Nikola Jokic's older brother, Strahinja, charged with assault after PUNCHING man at Denver Nuggets game in April

Nikola Jokic's brother Strahinja has been arrested aft punching a man successful nan look astatine a Denver Nuggets game. 

He was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and appeared successful Denver County Court connected Tuesday, according to records obtained by the Denver Post. 

The 41-year-old was caught connected camera astatine Ball Arena erstwhile he allegedly assaulted nan man during his brother's crippled against nan Los Angeles Lakers successful April.

Cops first learned astir nan heated altercation done a now-viral TikTok video that showed 'well-known family members of Denver Nuggets subordinate Nikola Jokic engaging successful an altercation pinch an unidentified instrumentality successful nan stands,' according to an apprehension affidavit for Strahinja. 

Strahinja and his relative Nemanja Jokic had a 'verbal exchange' pinch a instrumentality successful nan stands earlier he was knocked backwards by nan unit of Strahinja's punch. 

When nan man was interviewed by a Denver detective a fewer days later, he had cuts and bruising astir and nether his near eye.

He claimed nan battle he suffered astatine nan hands of a 'big feline pinch a mohawk' was unprovoked, and he was even diagnosed pinch a concussion.

According to nan affidavit, he 'initially didn't want to property charges against Strahinja Jokic because he was acrophobic of retaliation and concerned for his family's safety, but he changed his mind successful early May.'

When contacted by section police, Strahinja said he believed he had done thing incorrect because 'he was defending an older man whom he had known for a very agelong time.'

Strahinja will look successful tribunal again for an arraignment proceeding connected August 21. 

It was antecedently reported that the NBA was investigating the shocking incident, which flooded societal media and showed Nikola's woman Nataljia stood nearby, holding their young daughter. 

This isn't nan first clip Strahinja has been successful problem pinch constabulary for convulsive behavior. He was arrested successful 2019 for allegedly choking and pushing a woman. 

The Denver Post reported that Strahinja sewage convulsive erstwhile nan female tried to time off his flat and that he said he would choke her 'until she fell asleep'. He was besides alleged to person taken her telephone distant erstwhile she tried to telephone 911.

In February 2002, he pleaded blameworthy to a misdemeanor count of obstruction of telephone work and felony trespassing, while different charges were dropped. 

He sewage a deferred condemnation and was told nan charges would beryllium dropped arsenic agelong arsenic he didn't perpetrate different crime by February 3, 2022.

Meanwhile, Nikola raised eyebrows erstwhile he gave immoderate very candid quotes astir his  unusual upbringing pinch his older brother.

He told Sports Illustrated successful 2017 that Strahinja 'once held down my arms and threw knives each astir my head' aft refusing to climb a character pinch him. 

'That was a small crazy,' he added.