A curious case happened during the Nuggets and Bulls, when two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was ejected in front of an audience full of Serbs
On the night of this past Tuesday, the 12th, something very curious happened during an official match of the NBA. Still in the first half of the duel between Chicago Bulls It is Denver Nuggetsthe two-time league MVP center Nikola Jokic ended up being expelled from the game after arguing and swearing at the referee Mousa Daugher for an alleged unmarked foul Nikola Vucevic.
According to a report from the American “ESPN”, the Serbian would have said “Mark the foul, son of a bitch” before, subsequently, receiving a technical foul and being immediately sent off the court. When asked about the appointment, Mark Lindsayhead of refereeing, explained that Jokic was sent off after a technical foul because “directed profane language at the referee, which, by our standards, leads to a suspension.”
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Joker’s exclusion from the court was met with boos, mainly because of his departure, not because of what happened. Chicago is one of the cities with the largest Serbian population in the world, behind only Belgrade. The Bulls are offering tickets to groups of Serbians to promote the chance to watch their compatriot on Denver’s only visit to the team this season. After the game, during an interview, Jokic acknowledged that he “crossed the line”, but highlighted the referees’ lack of general discretion. “Sometimes this isn’t even a [falta] technique. I crossed the line, I understand, but sometimes that word doesn’t cross the line. It is what it is”he stated.
Jokic finished the game with just four points, nine rebounds and six assists, and even without the Serb and without Jamal Murray, who was injured, the Nuggets managed to win 114 to 106. This was the pivot’s second expulsion of the season. The first happened against Detroit Pistonsalso due to complaints about unmarked absences.
Source: sportbuzz
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