a frustrated Morris went for the take-foul (or Euro-foul, if you prefer) on Jokic and rather than just grab him to stop the fast break, Morris threw an elbow into the midsection of Jokic. That’s when Jokic responded with a forearm that sent Morris flying (Morris is listed as out for the Heat game against the Lakers Wednesday due to whiplash). Both men were given technicals and ejected for the incident.
Jimmy Butler was hot after the incident, was yelling at the Denver bench, and got a technical for his actions. Tuesday, the NBA fined him $30,000 for escalating the incident then refusing to cooperate with NBA security investigating the situation after the game.
On Tuesday, the altercation moved to social media when the Jokic’s brothers, Nemanja Jokic and Strahinja Jokic, opened a Twitter account to threaten Morris.