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Markieff Morris deserved that shove. Cam Payne one was pretty bad.

I think your opinion is biased because you don’t like Markieff. Jokic ended his career with that…Markieff wasn’t innocent, but Jokic escalated it to something that cost Markieff his career.

Split T wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 25, 2026 10:43 am

I think your opinion is biased because you don’t like Markieff. Jokic ended his career with that…Markieff wasn’t innocent, but Jokic escalated it to something that cost Markieff his career.

No it didn’t!!! lol he played 3 more seasons after that too

3 injury riddled seasons..he never got fully healthy again.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Superbone wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:13 pm

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Never forget: Lon Babby once called the Morris twins the cornerstones of the franchise

I like Jokic, he's awesome.

Wally_West wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 25, 2026 11:25 am

Split T wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 25, 2026 10:43 am

I think your opinion is biased because you don’t like Markieff. Jokic ended his career with that…Markieff wasn’t innocent, but Jokic escalated it to something that cost Markieff his career.

No it didn’t!!! lol he played 3 more seasons after that too

I enjoyed watching this huge bitch getting punked liked that lol fuck the morris twins they probably have an OF account with each other

Split T wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 25, 2026 10:43 am

I think your opinion is biased because you don’t like Markieff. Jokic ended his career with that…Markieff wasn’t innocent, but Jokic escalated it to something that cost Markieff his career.

I get why you might think that but I’ll be honest I was really not following the Suns so hard the few years the Morrii twins ran amok on the team and had to later look up why they were so hated.

I did watch that game when Jokic shoved Markieff and Markieff was instigating it by quietly bumping (or was it tripping) Jokic on a time out (or was it end of game). I think there are certain people in life who push the boundaries a take advantage of others being nice, and once in a while they go too far or poke the wrong bear. Jokic, at some point in his career, definitely had a temper problem, that much was very obvious with the Cam Payne slap. But the Payne incident was unprovoked, whereas Markieff definitely provoked him. Honestly you can say his shove was a little dirty because it was from behind the back, but in the heat of the moment I can’t see anybody running up to the front of the man he wants to confront before making a move.

I don’t love Markieff, but in this case I don’t think my personal preference (or lack thereof) figures into whether I think Jokic is dirty.

As for him being “injured for the rest of his career” I guess you take that claim much more literally than I would. Markieff was barely a real player at that point and most role players, especially big men who are not known for being immensely skilled who are in their 30s, struggle to stay healthy to begin with.