Following their loss to the Sixers on Tuesday, a few Denver Nuggets players felt they couldn’t leave town without enjoying a drink or two at one of Philadelphia’s most iconic drinking establishments.

According to McGillin’s Olde Ale House, Nuggets center and two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic visited the establishment late Tuesday night. While he was there, “The Joker” took a drink, went to “wing night,” and got thrilled when a particular song came on the jukebox.

“Athletes, like everyone else, enjoy a fun bar with a friendly atmosphere and a good beer list,” said Christopher Mullins Jr., who co-owns McGillin’s with his parents. “Whether they’re Philadelphia athletes or from other teams, they know we’re authentic, it is going to be a nice crowd and they’ll be respected here.”

According to Mullins, Tuesday night was calm at McGillin’s until Denver guard Collin Gillespie, a Montgomery County native and former Villanova University star, arrived about midnight wearing Nuggets sweatpants. Gillespie asked staff if he could put some tables closer, and Jokic sat at the second table with “about 8 guys,” some wearing Nuggets apparel and one wearing a Jokic shirt, although it was unclear to staff whether his companions worked for the organization.

McGillin’s server, Jake McGuigan, claimed Jokic ordered a Bud Light and wings, which was a good pick given the bar’s 50-cent wing night. He further stated that Jokic and his companions “all went crazy” when “The Joker” by Steve Miller Band played on the pub’s TouchTunes jukebox. Staff were unsure whether Jokic’s friends paid for the music to play or if they were simply pleased to hear it.

Jokic, 28, is noted for his modest demeanor, dry sense of humor, and enthusiasm for horse racing and training. He is one of the NBA’s top players, but he has admitted that he dislikes being renowned. Despite his quiet nature and his team’s loss, Jokic maintained a positive attitude when dealing with McGillin’s personnel and customers.

“(Jokic) was nice about taking photos and shaking hands with other guests at the bar,” she claimed. “He tried to pick up the check for all the guys (he was sitting with) but someone had already paid so he left a generous tip.”

Jokic joins a lengthy list of prominent patrons, including Philly favorites Jason Kelce, Donovan McNabb, Ryan Howard, and Eric Lindros, who have frequented Philadelphia’s oldest continually functioning bar over the years. Jokic, at 6-foot-11, literally stands out from the crowd.

When asked if the bar staff examined Jokic’s ID, the McGillin’s X (previously Twitter) account said, “Really, we just wanted to check his height on his ID.” “Probably the tallest person to enter McGillin’s in 164 years!”

Here’s hope Joel Embiid, who dethroned Jokic as the league’s reigning MVP last year and outscored him on Tuesday, pays his own unavoidable visit to McGillin’s soon so he may claim the title of the tallest McGillin’s patron.