In early-November of 2021, when he was a member of the Miami Warmth, Markieff Morris delivered a tough foul to Nikola Jokic in transition. Jokic responded by hitting Morris within the again. Morris then missed roughly 4 months of the season resulting from whiplash suffered from Jokic’s shove.
Morris hasn’t forgotten the incident, regardless of it being almost two years outdated.
“Sucker shot. That is what we name it in my hood,” Morris mentioned of the shove from Jokic. “Took a sucker shot. They name it snuck. He snuck me. It was a sucker shot. He is gonna get his although. Do not journey.”
Morris is at present unsigned, however reportedly will signal a deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks forward of the upcoming season. Morris was traded to Dallas within the deal that despatched Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks forward of final season’s commerce deadline.
Dallas and the Denver Nuggets are scheduled to play their first recreation on November 3.
