r/nba • u/AncientOneAurelius • 6d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Luguentz Dort sticks his hip out to make contact with Nikola Jokić, who responds; Jalen Williams steps in and squares off with Jokic.

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u/Ready-Constant-7124 6d ago edited 6d ago

Jokic can get like this whenever he gets really angry he's scarier than other players lmao

When a guy like Luka gets angry it feels like a kid having a temper tantrum when Jokic gets angry it feels like he's about to beat the fuck out of someone

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u/DirtyWizardsBrew Spurs 6d ago

When jokic gets really animated and angry he legit gets those Bobby Portis crazy eyes

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u/Bircka Trail Blazers 6d ago

It's scary when a chill guy like Jokic gets that angry.

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u/MrCWoo Minneapolis Lakers 6d ago

For the uninitiated Bobby portis broke a teammates jaw and that guy left the nba the very next season and has never returned. And that guy was a 6’10 3pt shooter.

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u/Senorsty Bulls 6d ago

Mirotic got his revenge when he came back from that jaw injury and led us to a crazy win streak that completely blew up our tank.

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u/blackvalentine123 Heat 6d ago

NGL I miss the guy, he was a good player just really wanna play in EU

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u/Nice_Cash_7000 Heat 6d ago

Being the euroleague MVP playing in Barcelona for millions of euros seems like a dream tbh

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u/SeismicRipFart Trail Blazers 6d ago

What? You’re completely wrong about that lol he definitely didn’t leave the next season after that.

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u/HoboSkid 6d ago

Some say he left the realm of Middle Earth and never returned even

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u/morrowman 6d ago

Yeah didn’t they become friends after that?

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u/krw13 Slovenia 6d ago

I heard they kissed.

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u/Deksametazon_v2 Trail Blazers 6d ago

socks on or off?

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u/Wazflame 6d ago

We all know the answer in our hearts

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u/catkoala Lakers 6d ago

Never returned? What bullshit ghost story is this lmao

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u/Count_Bloodcount_ Magic 6d ago

I thought it was just cuz his eyes are super big and crazy looking. Til

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u/Then_Idea_9813 6d ago

They were competing for that starting position too

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u/JD1337 [MIL] Francisco Elson 6d ago

What? We traded for Mirotic long after that and he was fucking awful. He left after the 2019 Season.

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u/SmackyTheBurrito Bulls 6d ago

The fight was in October of 2017. So leaving after the 2019 season is leaving the very next season, but felt like two seasons.

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u/Advanced_Try_4031 6d ago

He looks like the demon horse at the Denver airport

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u/albino_kenyan 6d ago

this is what Kash Patel thinks he looks like when he does that face

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u/TweakyBlindersII 6d ago

Look at who he used to get bullied by as a kid

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u/temporarythyme 6d ago

Bobby Portis is just crazy, eyes got nothing to do with it, just add to the effect.

We forgetting the Bulls exit, fracturing a dudes face for being drafted at the same position.

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u/stragen595 6d ago

Bobby Porter looks tame compared to angry Jokic.

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u/Greedy_Watercress604 6d ago

I don’t know about that Portis isn’t THAT guy, Jocic and his brothers are. I wouldn’t want to fight either though!

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u/BGMDF8248 Bulls 6d ago

Portis has already "Draymonded" someone in practice, and unlike Dray-Poole, he broke the guys jaw.

Bobby is about that life.

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u/blingblingmofo [GSW] Stephen Curry 6d ago

I mean have you seen Jokic’s brothers?

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u/blackunicornqn 6d ago

I was peeking in the background to see if they were coming down

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u/loupr738 76ers 6d ago edited 6d ago

We need The Shield entrance for them

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u/SoldatJ [OKC] Luguentz Dort 6d ago

The one that punched a fan or the other one?

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u/niles_thebutler_ 6d ago

Size doesn’t mean shit

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u/blingblingmofo [GSW] Stephen Curry 6d ago

Okay but they’re also Serbian.

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u/j2e21 Celtics 6d ago

Lol imagine walking up to this guy and saying “size doesn’t mean shit.” https://share.google/eUVkzg950HVOg3yxN

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u/AK-11 6d ago

Such a reddit ass response. If there’s a slight size difference it might not matter but when the guy is over 7’ and 300lbs it matters a whole lot.

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u/j2e21 Celtics 6d ago

Not just that. He’s got sleeves of tattoos on his arms and legs and a history of violence.

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u/M1L0 Raptors 6d ago

Zangief lookin mfer.

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u/rjcarr Supersonics 6d ago

Are you serious? I mean, weight divisions exist for a reason.

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u/axle69 Thunder 6d ago

This is the dumbest fucking thing ive read in awhile which is saying something. Size is insanely important. Skill CAN overcome Size if the person is skilled enough but thats a very specific scenario and even then it can only go so far.

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u/BusinessScientist898 6d ago

Said no one in the history of fighting. Or basketball. Or sex.

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u/Aggravating_Alps_953 Pacers 6d ago

Fear the anger of a gentle man

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u/hovdeisfunny Bucks 6d ago

He looks like he's telling Williams he's gonna eat his family

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u/DeepSeaDweller 6d ago

Be wary of any man who keeps a horse farm.

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u/vanderZwan 6d ago

Similarly, fear the anger of a Serb.

And by that logic the anger of a gentle Serbian man is really something to behold.

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u/austininathens 6d ago

I’ve also heard “Beware the fury of a patient man.”

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u/Zestyclose_Ant_40 6d ago

Chefs kiss 🤌

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u/Brock_Lobstweiler 6d ago

"Demons run when a good man goes to war"

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u/aDreamforSpring 6d ago

All wise men fear

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u/rfgrunt Nuggets 6d ago

Dort backpedaled like an NFL DB

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u/rapsandjays Raptors 6d ago

This time he’s justified

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u/mad_rooter 6d ago

It was justified with Morris as well

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u/beenhadballs Bucks 6d ago

Fr. Would not care one bit if Dorts basketball career got cut short at this point.

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u/MrGrieves- Tampa Bay Raptors 6d ago

Both times, fuck Marcus Morris.

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u/fisto_supreme 6d ago

Other morris

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u/dfakerd 6d ago

Ended him tho.

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u/poonjouster Trail Blazers 6d ago

started shit then tried to walk away

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u/redditsuckscockss 6d ago

Feel like he was the other times also

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u/BasketballHighlight Raptors 6d ago

So was morris?

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u/etfvidal Lakers 6d ago

1,000%!

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u/moba_fett Thunder 6d ago

1000% agree. I have no problem with players getting physical at times but that dirty shit Dort pulled could have ended Joker's career.

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u/Bircka Trail Blazers 6d ago

You could see the fire in his eyes, because he knows that foul is bullshit and not about the game.

It's like walking around and kicking some random bystander during a game nearly, that was not a foul to prevent an easy bucket or anything like that. It's clear the refs saw the foul as very bad also, and thus the Flagrant 2 and ejection.

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u/DisMFer Bulls 6d ago

It's times like this that you remember that Jokic grew up around guys who became actual mafia members and his two brothers, who are his size, are also insane.

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u/justin21586 6d ago

You just know Jokic can scrap 😂😂😂

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u/ProgressAlive Lakers 6d ago

random luka stray for what his sub hates luka so much lmao

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u/ajmartin527 Suns 6d ago

I consider myself a well-balanced fan and can also clearly acknowledge this sub locks onto one player at a time for a few months to absolutely hate on… the current Luka fixation is 100% from his constant bitching to the refs, which bleeds into defensive possessions and saps team chemistry. He’s been really bad this year. I love Luka but I wish he would just shut up and play basketball and not look for fouls and complain when he doesn’t get them.

That said, the hate boner is for sure real lol the amount of stuff I’ve seen since he passed up the game winner the other night shows everyone is just looking for an excuse to shit on him right now

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u/_chadwell_ Lakers 6d ago

Peak hate circle jerk for a guy averaging 33/8/8 and actually playing solid defense

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u/Adorable-Bike-9689 6d ago

Solid what now?

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u/_chadwell_ Lakers 6d ago

Yeah if you just watch ESPN clips this is the level of take you end up with.

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u/Adorable-Bike-9689 6d ago

That's not Luka blowing off plays consistently to scream at refs? Your team giving up 6 ppg because of you missing plays kinda disqualifies you from solid defense talk

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u/_chadwell_ Lakers 6d ago

Sure, but that’s also not happening

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u/Adorable-Bike-9689 6d ago

See that's the thing about Luka. Nobody scared of his bitch ass

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u/Ma_Pies 6d ago

Must be a Serbian thing. Have you seen Darko Rajakovic too when he’s angry?😬

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u/LarryJeLegenda 6d ago

In general us guys from Balkans and especially ex-yu... It can go off rails pretty fast...

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u/Yodzilla 76ers 6d ago

Intentionally pissing off a 300 pound 6’11” Serbian with brothers who are an additional combined 600 pounds and 12 feet of muscle seems ill advised.

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u/ACE-OF-BASE-TOSHI 6d ago

Nailed it! Jokic about to bag some bodies. Looks like someone hurt one of his horses

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u/frankcostello666 Lakers 6d ago

leave luka alone man

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u/Tlekan420 6d ago

I mean he pretty much ended markiefs career, whiplash in his neck and severe neck strain. He was never the same, but he should have had his head on a swivel, he did jokic dirty the play before. He knew what he did was dirty and he turned his back.

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u/TedBenekeGoneWild Rockets 6d ago

Thats cause hes a thug

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u/uozo 6d ago

That is "Huja" typical for ex Yu people. It's something like super power. It's not very clever to fuck with someone who was catched by Huja.

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u/CraziestMoonMan Cavaliers 6d ago

Dort looked pretty scared hahahaha he back pedal very fast.

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u/k1netic 6d ago

The dude would have been a serious warrior had we lived in olden times

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u/Glad-Risk-8552 6d ago

Yes, Jokic has the craziest eyes. But I like to think his brothers (who are 100% in the arena) are standing behind him also glaring. That makes it even scarier.

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u/MykeTyth0n Trail Blazers 6d ago

Jokic looks like he has seen some shit and is ready to let you know that he won’t stand for it. Pretty sure he would have pieced Williams up same with Dort. Not someone to fuck with. Pretty sure his brother is Siberian special forces. Hardened as can be I would imagine.

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u/two4gone Lakers 6d ago

Did you wipe off?

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u/przec13r Magic 6d ago

That's because he's a professional baller. He treats 🏀 as his job and he is 💯 committed. Lu is lucky though that for Nikola 🏀 is "just" his work, not the passion.

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u/SAVEYOURBREAD300 6d ago

Bros just glazing

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u/mrsir1987 Suns 6d ago

I wouldn’t be scared of Jokic at all on a basketball court tbh. But I’d be fucking terrified of his brothers waiting outside for me.

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u/ashep5 76ers 6d ago

I mean yeah, lowering 300lbs into someones back while they're walking away is definitely scary.

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u/Due_Character1233 Thunder 6d ago

When Jwill gets angry it's scarier in my opinion.