Well, this was certainly the most bizarre dust up of the 2023 NBA Playoffs so far.
On Sunday, during Game 4 of the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets second round matchup, Nikola Jokic got into a scuffle with courtside fans after the ball went out of play in the second quarter. Suns’ owner Mat Ishbia ended up with the ball, but Jokic then attempted to aggressively wrestle it away! Not only that, other fans in the stands got involved as the ball popped out after Jokic and Ishbia’s struggle over it.
Jokic ended up getting a technical foul for the incident, but all anyone was talking about afterwards was Ishbia’s… embellishment.
Suns Owner Mat Ishbia with the flop 😂😂😂
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 8, 2023
"Little bit of a, maybe a flop from Ishbia there?" 😂 pic.twitter.com/D6bz7q10Vw
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 8, 2023
Credit to Ishbia here, as he certainly has the form given that he played as a walk-on point guard for Michigan State and knows his way around the court. And his embellishment of Jokic’s elbow no doubt contributed to the Denver star getting a technical when all was said and done.
Still, NBA fans did not pass up the chance to rip Ishbia for the incredible theatrics.
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You really can tell Ishbia played ball. Sold the foul. Arms up. Falls back.
Star Denver player gets a technical.
I really dig this dude. 🎯 https://t.co/PyuVnpUYO1
— Kimberly M. Bonner NOW On POST (@bizscalepro) May 8, 2023
Even the owner flops 😭 https://t.co/xSV95itepH
— Clippers Kingdom (@ClipperKingdom) May 8, 2023
suns got a floppin owner. what a herb.
— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 8, 2023
That flop is hilarious https://t.co/iPmQbxJcSM
— Tony X (@soIoucity) May 8, 2023
big ten excellence https://t.co/aGPtZnLn44
— crimson quarry (@crimsonquarry) May 8, 2023
I love this. This is entertainment https://t.co/LIiHJ1LOjY
— Christian Mosley (@cmosleydev) May 8, 2023
The Suns owner flopping is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 8, 2023
Love the flop from the Suns owner. Real heads up play. https://t.co/AQ5Ac0Uqz1
— Scott Campsall (@ScottCampsall) May 8, 2023
all-time flop from Suns owner, respect https://t.co/SCw0TxVFb6
— Benjamin Wolk (@benjaminwolk) May 8, 2023
