Dort Ejected vs Nuggets

[kingdivac]

A bit of a cheap-shot tripping there by Dort, with Jokic not too happy.......dumb one - and just ejection. Probably get suspended a few games.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I've played that one back and forth a dozen times, unless there's another angle it's not clear at all to me that it was even intentional.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

I've played that one back and forth a dozen times, unless there's another angle it's not clear at all to me that it was even intentional.

Absurd take

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

I don't see what the excitement was; looked like a basketball play to me.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Absurd take

Okey-dokey

 

[kingdivac]

I've played that one back and forth a dozen times, unless there's another angle it's not clear at all to me that it was even intentional.

ESPN longer clip showed a couple angles - one angle I agree hard-to-tell from the profile, but from under the backboard, forward, its clearly intentional/tripping and hip out.

 

[kingsboi]

wouldn't this be more appropriate to put in the NBA thread rather than create one on its own?

 

[Joshyjosh31]

next we’ll hear that greens stump on Sabonis was an accident

 

[Capt. Factorial]

ESPN longer clip showed a couple angles - one angle I agree hard-to-tell from the profile, but from under the backboard, forward, its clearly intentional/tripping and hip out.

The clip I see from under the backboard actually doesn't look like much. Dort's right foot goes back slightly but doesn't look like an intentional tripping motion to me. The standard side angle actually looks slightly worse to me, looks like Dort did an intentional hip check on the screen. Doesn't look dirty, personal foul, move on.

Jokic, however, goes all Keyser Soze over it.

 

[ESP47]

Clear as day that it's a cheap shot hip check but Jokic is also a massive flopper so I highly doubt there was enough there to actually knock him off his feet. I agree, personal foul and move on.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Clear as day that it's a cheap shot hip check but Jokic is also a massive flopper so I highly doubt there was enough there to actually knock him off his feet. I agree, personal foul and move on.

His knee almost buckled Dort took out Morant and Wemby but sure this time he wasn’t trying to do that as he goes out his way to body check Jokics leg

 

[ESP47]

His knee almost buckled Dort took out Morant and Wemby but sure this time he wasn’t trying to do that as he goes out his way to body check Jokics leg

Remember Jokic flopping all over the place against Eubanks? I don't take any of his body movements seriously. The guy is an actor. He falls down dramatically like he just got injured and then gets up immediately and is miraculously recovered.

 

[Warhawk]

Clear as day that it's a cheap shot hip check but Jokic is also a massive flopper so I highly doubt there was enough there to actually knock him off his feet. I agree, personal foul and move on.

The first time I saw this I was reminded of:

It's barely a personal foul. I see worse hip checks probably 10 times a game that don't get called.

 

[Section 101]

I've played that one back and forth a dozen times, unless there's another angle it's not clear at all to me that it was even intentional.

He stops, moves backwards and kicks his leg out backwards from the direction he was walking. 100% intentional.

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