Nikola Jokic Ejected After Cheap Shot on Markieff Morris

Nikola Jokic lost his mind Monday night during the Denver Nuggets' game against the Miami Heat. With the Nuggets up 111-94 late in the fourth quarter, Jokic absolutely leveled Markieff Morris with a body check in retaliation for a hard foul. Both Jokic and Morris were ejected, a stretcher came out for him but he ultimately left the court under his own power.
Here's video of the play:
Nikola Jokic clobbers Markieff Morris from behind late in the fourth quarter and things get intense. pic.twitter.com/9RclknqIKB
— Bally Sports Sun: HEAT (@BallyHEAT) November 9, 2021
Here's another angle:
Nikola Jokic retaliates against Markieff Morris after his hard foul.
— Joel Rush (@JoelRushNBA) November 9, 2021
Officials now discussing. pic.twitter.com/sfqjzSpu9O
Morris was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and was ejected, and Jokic was given a technical foul and also ejected.
Look, it was a hard foul from Morris, but I'm not sure it was worthy of the blindsided retaliation Jokic gave him. That was a total cheap shot and Jokic has to be suspended by the NBA for it.
After the foul, Jimmy Butler was furious with Jokic:
Jimmy Butler has something to say to Nikola Jokic. pic.twitter.com/5OqyoPsq9b
— Will Manso (@WillManso) November 9, 2021
It's not hard to understand why.