The Nuggets were not able stave off elimination after Nikola Jokic was ejected in Game 4. Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: NBA MVP Nikola Jokic ejected in Denver Nuggets’ elimination game

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 6/13/21

Newly minted NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and his Denver Nuggets entered Sunday’s action against the Phoenix Suns down 3-0 in their Western Conference semifinals series.

Denver needed a win in order to keep its season alive. And while coming back from a 3-0 deficit was never going to be in the cards, the Nuggets simply didn’t want to go out quietly.

Fortunately for the Nuggets, there was nothing quiet about Sunday’s game against Phoenix. Unfortunately for Denver, that also included Nikola Jokic getting tossed late in the third quarter after committing a hard foul against Suns guard Cameron Payne.

As you will see below, Jokic ended up getting into it with Suns star Devin Booker before getting ejected for a flagrant two foul.

Nikola Jokic has been ejected with a flagrant 2 foul.

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It’s unfortunate that a player such as Jokic was not able to complete the game due to a questionable move on his part. It’s also unfortunate that officials on hand in Denver opted to toss him from an elimination game. Both can be true.

At the time of the ejection, Denver found itself down 83-75. Phoenix ended up taking a 13-point lead into the final stanza before losing 125-118.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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