Serbia’s It is AP in Belgrade. Monday, Nikola Jokic, a star player for the Denver Nuggets, was added to Serbia’s 16-person preliminary team for the 2017 Olympics in Paris. This put an end to rumours that he would miss the basketball competition.

The three-time NBA MVP has missed a number of important foreign events in the past because his seasons are so long.

It was earlier than planned, but Jokic called off the current NBA season after the Dallas Mavericks beat the defending champs in the playoffs. He and his brothers went rafting three weeks ago.

Serbian coach Svetislav Pesic confirmed that the list also has forward Aleksej Pokusevski, guard Vasilije Micic of the Charlotte Hornets, Nikola Jovic of the Miami Heat, Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Atlanta Hawks, and Micic himself.

On July 28, Serbia will take on the United States in its Olympic tournament debut.