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Mary Clarke

NBA fans roasted Suns’ owner Mat Ishbia for embellishing Nikola Jokic’s shove during scrum

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Well, this was certainly the most bizarre dust up of the 2023 NBA Playoffs so far.

On Sunday, during Game 4 of the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets second round matchup, Nikola Jokic got into a scuffle with courtside fans after the ball went out of play in the second quarter. Suns’ owner Mat Ishbia ended up with the ball, but Jokic then attempted to aggressively wrestle it away! Not only that, other fans in the stands got involved as the ball popped out after Jokic and Ishbia’s struggle over it.

Jokic ended up getting a technical foul for the incident, but all anyone was talking about afterwards was Ishbia’s… embellishment.

Credit to Ishbia here, as he certainly has the form given that he played as a walk-on point guard for Michigan State and knows his way around the court. And his embellishment of Jokic’s elbow no doubt contributed to the Denver star getting a technical when all was said and done.

Still, NBA fans did not pass up the chance to rip Ishbia for the incredible theatrics.

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