The NBA isn’t suspending Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns.
The league announced Monday that it fined Jokic $25,000 for his slight push of Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Game 4 while trying to retrieve the ball in the crowd, but he’ll be available to play Tuesday night in Denver with the series tied 2-2.
Jokic was assessed a technical foul in the second quarter of Game 4 on Sunday night when he tried to snatch the ball from Ishbia, who was sitting courtside, and hit the Suns’ owner with an elbow.
Mike Malone: “I think it’s crazy that Nikola [Jokic] got a technical foul… He’s going to get the ball and some fan is holding onto the ball like he wants to be apart of the game.”
Reporter: “The fan was the owner of the Suns.”
MM: “I don’t give a sh*t.”pic.twitter.com/pMrfe1HUGE
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 8, 2023
Nikola Jokic on his interaction with Suns owner Mat Ishbia. pic.twitter.com/9z1vhsgBsC
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 8, 2023