The Carolina Hurricanes have reasserted themselves in such dominant fashion in Game 4 to take a 3-1 stranglehold over the New Jersey Devils.
Denver Nuggets star centre Nikola Jokić and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia appear to have made peace after their Game 4 incident.
In the shootaround before Game 5 at Denver’s Ball Arena, Jokić jokingly handed Ishbia a ball before dapping him up.
There was speculation that Jokić could be suspended for his second-quarter shove on Ishbia.
The Suns owner was sitting courtside and had latched onto a ball that had landed in his lap, refusing to release it to an impatient Jokić who wanted to inbound it.
Jokić gave him a light forearm shiver, and Ishbia, who played some college basketball, made a heads-up play and flopped backward into his seat.
Jokić was given a technical foul at the time, and was later fined $25,000 by the NBA for his role in the incident.
The six-foot-11 Serbian stayed in the game and put up 53 points in a 129-124 loss.
The Nuggets and Suns, tied 2-2, continue their series tonight at on Sportsnet 360 and SN NOW.
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