But he has to find some sense and not push up on Jokic after the initial tussle.” We all know that on the court when someone tries to grab the ball, the last thing you do is let go of it. “The former player in him likely kicked in there. I think he was just reacting in the heat of the moment,” Krawczynski said via The Athletic. I don’t think he was intentionally holding the ball to prevent the Nuggets from going on a 5-on-4 break. The ball fell in his lap, and as he stood up, he looked over to see Jokic coming toward him and starting to grab the ball. It seems to me that Ishbia was surprised by Jokic. “That flop will go down as one of the most hilariously lame acts we’ve ever seen from an owner at a game. The actions of the Suns’ owner were much to the dismay of Athletic writer Jon Krawczynski. Jokic was trying to take advantage of a potential 4-on-5 fast break situation and instead cost his team points, the exact result Ishbia was looking for. Especially because the Nuggets center got called for a technical foul even though the Suns’ owner appeared to be the instigator in this situation. Ishbia Called Out for ‘Hilariously Lame’ AltercationĪ lot of controversy surrounded the incident between Ishbia and Jokic. Seems kinda clear that if Jokic had shoved a random fan and not the owner of the Suns, he gets suspended. “The league announced Monday that it fined Jokic $25,000 for his slight push of Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Game 4 while trying to retrieve the ball in the crowd, but he’ll be available to play Tuesday night in Denver with the series tied 2-2.” “The NBA isn’t suspending Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns,” Wojnarowski wrote on May 8. Per the NBA Rule book, “any coach, player, trainer, or other team bench person who deliberately enters the spectator stands during the game will be automatically ejected and the incident reported by e-mail to Basketball Operations.” After reviewing the play, the NBA announced they would not suspend Jokic for Game 5 but the Nuggets big man will be fined $25,000 for his involvement, per ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. However, the fan turned out to be Suns’ owner Mat Ishbia. When the Nuggets obtained possession, Jokic entered the crowd to get the ball from a fan, who he inadvertently elbowed, resulting in a technical foul for the two-time NBA MVP. With 2:42 left in the second quarter of Game 4, Phoenix Suns guard Josh Okogie was battling for possession of the basketball with Denver Nuggets’ star Nikola Jokic which resulted in the play spilling into the stands.
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