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How did Nikola Jokic get all those scratches on his arms? “He gets fouled a (expletive) ton”

Want to know how the Joker got those scars?

They occupy his arms in clusters, usually three or four at a time, at any given moment within the NBA season. Raw, bloody scratches materialize across a biceps, triceps or forearm during Nuggets games, sometimes from an obvious culprit, other times seemingly out of nowhere. They attract his famously ambivalent gaze, occasionally evoking just a hint of surprise because not even he knows how to diagnose them every time this happens.

“Most of the time, it’s random,” Nikola Jokic told The Denver Post. “You never know what’s gonna happen.