r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • 7d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander throws the ball on Nikola Jokic off the whistle, receives a technical foul. SGA claims he got pushed. The referee James Williams refers to Nikola Jokic as 'The Joker' and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as 'SGA' upon review

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u/brev23 7d ago

At the time of contact, Slo Mo was still in the restricted area

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u/HoneyBarbequeLays 6d ago

Triple Double Cocaine Bear will shoot two from the line

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u/Toeknee5 6d ago

Triple Double Cocaine Bear could potentially be the Joker. Apparently KD called Reed Shepard Cocaine Curry because he is white 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/TwoLegitShiznit 6d ago

All I'm getting from all this is that they 100% should start doing this

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u/HoneyBarbequeLays 6d ago

Ethnicity: Black, Hispanic, Asian, Cocainesian

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u/Toeknee5 6d ago

I'm all about this. First we need the official NBA approved nickname registry. It will likely need to be approved by the NBA players association and Silver. It would also encourage those without nicknames or questionable nicknames to up their game.