Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is unhappy with how things have gone, especially on the part of reigning MVP Nikola Jokic.
Speaking with ESPN’s Malika Andrews after a dramatic Nuggets-Heat game wherein the home team prevailed via 113-96 demolition, Spoelstra said that Markieff Morris is having movements in the locker room, but the Heat medical team will do “necessary tests” to check if there is a possible injury on the forward.
The two-time champion coach also claimed that Jokic committed a “dangerous, dirty play” that is absolutely uncalled for.
Andrews further reported that there’s no Miami players that were made available for an interview to the press.
In the dying minutes of fourth period, Jokic, who was going for a coast-to-coast, received an elbow in the chest from Morris in the mid-court. Due to frustration, the big man responded with a hard tackle which made the Heat veteran crash into the floor. Both were ejected out of the game, and Jimmy Butler received a technical foul for jawing against the Nuggets, specifically on the Serbian superstar.
Jokic tallied his first triple-double of the season with 25 points, 15 boards and 10 dimes. The Nuggets will visit the South Beach for a hyping, bad blood rematch against the Heat on November 29.
