Mat Ishbia and Nikola Jokic made up during pregame with Jokic cheekily tossing a ball to Ishbia before a handshake.
"I just wanted to make fun at least a little bit. And I was hoping he's gonna pay my [$25,000] fine, but nah."
Nikola Jokic on giving Mat Ishbia a basketball before Nuggets-Suns Game 5 pic.twitter.com/z20DZr1Pxc— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 10, 2023Maybe with everyone at peace, it would be a clean, orderly, and competitive game without any tomfoolery or shenanigans? Wrong. Here’s how the Denver Nuggets took a commanding 3-2 lead over the Phoenix Suns with a 118-102 win.