Remember the fight that marked Nuggets x Heat in 2021 in the NBA

Nuggets x heat will mark the grand finals of NBA 2022/2023, which will start this Thursday, the 1st. Florida’s victory over the Boston Celtics in the electrifying Game 7 earned the franchise the Eastern Conference title and the last berth in the league decision. The Colorado roster, in turn, had already swept the Los Angeles Lakers easily.

the meeting between denver nuggets It is miami heat rekindles a controversial episode involving the teams, which took place in 2021. Nikola Jokic had given a “bump” to Markieff Morris (today, at dallas mavericks) for being irritated by the foul made by the opponent. The shock made the center forward fall to the ground and started a general fight.

Jokic was removed from the confusion by the arbitration and expelled in the last quarter of the match, while Morris received a flagrant foul 2. Even with the embezzlement of the star, the Denver Nuggets got the better of the Miami Heat by the score of 113 to 96. After the match , the Serb vented about the controversial bid.

“It’s a stupid move. I feel bad. I shouldn’t react this way. I think it was a dirty move (by Morris). And I just needed to protect myself. I felt bad. I shouldn’t react that way, but I need to protect myself.”Jokic clarified. Erik Spoelstracoach of the Heat, said at the time that Markieff was fine and walked to the locker room.

Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat face each other from Thursday, the 1st, to play in the great finals of the NBA in the current season. It is worth mentioning that both franchises eliminated the two biggest league champions (Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have 17 trophies each). Colorado’s roster reaches its first decision in history, while Florida’s team reaches the stage for the sixth time since 2006.

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