Nikola Jokić might be holding a grudge against tacos. The broadcast of the 2014 NBA draft was infamously playing a Taco Bell commercial when the Denver Nuggets big man was selected with the 41st overall pick.

During the 2014 NBA draft, the Denver Nuggets picked Jokic 41st, but the announcement was made durign a commercial break. The only visual display of the moment was Jokic's name popping up at the bottom of the screen, an afterthought to Taco Bell unveiling their new product, the Quesarito.

There emerged two ways to evaluate the Nuggets’ loss on Saturday: Nikola Jokic’s perspective and the counter-notion that the Lakers just really wanted this one.

Nikola Jokić had the special indignity of not only being a bit of an unknown on draft night in 2014, but having his selection take place during the middle of a Taco Bell commercial on ESPN. And in

The Denver Nuggets are lucky to have Nikola Jokic on the team. Jokic has blossomed into one of the best players in the NBA during his 10 years in the pros. After all this time, he never forgot one moment from draft night during the 2014 NBA Draft.