Late in the second quarter in the Nuggets’ eventual win over the Bulls, Nikola Jokić jogged back up the floor after a missed basket (on which he was probably fouled), turned back and yelled at a referee.
Only seconds later, Jokić was assessed for a technical foul and then immediately ejected.
The situation was unique in a couple of ways. First, Joker was ejected after only one technical foul, crew chief Mark Lindsay told a pool reporter after the game. Second, and more important, the ejection happened so abruptly that it drew boos from the home crowd and criticism from the Bulls’ broadcast team. And everyone was right to be upset. Tossing the best player in the game after only one technical? Seriously?
