WATCH: Novak Djokovic flexes immaculate basketball skills while he focuses on time away from tennis

Novak Djokovic flaunts his impeccable basketball skills days after withdrawing from the Miami Open.

WATCH: Novak Djokovic flexes immaculate basketball skills while he focuses on time away from tennis

Novak Djokovic (Image via: Imago/X)

In a recent viral video, Novak Djokovic was seen throwing an excellent shot into the net in the Los Angeles Lakers stadium. The Serbian had earlier attended the NBA game between Golden State Warriors and Lakers, taking pictures with Stephen Curry and Lebron James.

The 36-year-old Serbian looks to be in no worry despite his disappointing campaign in Indian Wells. The Serbian had just one win before losing to World No.123 Luca Nardi in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. However, leaving the California desert he found another court to honor his skills.

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The 24-time Grand Slam title winner was among the 18,000 spectators in the sold-out Crypto.com Arena on Sunday as Lebron James’ Lakers took on Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. Despite, James hitting 40 shots, his team lost at home to a slender 121-128 to the Warriors.

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Djokovic, who had subsequently revealed that he would be skipping the Miami Open because he wanted to spend more time with family, spent the evening with the Basketball stars as he gave James and Curry a signed racquet.

However, before leaving the Serbian decided to flaunt his skills, as he hit an excellent throw that left some witnesses in the arena dazzled

Novak Djokovic isn't just a legendary player.
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In addition, Djokovic has always been a basketball lover with many past videos showing the Serbian playing and just enjoying the game. He has also expressed his admiration for fellow countrymen Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic.

Novak Djokovic World No. 1 position in danger?

Despite Novak Djokovic withdrawing from the Miami Open, he will remain World No.1 till April. The Serbian, who had earlier made the announcement have not played the Miami tournament since 2019.

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic
L-R: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic (Images via ATP Tour)

By April, the Spanish star would have spent 420 weeks as No.1. Carlos Alcaraz has 640 points to claim if he wins the Miami Open and 400 points to defend for Jannik Sinner. While the Serbian leads with a 920 points gap. If Carlos Alcaraz wins Miami Open he will sit at No. 2 with 9,445 points while Djokovic will remain at No. 1 with 9,725 points.

However, the chase for the No. 1 spot will become really fun when the European clay swing kicks off in April. With Monte Carlo Masters to open the stage, Alcaraz may topple Djokovic but he will have to win his next two tournaments and hope the 36-year-old never reaches a semifinal.

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