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In the NBA there have been countless head-to-head duels and some provocations that have generated certain fights on the same court. This time it was Markieff Morris, who lived a chapter of high tension before the Serbian and figure of Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokić; Since then, the American has not stopped texting last season’s MVP.
Morris, responded to the sports portal Legion Hoops, who highlighted the absence of 30 games of the born in Philadelphia with Miami Heat. Specifically, Morris has not been on the court since November 8 when he was hit hard by the Serb.
Morris, did not hesitate to respond to this publication and pointed out in a forceful way what he thinks about the Serbian after this negative episode. The power forward’s words were: “There is nothing wild about all this. It’s a real injury! Imagine a 150-pound, fat, clumsy boy hitting you in the spine directly and running at full throttle. Like I said, I’ll be back soon ”.
The event occurred in the stadium of Denver nuggets and after a fight for the ball, the current best player in the NBA went straight to the American and he nailed his elbow to his back, causing the injury and a moment of high tension between both teams.
But that wasn’t the only alarming thing about the altercation, it also led to threats between Morris’s brother Marcus and Jokić’s brothers.. In addition, Nikola received a one-game suspension and Morris received a penalty of $ 50,000.
This will be the first of other high-tension events that both players will have and more when the two organizations are fighting for a position in the postseason and there is a possibility that they will meet again on the court.