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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic avoids suspension in courtside kerfuffle with Suns owner

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic will avoid a suspension after he made contact with Phoenix Suns team owner Mat Ishbia in a courtside altercation during Game 4 on Sunday night.

Jokic was fined $25,000 over the incident. He will be ready to go for Game 5 after dropping 53 points in a loss as the Suns tied up the series 2-2.

Ishbia tweeted earlier Monday he did not think Jokic should have been fined or suspended. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, #15, shoots over Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, #22, during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal game, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) "Great win for the Suns last night in an amazing series so far!" the billionaire wrote. "That should be and is the only story.

Suspending or fining anyone over last night's incident would not be right. I have alot of respect for Jokic and don’t want to see anything like that.

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