Video: Nikola Jokic’s crossing and pushing the owner of the Phoenix Suns

Nikola Jokic is one of the best players in the NBA. The two-time MVP of the season has been at a very high level for years and is the superstar of the Denver Nuggets. However, on more than one occasion, he has shown that he has a temper that is difficult to deal with. And in Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns, he had a strong cross with Mat Ishbia, owner of the Arizona franchise precisely…

There were less than three minutes remaining for the end of the second quarter. Denver led by just one point, with a score of 55-54. At one point, the game ball ended up out of bounds, and it ended up in the hands of Mat Ishbia, the owner of the Suns. Jokic was quick to want to grab it to continue the match, but he rushed at him and wanted to take it out of his hands.

There was a struggle between the two, which ended with the Serbian throwing an elbow – very lightly – that Ishbia exaggerated to the point of backing down and dropping. It all ended in a technical foul for the Nuggets superstar and not much else.

After the match, Jokic spoke about this situation. “The referee told me that I had elbowed that fan but the fan put his hands on me first. The league is supposed to protect us (the players) or whatever. But maybe I’m wrong,” the Serb said angrily.

Mike Malone, coach of the Nuggets, did the same, who charged against the referee’s actions for having charged him with a technical foul. “It’s crazy that he gets a technical foul. He goes for the ball and there is a fan who has it in his hand. As if he wanted to take it away from the game, “said the Denver coach. When they told him that this fan was the owner of the Suns, he was blunt: “I don’t give a shit.”

Outside the crossing, the Suns took the victory 129-124 and went 2-2 in the series, which will continue this Tuesday from 11:00 p.m. (Argentine time).