Tempers flare between Nuggets and Thunder as OKC's Dort is ejected after fouling Nikola Jokic
Tempers flare between Nuggets and Thunder as OKC's Dort is ejected after fouling Nikola Jokic
CLIFF BRUNTSat, February 28, 2026 at 5:11 AM UTC
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1 / 0Nuggets Thunder BasketballDenver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips) ()
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tempers flared in the fourth quarter between Oklahoma City and the Denver Nuggets on Friday night and resulted in the ejection of the Thunder's Lu Dort.
Dort fouled Denver's Nikola Jokic in the midst of a tight game and Jokic got in Dort's face. A scrum ensued, and Jokic and Oklahoma City's Jaylin Williams were called for offsetting technical fouls. Dort was issued a Flagrant 2 and ejected.
The matchup was physical from the start.
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Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was called for an early technical when he complained to the officials after Jokic made high contact with him and a foul was not called. The Denver bench was called for a technical in the third quarter, and there was plenty of trash talking and shoving throughout.
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