Hehe Morris acting like he was run over by a truck after giving a hard foul. He could have sent someone flying if it was someone smaller and not a bigger guy in Jokic. Call it cheap shot but I think what Jokic did was fine to send a message that he's not to be taken lightly. It would have been better if it was a push but Morris would have acted the same way.
That is something we normally see in the 90's era, but the difference is, they keep the intensity of the rivalry inside the court. Unlike what happened to this brothers who took the everything even in the social media. They kinda acting like kids quarreling in the social media lol.
However, I don't know why Jimmy Butler was so mad about it that he was willing to put his career on the line just to have a brawl with the whole Nuggets team lol.
I think Jimmy Butler has always been like that, he is a hardcore person just showing his true colors whenever something like this happens. I would LOVE to have a teammate that supports me like that, even if it is putting your career on the line (which let's be honest we all know nothing would be allowed and security wouldn't let them) it is still good to know that there is a teammate out there who is willing to go the extra mile to support me.
I know that it may look dangerous and risky and even maybe purely "bad" when he does it to our eyes, sure we may not support it and we should want everyone to be friendly with each other and not want anyone to fight at all. However if I am there, if Jokic is pushing me to ground, the thing I want to see is not "Jokic did something wrong, he should apologize" type of teammate, I want someone to wait at the gate with me.
Jimmy is the leader of the team, he is just showing his toughness too. What's important is that there was no brawl in that game although they take their fight on social media for sure the NBA will do something to stop that as it's not any more acceptable especially for the fans of both teams. And as I said, the NBA has come up with their decision regarding the incident.
Nuggets' Nikola Jokic suspended one game, Heat's Markieff Morris, Jimmy Butler fined for altercation
MIAMI — After Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Miami’s Markieff Morris hit one another, the NBA hit back. And the reigning MVP took the worst of that.
Jokic has been suspended one game for shoving Morris in the back, the league announced Tuesday night. That means Jokic won’t play on Wednesday when the Nuggets host Indiana.
Morris won’t be playing on Wednesday, either: The Heat said he has a neck injury, diagnosed as whiplash, and has been ruled out from Miami’s matchup at the Los Angeles Lakers.
Morris was fined $50,000 for his role in the mess, and Heat forward Jimmy Butler drew a $30,000 fine "for attempting to escalate the altercation and failing to comply with an NBA Security interview as part of the review process pertaining to an on-court matter," the league said.
