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"He is going to get the ball, and some fan is holding on to the ball like he wants to be a part of the game. The incidents come after a Suns fan fought a Denver Nuggets fan as Phoenix was taking on Denver on the road in the conference semifinals. "I think it's crazy that Nikola got a technical foul in that situation," Malone is quoted telling ESPN. Malone labeled the decision to hand Jokic a technical as “crazy”. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was quick to defend his star player. "He cannot influence the game by holding the ball." The Serbian then answered: "He's a fan, isn't he?" Jokic said. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic get into an altercation in the stands during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday. It was then pointed out to Jokic that it was Ishbia, the Suns’ owner, holding the ball. The players on the team, and much of the NBA world, noticed. The Suns fan quickly responds by grabbing his jersey and feeding him some upper cuts. The Phoenix Suns' fans put on a show during the team's Game 1 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.

So is not going to protect me? They're going to protect the fan? Not me as a person I'm talking about as a player." The two Nuggets fans seemed to be laughing at the start of the video then the mood quickly switches when the Nuggets fan wearing a Jamal Murray jersey throws a right haymaker from distance. So I thought the league's supposed to protect us or whatever, but maybe I'm wrong, so we will see."Īll eyes are on whether Jokic may be fined, suspended or both ahead of Game Five in Denver on Tuesday night - and Jokic was asked that question post-match. " told me I was elbowing the fan," said Jokic. He explained what Brothers told him and how he wants “protection” from the NBA. Jokic - who racked up 53 points, 11 assists and four rebounds in defeat - was asked about the incident after the game when he spoke to reporters. There was some engagement, so I deemed the technical foul the appropriate penalty.” Vernon Maxwell suspended 10G for entering stands and fighting with a fan. Nikola Jokic tried to wrestle the ball away from a fan - who turned out to be the Phoenix Suns owner Mat Isbhia (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) Nikola Jokic is the first player in NBA history with 2,000 points 1,000 rebounds 500 assists in a single season. NBA 1994-95 Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic Central Midwest.