Quentin Richardson, Gary Payton and Senior NBA Writer Vince Goodwill discuss how the New Orleans Pelicans should handle the return of their 2019 No. 1 overall pick.
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Late in the first half of Game 4 of the Denver Nuggets-Phoenix Suns second-round playoff series, things got heated. Nikola Jokic was assessed a technical foul after he knocked Suns owner Mat Ishbia back after a courtside confrontation.
After a play, Ishbia found himself with the ball in his hands. Jokic tried to take the ball to set up a quick inbounds play. When the ball fell into another fan’s hands, Jokic pushed Ishbia back with his forearm and Ishbia fell into his seat.
Jokic was given a technical foul for making deliberate contact with a spectator, which neither he nor anyone from the Nuggets thought was fair.
“(Official Tony Brothers) told me I was elbowing the fan,” Jokic said. “But the fan put the hand on me first. So, I thought the league’s supposed to protect us or whatever, but maybe I’m wrong, so we will see.”
Jokic added, “He’s a fan, isn’t he? He cannot influence the game by holding the ball.”
Denver coach Michael Malone said he thought it was “crazy” that Nokic got a technical foul. When asked if it being Ishbia made a difference, Malone was clear in his thoughts.
“I don’t give a s***. I really don’t care,” Malone replied.
He’s also about to get a shoe contract with Puma as Nike has reportedly decided not to match an offer.
First Ish Smith was wide open and then Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was wide open, blown defensive assignments at the worst possible time for the Toronto Raptors as they let another game get away from them Sunday night. Those two egregious mistakes — leading to a Caldwell-Pope game-winning three pointer
