Nikola Jokic involved in altercation in Nuggets' OT loss to Thunder
Nikola Jokic involved in altercation in Nuggets' OT loss to Thunder
James H. Williams, USA TODAY Sat, February 28, 2026 at 5:56 AM UTC
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Nikola Jokic involved in altercation in Nuggets' OT loss to Thunder
The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder are among two of the top teams in the Western Conference this season. That was on display as the two teams played in a tightly contested game that went into overtime at the Paycom Center on Friday, Feb. 27.
Tensions were running high during the game between the two championship contenders.
Luguentz Dort was ejected following a Flagrant 2 foul after it was considered unnecessary and excessive by the officials.
Dort tripped Nuggets star Nikola Jokic while the Thunder had a 90-88 lead with 8:03 left in the fourth quarter.
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Jokic was upset and immediately approached Dort. Jokic and Jaylin Williams received technical fouls for pushing and shoving one another following the initial tripping incident. The fouls offset.
Dort scored eight points and six rebounds in 28 minutes of play before the ejection. Even with Dort ejected and reigning league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sitting out the overtime period, Oklahoma City prevailed, 127-121.
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