Nikola Jokić had something to say to Lu Dort on Friday.
A skirmish broke out in the fourth quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s clash with the Denver Nuggets, when the Thunder guard appeared to intentionally trip the three-time MVP. At the very least, it was a hip check with an outstretched leg.
Jokić took exception to the contact and angrily confronted Dort, who is well known for being one of the NBA’s most, ahem, physical players. Dort’s teammate Jaylin Williams than confronted Jokić, and the two got physical as players and coaches from both sides quickly rushed to midcourt.
It took a while, but the two were eventually pried loose from each other.
The end result of the incident was Dort being ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul, while Jokić and Williams were hit with offsetting technical fouls.
Further replay showed a side of Jokić that was frankly terrifying.
The incident was part of a thriller between two teams that could be seeing each other in the NBA playoffs. The game went to overtime after Jokić tied the game with 38 seconds left in regulation.
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