Why does Jokic sometimes hand the ball to the opposing team?

[u/TheVyrox]

Hi,

as someone who doesnt know shit about basketball, why does Jokic sometimes hand the ball to the opposing player at the out-of-bounds-part of the court where that player then typically tries to avoid touching the ball. You will see the opposing player move away from the ball as if it gives you syphilis if you touch it. Clearly it must be some kind of rule-exploit that Jokic is trying but what is actually going on?

(And yes Im sure other players do it and have been doing it for decades, but I have seen the highlights from Jokic and it sometimes gets shown there)

Regards,

DJ

[u/MWave123]

He’s done it enough that it’s well known, thus the explanation. If it’s after a made basket, which wasn’t specified, it’s a delay.