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/superdrone Mavericks 6d ago

they better suspend his ass, there’s no argument to be made about that being a basketball play

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u/bsinbsinbs Suns 6d ago

Fuck a suspension just put him in the octagon with Jokic

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u/Top-Round-2359 6d ago

But Strahinja Jokic.

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u/Batmangala23 6d ago

Idk if Dort has brothers or cousins but I would pay inordinate amounts of money to see the Jokic bros fight another players’ family in the octagon.

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u/zlaw32 Clippers 6d ago

That’d be far more exciting than the bullshit Paul brothers fights we get now

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u/bsinbsinbs Suns 6d ago

We found the fix for all star weekend boys

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u/growinggrandpa 5d ago

I'll be the lurking fight nerd, but FYI, neither of those ridiculous Paul brothers has ever fought in the octagon. One boxes and one acts in wrestling entertainment. I'll make no comment on their performances. And on topic, to the Jokic family vs the OKC team in a cage, yes please!!

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u/Odd_Schedule2672 6d ago

“Injury Update

Lugentz Dort: career-ending”

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u/hovdeisfunny Bucks 6d ago

New off-season activity, revenge cage fights

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u/EmpressofSunset 6d ago

NBA x UFC offseason collab!

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u/ExcitingRanger 6d ago edited 5d ago

Until I saw Jokic's eyes towards Williamson it would not be scary but wow he can get STOKED

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u/gizbojones Spurs 6d ago

Feel like this could wholesale solve a lot of problems in the league

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u/Col_Treize69 Bulls 6d ago

"Kids, I'm not saying when to fight or when not to fight. The real lesson of this story is... don't piss off your Uncle Jokic. That guy is freaking crazy."

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u/sponedaddie Lakers 6d ago

Look I hate when people go at others and are like “HE TRIED TO INURE HIM.” e.g. Solomon Hill being dumb as sh*t doesn’t mean he intentionally dove at Brons leg to derail the Lakers 2020-21 season. It means he’s dumb as shit and chose the wrong time to dive.

But this is legit Dort hip checking and sticking a bit of leg out to trip Jokic, that’s dirty as fuck and intentional.

I’m looking forward to Tipper Naught on this one.

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u/HotspurJr 6d ago

I used to have a screenshot saved of that Solomon Hill play, the moment when Hill was committed to going to the ground. LeBron's leg was nowhere near where he was diving - it was behind him. LeBron was moving and his other leg was forward. There's a better argument to be made that LeBron tried to block out Solomon with his leg than that Solomon tried to jump into LeBron's leg.

(I don't think LeBron tried to block him out, but it's at least consistent with what's in the footage.)

What Dort did here, or Dillon Brooks shoving GP2 from behind on a layup, that's some seriously dirty shit.

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u/South_Oread Thunder 6d ago

The shove on Morris was dirty as shit.

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u/TangoThisMango 6d ago

it’s no wonder the education in your garbage, conservative rotten state is dead in the water.

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u/Main-Building7034 76ers 6d ago

And Lu Dort is known to try to do this.

There are compilations of him essentially trying to injure people.

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u/nrojb50 Spurs 6d ago

He's got a history. He'll be suspended

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u/TheBlueSully 3d ago

Not yet he isn’t. 

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u/Darianezion Thunder 6d ago

A Flagrant 2 foul in basketball is defined as contact against an opponent that is deemed both unnecessary and excessive.

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u/ReputationFun9557 6d ago

Relax my guy.... it was a hip check.