“Move away Steph, I’ll break his face” Nikola Jokic wants to fight Gary Payton II after unnecessary pat on his a**
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Stephen Curry holds Nikola Jokic back after Gary Payton II hits Joker a**
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was on the verge to recreate the previous fight he had with Markieff Morris until Stephen Curry intercepted and hold him back before he could go berserk on Gary Payton II during game 2 of round one on Monday night.
The night was really frustrating for the Nuggets’ big man which was clearly visible through his action during the game. the star center had five fouls and two technical fouls due to which the officials ejected him from the games. Their many instances in which we saw Jokic losing his cool, he was furious all over the court and misunderstood that Warriors Gary Payton II was trying to mock him by hitting his butt
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Warriors superstar Steph Curry holds big man Nikola Jokic back after Gary Payton II butt slap, block
From the start of game 2, the Warriors started dominating the Jokic-led Nuggets and weren’t giving them the chance to bounce back from their last loss. This frustration was clearly visible from Jokers’ face, but things started spicing up in the late first quarter. Well, when only two minutes were remaining in the first quarter Gary Payton II blocked a shot by the reigning MVP and was hyped while staring him down.
Thereafter, the Warriors got the possession of the ball, and for them, Otto Porter Jr shot a deep three-pointer, due to which the Nuggets coach was compelled to take a timeout. When both teams started moving toward their bench Gary slapped Jokic’s butt which he clearly didn’t take in a friendly manner. The Serbian immediately turned back to respond harshly to Warriors guard Gary but he was blocked by Stephen Curry who hold Joker when he started moving aggressively towards Gary.
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The incident went cool when Curry had the discussion with Nikola Jokic but when the Nuggets star center was asked about it during the post-game interview, he clarified that he shouldn’t have reacted like that.
“I’m not supposed to do that, and I’m not going to do that,” Jokic said after the game. “I think I got fouled in the moment because I heard the slap. That’s why I just reacted.”
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