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Jaden McDaniels angers the Nuggets again with a late layup that triggers shoving from Jokic
TL;DR
In a heated moment during Game 4, Jaden McDaniels scored a late layup, angering Nikola Jokic, who confronted him. The incident escalated into a shoving match, resulting in ejections for Jokic and Julius Randle.
Key points
- Jaden McDaniels scored a late layup in Game 4
- Nikola Jokic confronted McDaniels after the layup
- The incident led to a shoving match and player ejections
Jaden McDanielsNikola JokicDenver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Denver-Minnesota rivalry took another dramatic turn in the closing seconds of Game 4 on Saturday, when Nuggets star Nikola Jokic confronted Jaden McDaniels after he took an uncontested layup with the Timberwolves on the way to victory and a 3-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series. After McDaniels made the unsportsmanlike basket with 2.1 seconds left with the Nuggets having conceded the 112-96 decision, Jokic ran from one end of the court to the other to shove him. Players from both teams converged around them to broaden the scuffle before order was restored. Timberwolves forward Julius Randle, who was livid with Jokic, was ejected along with Denver's center. “He scored when we'd stopped playing,” Jokic said. “You guys saw what happened.” McDaniels, who spiced up the series after Game 2 by declaring Denver's team was full of “ bad defenders,” said afterward he didn't know what Jokic said to him during the confrontation. “I just seen someone who was big as hell,” McDaniels said. So why did he take the meaningless two points? “The clock still be running, so I might as well go score,” McDaniels said. As teams in the same division playing four times each regular season, and facing each other in the playoffs for the third time in four years, the Nuggets and Timberwolves have become quite the archrivals. “Obviously I didn't like what McDaniels did,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said. “The game was over. The game was conceded both ways. In 2026, that stuff just doesn't happen anymore. That's something that happened in the ‘80s, where teams would continue to score. But that’s who he is, you know? And so if that's what they want to do, that's what they want to do.” \\\_ AP NBA:
Q&A
What happened between Jaden McDaniels and Nikola Jokic in Game 4?
Jaden McDaniels scored a late layup, prompting Nikola Jokic to confront him, leading to a shoving match between players from both teams.
Why did Jaden McDaniels take a layup with only 2.1 seconds left?
McDaniels stated he took the layup because the clock was still running, implying he wanted to score regardless of the game's outcome.
What were the consequences of the confrontation between Jokic and McDaniels?
The confrontation resulted in ejections for both Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle, escalating tensions in the ongoing rivalry between the Nuggets and Timberwolves.