The
NBA
lives this week in the last
Denver Nuggets - Miami Heat
, where a fight was unleashed that has all the fans on edge.
"And you? Are
you from the Jokic or the Morris
?", The fans wonder, jokingly once the words have not gone any further, on social networks.
But first, the context. With just over two minutes left in the game and with the Nuggets
leading
the Heat
111-94
,
Nikola Jokic
launched a transition attack and attempted a shot to the basket. As he was making the move,
Markieff Morris
lunged at him to avoid the shot and
hit him with his elbow in the ribs and his leg in the
Serbian's
right knee
. The referee whistled a foul and the Miami forward turned and walked toward the defense. Meanwhile, Jokic, annoyed, went to him and
pushed him from the back
, causing the American to plummet to the ground.
That push, from which Morris recovered after a few minutes, resulted in the
ejection of Jokic
and a tangana that went beyond the court.
Heat players, especially their star
Jimmy Butler, 'called' the Serb to meet in the locker room.
And there they waited for him, door to door
.
After the game and after the fight between the players, the confrontation between the relatives began:
Marcus Morris
, Markieff's brother and
Los Angeles Clippers player
, against Jokic's brothers.
Marcus wanted to come to his brother's defense and posted on Twitter: "
He waited until my brother turned around. Scored
." A letter that received the instant response of an account called '
Jokic Brothers
' (The Jokic brothers), which according to several verified journalists who follow the information of the Nuggets, really belongs to the relatives of the Serbian player,
Strahinja and Nemanja
. "You should leave this as is instead of publicly threatening our brother. Your brother made a dirty move in the first place.
If you want to go one step further, we are waiting for you
." "
You've found the right ones
. Trust me," Marcus Morris answered that again.
The controversy has reached all sectors of the NBA and Jokic has apologized.
"
I feel bad. It was a stupid play
. I'm not supposed to react that way. I think it was a dirty play (Morris's) and I needed to defend myself."
League legend
Shaquille O'Neal
said he understood Jokic.
"You can't hit someone and turn around. Markieff started it all," he explained on TNT Sports.
This Wednesday,
the NBA announced a
one-game
suspension
for
Jokic
, a $
50,000 fine for Morris,
and another
$ 30,000
penalty
for Jimmy Butler
for "trying to raise the tension of the fight" by asking Nuggets players to stand up. they saw at the exit of the track.
All precautions are now in place for the next Heat-Nuggets, which will be played on November 30 in Miami and for which
the Jokic brothers have already bought tickets
.
Relatives of the Serbian center have already approached the Nuggets-Suns of the
last Playoffs
, in which his brother also had a confrontation with
Devin Booker
, Phoenix star.
This is how they reacted in the stands.
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