Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists earlier helium was ejected for violently slamming his enarthrosis into Markieff Morris, and the Denver Nuggets bushed the Miami Heat 113-96 today.
Will Barton scored 25 points and Jeff Green, who started successful spot of an injured Michael Porter Jr, added 13 points for the Nuggets, who held the absorption to nether 100 points for the seventh clip this season.
Jimmy Butler had 31 points to pb the Heat, and Duncan Robinson had 13.
With 2:39 remaining, Morris elbowed Jokic successful the midsection astatine fractional court.
Jokic retaliated with a hard forearm shove from down that knocked Morris to the floor. Morris rolled successful symptom arsenic teammates pushed Jokic away. Medical unit brought a stretcher onto the level but Morris was capable to get up and locomotion disconnected connected his own.
The Heat tweeted that Morris has an evident cervix wounded and that helium was moving astir successful the locker room.
Morris was assessed a flagrant foul and ejected, Jokic besides was ejected and Butler received a method foul.
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It's expected Jokic volition soon beryllium suspended for the incident.
Meanwhile, Butler besides made headlines arsenic cameras captured the infinitesimal helium appeared to beryllium having immoderate words with Jokic implicit the incident.
While fans crossed societal media had plentifulness to say, truthful did Heat manager Erik Spoelstra.
Spoelstra said Jokic made a "dirty play" earlier suggesting the incidental would've been "uglier" if Morris saw what was coming his way.
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