NBA Breaks Silence on Shocking Nikola Jokic Ejection

The NBA released a pool report after Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was ejected
NBA Breaks Silence on Shocking Nikola Jokic Ejection
NBA Breaks Silence on Shocking Nikola Jokic Ejection /

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Chicago Bulls in a shocking decision by the official who threw him out. Jokic was ejected after just one technical foul, and he didn't seem to do anything to warrant such a quick ejection.

The The NBA released a pool report after this game, breaking their silence on the decision to eject Jokic, but it did not provide as much clarity as these reports usually do. Crew chief Mark Lindsay spoke with K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago, and the report stated the following:

QUESTION:

What did Nikola Jokic do or say to warrant the first technical foul? 

LINDSAY:

To be clear, Jokic was ejected after one technical foul because he directed profane language at the official that by our standards warranted an ejection. 

QUESTION:

Is that typical for an ejection to follow one technical foul? 

LINDSAY:

To be clear, Jokic was ejected after one technical foul. 

QUESTION:

Did he receive a warning between the first technical foul and the ejection? 

LINDSAY:

Again, to be clear, Jokic was ejected after one technical foul. 

QUESTION:

Obviously the language was so strongly received that it warranted an ejection in your guy’s eyes? 

LINDSAY:

We don’t typically publicly get into exactly what a player said, but the language reached the standard for an ejection.

Details of Jokic's language was not revealed, but the official said it met the standard for an ejection.

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