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Jokić v. Morris: Soft penalties, hard questions

Jokić v. Morris: Soft penalties, hard questions

Are NBA referees letting too much go in the quest to weed "non-basketball moves" out of the game? The league has to be careful here, because increased contact can lead to increased tensions

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To Denver’s relief, with both Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. already out, Nikola Jokić will miss only one game after this hard shove of Markieff Morris. (AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)



Nikola Jokić should have been suspended two or three games for losing his temper in such a dangerous way.

Markieff Morris, as the i…

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