Nikola Jokić reportedly fined, not suspended for Game 4 altercation with Suns owner Mat Ishbia

The NBA has fined Nikola Jokić $25,000 but won't suspend him over his courtside altercation with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

Another angle shows Jokić and Ishbia making eye contact before the shove. It also shows former Detroit Pistons guard Isiah Thomas — a guest of Ishbia's — grabbing Jokić's jersey after the shove. A third unidentified man in a black shirt puts his right hand on Jokic's left arm.

Jokić scored a career playoff-high 53 points, but Phoenix went on to the five-point win to tie the Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2. The series shifts back to Denver on Tuesday for a critical game 5 that will put the loser on the brink of elimination. ."He didn't just run over and hit a fan. There was some engagement, so I deemed the technical foul the appropriate penalty."

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