{"id":219954,"date":"2021-06-14T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=219954"},"modified":"2021-06-14T09:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T07:09:30","slug":"mvp-nikola-jokic-ends-season-with-ejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/mvp-nikola-jokic-ends-season-with-ejection\/","title":{"rendered":"MVP Nikola Jokic ends season with ejection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic ended his season with an ejection in Game 4 of the series against the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzHE778xxAw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/31627687\/denver-nuggets-nikola-jokic-ejected-flagrant-2-foul-hard-swipe-phoenix-suns-cameron-payne\">Per ESPN<\/a>, &#8220;I wanted to change the rhythm of the game, I wanted to give us some energy, maybe change the whistle a little bit, so I wanted to make a hard foul,&#8221; Jokic said. &#8220;Did I hit him, did I not hit him? 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