Thank you. The guy is a clown and he's lucky Jokic didn't actually engage with him for real after pulling that shit.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nuggets fans: Ishbia touched him first!<br><br>Reality: Jokic initiated everything by running up and ripping the ball away. If he would have just let the refs do their jobs and stayed away, literally nothing happens. The fact that they choose to not realize this obvious fact is crazy! <a href="https://t.co/kLWMeXWoFx">pic.twitter.com/kLWMeXWoFx</a></p>&mdash; Bryce (@BryceBreakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/BryceBreakers/status/1655603719470292999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Here is a better clip. You're crazy if anything like this looks even remotely premeditated. He's obviously paying full attention to his player and the fan who got run into.

He's gonna have to go see the LeBron James of Backs after that violent confrontation...

(I'm sorry but I can't allow any possibility that you and I stay in alignment for too long a period of time...)

Another topic where Zilla is a complete ****ing idiot. Color me shocked.

Premeditated? Is he somehow incapable of making a quick decision when seeing the star player of the other team trying to take the ball from him and go on a fast break?

He had two choices. Behave like a normal person and release the ball to the NBA player playing a live game; or insert himself in the live game by not releasing the ball to the NBA player, knocking the ball away from the NBA player, and then stepping to the NBA player and putting his hands on him. He idiotically chose the latter and is now trying to avoid any repercussions arising from that.

I don't think it's premeditated.

I think he's a douche that tried to pull off some sort of 'don't you know who I am' shit with a guy that has 18 inches and 150 lbs on him.

Douche is gonna douche - it's gonna come flying out of you in moments of confrontation when you're as loaded with it as a guy who literally stands up with his chest out like that is.

From the moment the ball squirted out, everything else he did (even setting aside the 'swipe of the ball for the moment) was completely intentional. And that was the most cornball shit that happened in the entire exchange.

Don't worry, I'll be blaming LeBron's teammates if they lose tonight soon enough.

Oh at this point I'm wholly content with stating they live and die with Anthony Davis.

So long as you'll be sure to credit Davis with the win should they advance. I suspect that won't be the case...

Yes. But that is an entirely different point than kcc is trying to make acting like he was trying to play keep away for a competitive edge. It’s damn hard to blame ishbia for clutching on to the ball. The douchey flop on the other hand is something else.

I did say before the playoffs started that AD had to be the best player on the floor for the Lakers to advance in any series they play. I still maintain that. LeBron is done carrying any team through a playoff run at this point, but AD (if he plays like he does in odd numbered games) is capable.

Color me shocked you have nothing to bring to the discussion except just sniping people you don’t like. ****ing worthless

If clutching onto the ball was all he did, maybe. But he also knocked it away from Jokic too.

KCC is speaking for KCC.

I'm simply pointing out that the guy is preening little shitweasel who probably can't satisfy a woman.

He reacted exactly how you might expect when someone catches you by surprise and tries to grab something out of your hand. And it’s not like Jokic eventually got it and he knocked it away. He flicked it away in the split second where they were fighting for the basketball. He was preoccupied trying to help someone up and within split seconds reacted to a ball in his hands he probably forgot was even there. That’s it.

Yeah, not buying that at all. Most people aren't knocking that ball away from the player in that instance.