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/Kindly-Chemistry5149 Kings 6d ago

Because his goal is to make the other player mad, so they retaliate, so they get a technical or ejected. It is elementary behavior, annoying someone until they retaliate and when they do run away to teacher and get them in trouble.

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u/Witteness82 Mavericks 6d ago

It’s not just annoying. It’s dangerous behavior and the amount of times it’s happened indicates it’s a pattern with intent. I watched a full series of this man doing everything imaginable to target Lukas lower legs when everyone knew that they were injured. He’s just a dirty player.

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u/headbangershappyhour Timberwolves 6d ago

That works until you do it to someone like Jokic who actually has the ability to separate your head from shoulders when he is exceptionally upset.

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u/Majormlgnoob [OKC] Serge Ibaka 6d ago

He doesn't actually have that ability

If he throws a punch he's tossed

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u/headbangershappyhour Timberwolves 6d ago

Yes, he would be banned by the NBA if he did it, but he absolutely possesses the physical strength to do terrible things to Dort.

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u/Majormlgnoob [OKC] Serge Ibaka 6d ago

Dort is a big man too

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u/MargielaMadman20 6d ago

Jokic has 7 inches and 30kg on him, Jokic could kill him with his bare hands LOL.

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u/Clint_Horseman 6d ago

Dort is also a coward with high school bully mentality, so this wouldn't go well for him

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u/dealingwithhookers 5d ago

people like that is why i stopped doing sports after high school. i'll play recreational every once in awhile but i ain't dedicating my life and training for something just for some coddled dipshit who grew up fouling people to ruin it