PORTLAND, Ore. — At some point during Friday’s marathon Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic threw an elbow into Enes Kanter‘s injured left shoulder, to which Kanter took exception on social media after the game.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts on Saturday called the play by Jokic “uncalled-for” and that he “certainly didn’t approve of it.”
Stotts said he hasn’t heard if the league would review the play or not. The league routinely reviews plays after games and can retroactively assess technical or flagrant fouls if warranted.