In game 4 of the playoff series between Nuggets And sunreflectors went towards Nikola Jokic, Denver player and checkmate Ishbiathe owner of Sans, because staged an unusual incident that caused controversy and forced the coach of the first to call the owner of the second “amateur”.
It all happened when two minutes remained before the close of the second quarter and the ball slipped away fields in one of the corners and He was grabbed by a man who was holding him under his arm, so Jokic rushed to grab him to deftly resume action, but in his eagerness, he accidentally elbowed him and threw him to the ground.for which he has so far been charged with a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Moments after the end of the game that ended 129-124 in favor of Arizona residentsit turned out that the person who intended to postpone the match was Mat Ishbia, the owner of the team that woncausing countless statements about his role on the set to be released.
“I was told that I pushed the fan with my elbow, but he hugged me first. I thought the NBA stood up for the players. I think I’m wrong. Is he the owner? Sitting on the other side of the line is just as amateurish as everyone else. I was surprised that they didn’t protect me and that they agreed with the fan. He influenced the game by not wanting to give me the ball, let’s hope that this is not an example for fans of other teams. Jokic said.
For his part, Malone also called the opposing team’s owner an “amateur” and said the incident was confusing.
“I think that Crazy that Nicola got a technical foul in that situation.. He’s going to get the ball and some cheerleader clings to the ball as if he wants to be part of the game. You just have to turn around to face him. If you know what I mean? They thought Nicola was doing something extra, I guess, and whistled him for his technique. But I still don’t understand Really”, explained the coach of the Nuggets.
His most surprising response came immediately after: when a journalist mentioned to him that the protagonist of the incident was the owner of the team.
“I don’t give a damn… I really don’t care”, he assured.
On the other hand, his own Mat Ishbia posted This morning, a message appeared on his Twitter account in which he spoke about the incident and stressed that he would not like to see sanctions.
“Big win for the Suns last night in an amazing series! This should be and is the only story. Suspending or penalizing someone for yesterday’s incident would be wrong. I have a lot of respect for Jokic and don’t want to see something like that.. Excited about the fifth game! Let’s go, Sanz!”
However, the punishment reached the Serbian playeras a few hours later, the NBA sent out a statement announcing that the center would be sanctioned with $25,000 fine, although he was spared the disqualificationso he can play Game 5 on Tuesday, May 9th.
Source: La Opinion
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