style that holds the reader’s attention and energy from start to finish.”—Bomani Jones

A revealing, intimate biography of basketball savant and enigmatic NBA superstar Nikola Jokic, filled with news-breaking interviews and deep reporting from Mike Singer, the Nuggets’ former beat writer for the Denver Post.

Why So Serious? takes readers on Nikola Jokic’s long, strange, and incredibly unlikely journey to becoming the heartbeat of the champion Denver Nuggets and the best basketball player on the planet. As he traces Jokic’s transformation from his humble beginnings in Sombor, Serbia, sports journalist Mike Singer captures the witty irreverence, unparalleled competitiveness, and slight mischievousness of the MVP fondly known as “The Joker.”

Behind his veiled public persona, who really is Nikola Jokic? Filled with exclusive, sure-to-be-headline-making interviews, including unique insights from Jokic himself, Why So Serious? delves deep into the soul of the mysterious center and reveals how the big man developed his relentless work ethic, exceptional court vision, and magical playing style that has redefined dominance in the NBA.

About the Author

Mike Singer covered the Nuggets and the NBA for the Denver Post from 2018 through their title run in 2023. Named the 2021 Colorado Sportswriter of the Year, Singer was the national NBA editor at USA Today before moving to Denver, where he, his wife, and daughter live.