Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris admitted he committed a hard foul on Nikola Jokic during Monday's game but suggested he would "never hit a man with his back turned" like the Denver Nuggets big man did to him.
Keef MorrisI love to see the hate! No doubt I took a hard foul which I always do but I’ve never hit a man with his back turned! Luckily we built different over here. I can take my licks and keep pushing. Joker 1 smooth 0 lol.
Jokic was ejected for blindsiding Morris with a hit late in the fourth quarter of Denver's 113-96 win:
Bleacher ReportJokic and Markieff Morris both got ejected after exchanging fouls during Nuggets-Heat.