Sources: Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic – out since Nov. 10 due to personal reasons – will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Dallas Mavericks (10 pm ET, ESPN). Jokic and his partner welcomed a newborn son Thursday night.

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1. Congrats to him! Looks like tonight’s gonna be personal for him, Dad mode round 2. Mavs get ready for the LIGHTNING

2. I USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THIS. But congrats Jokic on the new baby nugget 🖤

3. So project Jokic Jr. begins. Depending on his height we are either gonna get a GOAT jockey or a GOAT hooper.

4. Welcome back dad body Dad

5. Congratulate lakers fans on their new sibling

6. I had my money on Monte. Do we know the name?

7. So I’m sure he has a minute restriction of 39.9 minutes tn?

8. He’s back!

9. https://preview.redd.it/xcl4fhb0yj2e1.jpeg?width=614&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a922fc73bb3c395828f5e69098d44fcf63d24902

10. LFGGGGG

11. As a Mavs fan this terrifies me, especially without Luka.

    But with the Nuggets as my second team, good to see the Big Man back.

12. Yay! Excited for his family. 🥰

13. https://preview.redd.it/5p23sbulyj2e1.jpeg?width=972&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15f51d95b5a5f9592dfddc43cce02c5efbf26012

14. LETS GO BABY JOKER

15. Watch him drop a 30+ point triple double now

16. https://preview.redd.it/hly0azc4zj2e1.jpeg?width=294&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ed554ba48d629acfaee458d0d5a4cb8c952d7bf

17. Holy shit this kid’s gonna be good

18. lol people on twitter freaking out because Shams wrote “partner” instead of “wife”

19. I hope he stays on the nuggets until his son gets drafted onto the team as well

20. Yeah, BUT WHAT IS THE KID’S NAME????

21. Yes, I was starting to have withdrawls, thank you Jok, my triple double oversized faerie

22. LETS NUGGET!!!

23. Congrats man!!

24. Can the baby play backup Center

25. Wow!

26. We need to win by gobs! Gobs I tell you!

27. Great news all around. I thought for sure the birth was a while ago. Pretty quick turnaround for him

28. I’m so happy for him!!

29. Nikola and his wife should name their son:
    “Buduci Grumen Jokic” (use Google translate)

30. Congrats to Nikola and his wife!

31. Return of the Hero !!!

32. Jokic and his partner?
    You can say a wife , is not a forbidden word

33. https://preview.redd.it/t7ebg2213k2e1.jpeg?width=1746&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71d9b60242dfa845a100419133bb9be719fa6762

34. The closest thing to a parasocial relationship I’ll ever have. I’m very happy for the Jokic family and Jamal. Watching them since they were just becoming men and now they have families and all the money in the world and we have a championship. Basketball is dope.

35. All Star Weekend?

36. Out due to “personsal reasons” yet says the reason

37. Better see some double dad strength on display tonight. 👶💪

38. I had each of my kids a year before Joker. I’m sure this means something