“Inches away from punching the referee” Draymond Green taunts reigning MVP Nikola Jokic after being thrown out of Game 2
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Draymond Green on Nikola Jokic
The Nuggets’ big man Nikola Jokic gets mocked by the Warriors’ star Draymond Green when he was ejected from the game after he furiously argued with the NBA refs in the game 2 of round one on Monday night.
The night was truly frustrating for the Nuggets’ star center which was clearly visible through his action during the game. The well-to-do player suffered five fouls and two technical fouls which resulted in him being sacked from the game by officials. The Warriors vs Nuggets was full of drama there were many instances where Denver players were yelling and hitting each other all because of the frustration. But the incident which caught more eyes was the clash between Draymond Green and Nikola Jokic.
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Draymond Green shows way out to Nuggets star Nikola Jokic as he gets tossed from Game 2
Since the series started Green has become a big stone for the reigning MVP. The Nuggets have lost their starting two games of the first round the main reason for it is, no extraordinary performance from their MVP finalist. Green has been successful in containing Joker from scoring, in this both game Jokic attempted 45 shots from the field and the Warriors limited him to 51 points only.
If we precisely talk about the second game, here Jokic attempted eight three-pointers and failed to convert even a single one. With this poor performance, it was obvious to him to get mad, his frustration was spotted in the first quarter when he misunderstood Gary Payton’s butt hit as a mocking. Since then, his frustration earned him more fouls in the game. When only seven minutes were remaining in the game, refs called out a foul on Jokic for pushing Green which the Nuggets star didn’t appreciate.
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The Serbian then went berserk on the refs because according to him the referees gave a wrong call, the refs didn’t entertain him, and gave him a second technical foul of the game due to which he was ejected from the game. Meanwhile, Draymond Green started to wave his hand and mocked Joker which he even discussed in the post-game interview where he said:
“If you feel like you’re getting under their skin you press up a little more. If you don’t feel like you’re getting under their skin, you press up a little more.”
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