NBA Analysts outrage on Twitter as NBA MVP Nikola Jokic gets ejected from a crucial Game 4 over a controversial foul call.
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The Phoenix Suns have wrapped up their sweep of the Denver Nuggets. The #2 seeded Suns went 4-0 against the #3 Nuggets and took them down in four games.
Chris Paul and Devin Booker were sensational, as they beat the Nuggets 125-118 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Chris Paul had a game-high 37 points and 7 assists. Booker added 34 points and 11 rebounds.
The outcome may have been different had the league MVP Nikola Jokic not been tossed from the game. Jokic was ejected with over 2 minutes to play in the 3rd quarter, for a Flagrant 2 foul.
Did Nikola Jokic deserve an ejection pic.twitter.com/lXV2T2HNMJ
— Stadium (@Stadium) June 14, 2021
Jokic had 22 points and 11 rebounds before he was ejected from the game.
NBA Analysts Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless talk about Nikola Jokic and his ejection
Jokic, as soon as he committed the foul, raised quite a few eyebrows. While his approach to Cam Payne looked dangerous, it is clearly seen that the swipe was meant for the ball alone. Skip Bayless did not waste any time and made a tweet about the same.
Joker just flat-out cheapshotted Cameron Payne with a frustrated wind-up swipe across the face. DIDN’T KNOW HE HAD THAT IN HIM. Devin Booker was right to get Joker’s face. Flagrant 1!
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 14, 2021
However, as soon as they called it a Flagrant 2, there was a certain outrage about the same. In a crucial game, at a crucial juncture, the referees decided to eject the league MVP. This did not sit right with Stephen A Smith.
This is the damn problem with the @NBA right now.. you do not make that call vs Jokic a FLAGRANT2. The swipe was a frustration foul. We’ve seen worse. The fans do not attend games for this kind of call. You’ve EJECTED the league-MVP. You don’t do this.#Unreal
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 14, 2021
Skip Bayless also shared his thoughts about the same.
WOW: THEY WENT FLAGRANT 2 AND EJECTED JOKIC! I WOULDN’T HAVE GONE THAT FAR. HE DID AT LEAST AIM AT THE BALL AND GET HIS HAND ON THE BALL.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 14, 2021
It’s no use to wonder whether the outcome of the game would have been different if they did not eject Jokic. However, this one foul cost the Nuggets a chance to save a sweep, and they sure wouldn’t forget about it anytime soon.
