Ivanka Trump thanks NBA star Nikola Jokic for getting her son Theo to 'listen' during All-Star photo op

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Ivanka Trump expressed her thankfulness toward Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic after he disciplined her son at the NBA All-Star Game over the weekend.

The first daughter attended the game with her husband, Jared Kushner, and their three children — Arabella Rose, 13, Joseph Frederick, 10, and Theodore James, eight — on Sunday, February 16, in San Francisco, as per the Daily Mail.

Ivanka Trump gives a shout-out to NBA star Nikola Jokic for disciplining her son Theodore

Ivanka Trump shared an Instagram Story, which has now disappeared, showing Team Chuck's Nikola Jokic turning Theodore around for a photo. It seems the eight-year-old was distracted by the players around him.

Over the Story, she wrote, "Thank you Jokic for getting my Theo to listen."

Though Ivanka and her family seemed to enjoy the weekend game, basketball fans as well as many players did not like the new format of the mini-tournament.

Trump's eldest daughter also shared a slew of images on her Instagram account including a video of how the star got her youngest son, Theo, to turn his head to pose. 

Theodore attended Super Bowl LIX with his grandfather Donald Trump

Theodore was the center of attraction recently as well when he attended the Super Bowl LIX to watch the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs. 

 The eight-year-old accompanied his grandfather, President Donald Trump, who made history by becoming the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.

Viewers noticed how protective he looked of his grandfather. One video showed Trump walking onto the field with Theo, but when the POTUS stopped to shake hands, the seven-year-old was seen glancing around nervously watching everybody around him.

People online couldn’t help but joke that Theo might have a future as a Secret Service agent based on how focused he looked.

Doting mom Ivanka later took to Instagram to share more pictures from the Super Bowl LIX to show off the adorable interaction between Trump and Theo. 

The eight-year-old was dressed in a forest-green quarter-zip jumper teamed with camel-tone pants and white sneakers. In one of the pictures shared by Ivanka, the pair looked deep in conversation as they walked ahead alongside each other through the stadium.

Another absolutely adorable picture she shared was of Trump and Theo sitting in their car's back seat with wide grins on their faces as they posed for her ahead of the game. 

Clearly, Theo was spent on that outing as Ivanka also shared a picture of him asleep in the car on the way home. She wrote, "Passed out in the Beast. Theo left it all on the field!"