Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort was ejected from Friday night’s game after being assessed a flagrant foul 2 on a play involving Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic.
The foul was called after Dort appeared to trip Jokic, prompting an angry confrontation from the Nuggets center. Following the sequence, Jokic said the play was “an unnecessary move.”
The flagrant 2 ruling resulted in Dort’s automatic ejection, adding a flashpoint to the matchup as Denver played without its All-NBA centerpiece for the remainder of the incident’s immediate aftermath.