NBA Twitter reacts to Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic vs. Phoenix Suns' Mat Ishbia incident
NBA Twitter had thoughts on the incident between Nikola Jokic and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia in the first half of Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs series at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday, a game the Suns ended up winning 129-124 to even the series at 2-2.
Did Jokic deserve the technical? Did Ishbia flop?
What does it all mean?
People had thoughts about the incident on social media. Did they ever.
VOTE: Should the #Nuggets' Nikola Jokic be suspended for shoving #Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Game 4 of their #NBAPlayoffs series? #WeAreTheValley #MileHighBasketball (#NBATwitter weighs in: https://t.co/NU3aAWuWPb)
— azcentral sports (@azcsports) May 8, 2023
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Check out reaction to the Nikola Jokic vs. Mat Ishbia incident during the Western Conference semifinals:
Great flop by Mat Ishbia to draw the foul pic.twitter.com/oFCMKSyfjF
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 8, 2023
People defending Jokic are comical. Ishbia absolutely held the ball on purpose. But that doesn’t justify Jokic losing his temper and shoving him.
Don’t assault the people watching the game. This really isn’t hard. https://t.co/rOD0mYJgha— Max (@maxmcc11) May 8, 2023
MAT ISHBIA IS OUR OWNER!!!!
AND HE’S A BOSS!!!! pic.twitter.com/GH3cbtXNiI— Saul Bookman (@Saul_Bookman) May 8, 2023
We’re acting like Mat Ishbia - a 5 foot 10 inch 43 year-old business man in seemingly ok shape - needs to sell contact when shoved by a 7 foot 300 pound professional athlete?
— Scott Howard (@ScottHoward42) May 8, 2023
me watching Jokic shove Ishbia pic.twitter.com/XMvVVEwqye
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) May 8, 2023
Jokic just tried to rip the ball out of hands of new Suns owner, then gave him a shove. Mat Ishbia played for Izzo at Michigan State. Jokic correctly gets a tech.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 8, 2023
Suns Owner Mat Ishbia with the flop 😂😂😂
pic.twitter.com/ycdWnHf6TE— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 8, 2023
ASSAULT.
Mat Ishbia with the flop when Jokic shoves him.
pic.twitter.com/exA79WTowE— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) May 8, 2023
Mat Ishbia with one of the greatest flops you’ll see after Jokic shoved him. Legend. pic.twitter.com/rhOxNt0mAJ
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 8, 2023
Jokic just shoved Mat Ishbia pic.twitter.com/adW03mmExW
— Cage (@ridiculouscage) May 8, 2023
Suns owner Mat Ishbia and Nikola Jokic just had a tense moment. Jokic received a technical foul for shoving Ishbia. pic.twitter.com/1RxC5wNPPR
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) May 8, 2023
If Mat Ishbia was any other fan, he would've been ejected from the game. I don't think he'll get more than a slap on the wrist, but he should be suspended. An owner disrupting the flow of a game by denying a player the ball is an embarrassment for the league.
— Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) May 8, 2023
Mat Ishbia bought the Suns from Robert Sarver, traded for KD on his first day of work, and just got his team an extra point in a playoff game by goading a tech out of Jokic. He’s built different
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) May 8, 2023
Wow this is a whole new level of New Owner Syndrome. Ishbia!
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) May 8, 2023
He embellished the contact a bit, but his feet looked set to me and Jokic extended the arm. Great charge, Mat Ishbia
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) May 8, 2023
Ishbia’s a dawg
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 8, 2023
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