After Markieff Morris had a hard foul on Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets star came back and shoved Morris to the ground. Jokic said he felt the need to protect himself but that he felt bad after seeing how hard he had shoved Morris.

Nikola Jokic barrels through Markieff Morris after the latter gave him a hard foul, resulting in the two being ejected from the game. Nikola Jokic off the court doesn’t seem like a guy who’s all too aggressive as he’s always seen in high spirits during interviews and media availability. However, he’s shown flashes of having a short temper while on NBA hardwood, usually seen arguing/ pleading his case with referees for a call that he doesn’t particularly agree with. Markieff Morris on the other hand, like his brother Marcus, has always been a tough person to handle when on the court. What Markieff may lack in offensive skill, he makes up with a brute sense of physicality. His personality also matches the way he plays at time, with tonight not being an exception. Also read: “Lakers screwed up by letting Alex Caruso go”: NBA executives go off on the purple and gold for separating LeBron James from CarusoThe Miami Heat, seemingly on the tail end of their effort to come back against the Denver Nuggets, got into quite…

Nikola Jokic had 25 points before the NBA MVP was ejected for violently slamming his shoulder into Markieff Morris, and the Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 113-96 on Monday night.

Morris was also ejected from the game for his initial foul on Jokic

After Markieff Morris had a hard foul on Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets star came back and shoved him to the ground. Morris suffered an apparent neck injury, and both players were ejected.

Bringing the ball up the floor, Nikola Jokic was fouled hard by Markieff Morris which sparked quite the physical reaction from the Serbian center. Tensions flared but after things calmed down and upon review, both players were ejected.

Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists before the NBA MVP was ejected for violently slamming his shoulder into Markieff Morris, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 113-96 on Monday night.

A peculiar night for reigning MVP Nikola Jokic who was ejected after slamming his shoulder into Markieff Morris