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The Denver Nuggets pulled off a wild comeback against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it wasn’t too fun for everyone rooting for the defending champions.
In fact, the brothers of the defending NBA Finals MVP, and likely soon-to-be three-time regular season MVP Nikola Jokic, appeared to be involved in quite a skirmish in the stands after the final whistle on Monday night.
Video shows that Jokic’s brothers were involved in an altercation shortly after Jamal Murray’s buzzer-beater that completed a 20-point comeback, with at least one of them, older brother Strahinja, throwing a punch.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic reacts after a call during the second half in Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
A video posted on TikTok showed one brother appearing to climb over a row of seats and punch a man in the face.
Women behind the brothers — one of whom was Nikola’s wife, Natalija, holding the couple’s one-year-old daughter — tried to de-escalate the situation. Reports say the NBA is investigating the incident.
Peyton Watson #8 and Reggie Jackson #7 high five Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during Round 1 Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on April 22, 2024 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The brothers have been involved in altercations before. During the 2021 playoffs, Jokic and Phoenix’s Devin Booker got into it with one another. Jokic wound up getting ejected, and his brothers had to be held back in the stands. Following that altercation, they were in a Twitter battle with Marcus Morris.
The older brother who threw the punch was also arrested for allegedly choking and punching a woman in 2019, and he was charged with felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor false imprisonment and obstruction of phone surface.
Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 22, 2024 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. (Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
Jokic finished with 27 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists. He grabbed 10 boards in the first quarter alone. Assuming he is named the MVP of the regular season, it will be his third in the last four years.
The series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday night, as the Lakers now trail 2-0.
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