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DENVER — Nikola Jokic arrived in character for a first-round playoff game Saturday night. That character was "Gru," the protagonist from the "Despicable Me" movies. Jokic, the two-time NBA MVP for the Denver Nuggets, wore the same pants and signature wrap-around striped scarf as "Gru." It was a hit on social media, with the Nuggets posting, "going to play basketball or going to steal the moon?" Jokic and the Nuggets opened their title defense against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
