Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic is an NBA legend but was drafted during Taco Bell ad
Jokic is closing in on glory with DenverBut TV directors cut away when it was time for him to be drafted into the leagueWith a burrito horrifically rolled into a quesadillaDespite his meteoric record-breaking rise after entering the league in 2015, no one saw it coming, not even the Nuggets.He’s gone on to have an arguably more impactful career than the 40 players valued above him.
The frankly horrifying fast food ad – even by American standards – showed a burrito wrapped inside a quesadilla, earning it the name ‘The Quesarito’. And at the monstrosity was being wrapped in a less-than-appetising clip up popped the words ‘CURRENT SELECTION’ next to the Nuggets logo, and then Jokic’s name.Most read in Basketball
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