Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals featured a bizarre altercation between Suns owner Matt Ishbia and Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic.
The incident, during which Jokic appeared to elbow Ishbia while attempting to rip the ball from his grasp, drew a frustrated response from Denver’s head coach Michael Malone.
When addressing reporters following the Nuggets’ loss on Sunday, Malone seemed to be unaware that it was the Suns owner Ishbia on the other end of the altercation with Jokic.
Author: Michael
The Suns defeated the Nuggets, 129–124, in a fierce offensive battle in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday evening, but it was a play after the whistle that drew the biggest headlines.
With Denver leading 55–54 late in the second quarter, Nuggets center Nikola Jokić appeared to make contact with a spectator on a dead ball. And it wasn’t just any spectator—it was Mat Ishbia, Phoenix’s new owner.
Following a report from ESPN’s John Keim on Saturday in which it was stated that the Commanders “phoned” retired quarterback Andrew Luck over a possible comeback, Jim Irsay took to Twitter to clear the air.
The Colts owner fired off a warning shot to anyone who may be interested in poaching Luck from retirement, kindly reminding the other 31 NFL teams that they’d be in violation of the league’s tampering policy.
On Sunday night, Irsay took to Twitter to air out his message.
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was assessed a technical foul late in the second quarter of Game 4 following a bizarre incident courtside that saw the two-time MVP make contact with Suns owner Mat Ishbia as he was attempting to grab the basketball.
With James Harden coming off the two worst shooting games of his career, coach Doc Rivers decided to remind his star guard of who he is heading into a critical Game 4. “I sent him a gospel song,” said Rivers.
Chris Klieman will make an average of $5.5 million per year over the course of the new deal with Kansas State, which sources told ESPN extends through the 2030 season.
In his Stanley Cup playoff debut, New Jersey defenseman Luke Hughes, 19, had two points, and his brother, Jack Hughes, 21, had four more as the Devils defeated the Carolina Hurricanes, 8-4, Sunday in Game 3, cutting their series deficit down to 2-1.
Nick Gilbert, the son of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and wife Jennifer, has died at 26 after a lifelong battle with neurofibromatosis.
The Dodgers–Padres matchup on Sunday Night Baseball included some late-game dramatics as Mookie Betts tied the game in the ninth inning with a solo home run.
Betts’s brilliant piece of hitting forced extra innings between the NL West rivals, and prompted a surprising comment from one member of the broadcasting booth.
After his Betts’s late heroics, ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez fired off a shot at San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., seemingly suggesting that the 24-year-old wasn’t a true MLB superstar.
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant countered Nikola Jokic’s outburst with their own offensive firepower to send the series back to Denver tied up.