Stephen A. GETS RILED UP over Nikola Jokic’s ejection! 🔥 | First Take
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2023
- On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Brian Windhorst discuss Nikola Jokic being ejected on Serbian Heritage Night in Chicago.
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Jokic got ejected for saying "Motherf----r, call the Fing foul"
In the official NBA rules it states that refs cannot give players techs for just foul language. Jokic was ejected with no prior techs in this game.
This ref did the same thing to Jimmy Butler and Terrence Mann earlier this season. They need to fire him.
I think the NBA needs to a 3rd tech
No, you misread the rule on cursing at a ref. It’s says cursing is not the only way a player can get a tech. “Cursing or blaspheming an official shall not be considered the only cause for imposing technical foul.” It goes on to say ongoing tirades, etc are also grounds.
@@DD-sr9xm I didn't misread anything, stop being a clown.
1. If you look at what the refs said, the only thing Jokic is charged with is language
2. This specific refs usual excuse is that the player went towards him, which is 1 tech, and then used foul language which is a 2nd tech. Even this is against the rules as these should both go together as 1 tech.
If you look at Jokic, he was still fast breaking towards the other side of the court, he said what he had to say while going towards the ball. There is no bs for the refs to pretend they were being physically threatened
@@rainofkhandaq6678those aren’t NBA refs, those are card dealers from Las Vegas.
@@DD-sr9xm read again. Cursing or blaspheming is not sufficient to cause a tech, ie. it has to be cursing + something else. That's what that particular rule means. You chose to interpret it as "cursing or blaspheming is a tech, but not the only way to get a tech" and that is just a wrong interpretation, period. Read the whole book if you are still confused.
No one talking about the no-call right before. Jok gets hacked constantly every game and barely gets calls. And as soon as he sticks up for himself, they do this. Shameful
fk the NBA refs!
We can feel the frustration building up, it seems like it really gets to him more and more each game
Meanwhile dray could scream in their face and nothing.
Jokic is definitely not the only player who doesn't get the right call. He complains alot
@@billycarter1798 Jokic genuinely gets hacked all game
First of all, Jokic was clearly fouled on the play and refs blatantly decide not to call it. Then, all Jokic does is just tell the ref to "effing call it" while running back in transition. He didn't run up to the ref and yell it at his face, or continued to follow him around to argue and harass him. This doesn't even warrant a single tech, the fact that it was an ejection can only be explained by personal or betting based motives.
Referees in both the NBA and NFL this year, and really for the past few years, have been dirtier than the diaper of a baby with diarrhea. I don't do sports gambling, but I pity those people who have compulsive gambling disorders and place bets on NBA and NFL games. *ALL* sports gambling - but especially the NBA and NFL lately - can be unethically and illegally influenced by referees and umpires and you would be a blind fool to think that professional sports organizations are able to keep it clean and safe for bettors.
The Ref. put a large bet down on Jokic and the under on pts, assists and rebounds.
@@kenpatterson2948 fk the NBA refs!
@@jljljljljljljljljljljljljljljl have been dirtier than the diaper of a baby with diarrhea hahahah
@@MrOnetedify Jokic does not get the calls for a 2xMVP, Finals MVP and even tried to accentuate a foul and was fined by the NBA. Jokic will go an entire game without hitting the floor Embiid is on the floor ten times a game and gets rewarded. SMH
Bruh the refs are wrong for this. Absolutely wrong.
They have issues
The ref likely had placed bets. It's happened before.
@@bentmercernah i honestly think they are trying to set Embiid up for 2nd mvp, he averages 10 more ft than Jokic while Jokic goes out of every game looking like he got mauled by a bear
2:00 in... The guy talking about "anywhere in sports, if you say that to an official..." has CLEARLY never heard what hockey players say to officials all the time, like almost every shift it feels like. Lol
As a bulls fan all the way in New Zealand, I ended up changing the channel to watch a replay of our high school touch rugby nationals, and I hate touch rugby 😅
Windy smiling along just like the rest of us at home.😂
Popcorn at the desk😂😂
Even Steven A and Mad Dog are smiling as they yell at each other about "decorum". 🤣
He is impressed by mad dog's abiltiy to take the wrong take and run with it so well, I am sure he was skeptical in the production meeting and is enjoying watching a master of his craft pull it off.
I’m cracking up 😂
If Jokic got the call AD and Embiid get he would be averaging 40+ points
You can't make it up
Jokic gets zero respect. Averages 5-6 free throws/game ??? and he gets beaten up every game.
Look at that guy's arms. Somebody took a paring knife to them.
Dafuq is Mad Dog on? Dudes always calling the NBA soft then justifies this? Clown take. Jokic also said that sometimes players get a tech for but usually nothing happens.
It's a debate show, and SAS gets first dibs. Ironic saying clown take...
It's because jokic is not american. It really is that simple
Bruh been on one since he joined there
Dude didn’t watch the game to start off with and like you said will justify this bs
He doesn't like complaining
@@tdsm99reaching lol
Mad dog is always talking about 86 Celtics. Does he think Bird never said that?😂😂😂
Idk for sure but I'd bet bread that word is prominent in birds on court speech lol
@@gawdlyb5117 Refs be like Ducking N-Word Bombs flying over their heads but someone says "Jimminy Crickets" and they go for the whistle hahaha.
And I'd love to hear the ref come to the podium and say "We had to cancel Russell Westbrook for multiple illegal use of Racial Slur Identification on a non person of color.
58 yankees😂😂
@@gawdlyb5117this word and everything else😂
Of course not... When rodman or laimbeer clocked him he always said excuse me dennis or bill..
SAS speaking hard truth
Robbed of his presence in person
For a few choice words. Jeez these refs
The key point here is why do refs keep missing calls in games through out the league. The lack of calls when Jokic gets fouled compared to other stars is just an obvious example of how bad NBA officiating has become. The refs are making the game about them because they make gross errors in every game. The league can say they look at calls of every game but it seems to be getting worse not better. Either the refs are just very incompetent (miss calls, don't make consistent calls, over react, etc) or something much worse is happening with some refs and the ease of modern online gambling. Let us hope it's the former and the refs are just incompetent. And not the later and corrupt.
Welcome to being a lebron fan
Joker is easily the most fouled but least foul called man in the league. He has the scars to prove it. 6.8 FT per game while playing 90% of his game in the paint is crazy, especially when Embid averages 11.6 FT per game this year.
Same thing with Shaq.
The NBA has a strong history with gambling. It's definitely going on and is tradition at this point.
THAT IS NOT ERRORS , THEY DO IT WITH THE INTENT NOT TO CALL A Foul BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD BECAUSE Jokic IS A SERBIAN
The big thing is that Jokic leads the NBA in post-ups and has increased his aggression in scoring this season, yet he’s close to last in FTAs per game, at least among MVP candidates. If you watch the games, you can tell that it’s obviously not a mistake. NBA refs do this deliberately and deserve to be berated when they keep doing it.
Jokic complains to refs an awful lot
@@billycarter1798 would you rather complaining or flopping?
It would seem that flopping is more effective, just look at the 12 FTA Embid averages per game😳 Literally +30% of his points are free throws, unentertaining!!!
They are talking about Jokić here, but I think the real question is whether refs can make as many mistakes as they want and remain untouchable?
in all sports , refs control the game . This has become a thing sionce early 2010 when refs became the manipulator of games . they control the outcome of a ggame es-pecially in soccer.
Refs always been outside influence by the league and their owners. How they treat certain players is the showcase what they think and feel about them. Let's not forget that guy that didn't even have Jokic for top 5 for MVP last year, it's a message they send when they can.
One day someone is going to do something to the refs.
Agreed. That's my biggest problem with all professional sports.
I sometimes think they are stupid. It looks like you madt grab a Nugget by the shirt and slap him across the face for it to be called a faul. That's why they have the least free throws (irrespective of missing ot not). It was a faul on Nikola and the referee ignored it. They should not be untouchable, why, nobody really cares about them and all the viewers payed to see players
I think there needs to be a line - Draymond clearly crossed the line, how on earth is Jokic allegedly passing the same line
Yeah, Jokic didn't even deserve a tech and Green deserves a suspension.
@muzikkification yeah but when the biggest in game punishment is getting tossed, it should ve reserved for Draymond type incidents or TWO separate techs
This is big EMBARRASSMENT BY NBA towards the best player in the league. He has the most points in the paint but he has less than 5 FT too many times, while Embiid gets FT for someone sneezing on him. Lebron and Luka complain about the refs call but they are not getting ejected. And the shouldnt. They are stars. They deserve to argue and to question your call. Refs are targeting Jokić like a g league player.
Lebron has been getting fouled for 20 years straight and he has less ft attempts too. But you don’t see him cursing refs out in different languages. What are you talking about?
@@CatoProduction LeBron doesn't curse. He believes in trying to be a role model for the fans who watch him
@@CatoProduction there are a lot of emotions during the game. For me is soft to eject someone because of cursing. Don't be emotional snowflake like the refs. If I was referee and somebody cursed me out I would put him in his place verbally also. And give him maybe one Tech. But not automatically ejection.
@@jctslicelebron is not role model...he is floper i dont want my child be near as him
I usually get annoyed at all the yelling but this one was funny as hell 😂
It's gold
I think they've actually taken it too far, where it legit looks like acting and fake now...
@@bububaba8815But you're suggesting it wasn't fake at some point. 🤦
I was literally just thinking the same thing😂
IM TIRED OF THE REFS THIS YEAR
I was already tired of them last year
Tech foul yes ....ejection NO...
cursing a referee cannot be the sole cause to impose a tech
I'm just happy that the national media finally acknowledged how disrespected Jokic has been by the NBA officials because it is a real problem.
He embarrassed LeBron the league didn't like that he cost the NBA millions because the Lakers didn't make the finals.
@@redfoxx1417 that literally has nothing to do with anything. People have been getting ejected all season. This is an NBA referee thing. Trae Young just got ejected the other day.
@@tristinhall1275 actually it does this isn't just about the ejection I've watched games this season where Jokic gets fouled multiples times with no calls but yet A.D. and Reaves on the Lakers get the benefit of doubt on the whistle
Exactly. The actual home team boo them.
Dude is, or was, the number one player for points in the paint this season and he barely scratches the top 20 in FT per game.
Stephen A is spot on about the officating is horrible this year they have been ejecting ppl like crazy this year!!
Players have said worse to refs and not gotten techs. He shouldn’t have gotten a tech but I could understand if someone made the argument for getting one. But an ejection is ridiculous.
Cause NBA is racist towards white players… especially Eastern Europeans
That guy who's defending the refs actually knows nothing about sport, even less than Stephen and that's saying something....
Ehhh... He is just playing devil's advocate. The show would be boring if no one took the other point of view. You can tell by the look on his face that he doesn't actually believe what he is arguing.
He's just playing a character for debate sake. He's not actually that stupid.
These refs are on a mission this year and the NBA is all for it.
Follow the dough. It’s happening in football too.
Those players are just their puppets, it's a playground for those that own the whole thing.
They're cooking a suspension in the loopplayoffs to give LeBron and AD a chance
Is there a rule that with three ejections you can be banned? Jokic already has two!
It seems it is personal with Jokic. Or there is a NBA agenda for an Embid repeat as MVP? Or could it be that they don’t like that Jokic openly and publicly expreses that he prefers and enjoy horses more than the NBA i.e. he is not considered “poster child” potential by them🤔
I was there and this pissed me off. It was the 1st Bulls game I had been too in 10 years and I’m a Bulls fan. This was stupid and they wouldn’t have ejected any other superstar in that situation
This is the effect of sports betting becoming mainstream in the NBA.... I don't see it as a coincidence
Facts right here. I’ve been saying this.
Every game you are bombarded with player props. No coincidence at all jokic was kicked out when fans back those picks with money and inflate the odds
Refs are hating Jokic just like the nba and media this is disgusting
Giannis gets the same treatment. Get used to it. No matter how great they are they still get disrespected because they aren’t Lebron.
@@yougotbaited2943Brudda Lebron only ejection by some bs with the Cavs before. Lebron doesn’t even get free throws after getting blatantly fouled
LBJ can follow all 3 refs around the court after a call he doesn't agree with yelling at them and showing them up, going from ref to ref. nothing. the man has only been tossed from 1 game in his career. Jokic barely said a sentence to that ref, and he gets tossed. it's amazing.
You should check the game Lebron actually got ejected. The softest BS imaginable. Plus Lebron never cussed out the refs, that’s Draymond who gets away with that
@@forzaacmilan36 dude. the fact you just said "lebron never cusses out the refs" proves you never watch bb.
The NBA rule book says just profane language is not grounds for a tech let alone an ejection
They should change Mad Dog's name to Buffoon Dog or Brainless Dog
Dogshit is more appropriate I think.
Being Jokic got ejected again, it’s only more than fair now that LeBron gets an ejection sometime this season. I’d actually pay to see that
Mad Dog reminds me of my ex boss from New York. Thank god, I don't work there anymore. 😂
ESPN, why do you allow these stupid debates? Mad Dog is so beyond out of line that it's insane.
Sometimes these shows talk about players not being passionate and then when you have a guy who legitimately shows passion, but still showed enough composure to not get in the refs face, and you complain again.
Your actual debate should be about how long Mousa Dagher's ban should be since this is the third questionable ejection he's made this season. The correct answer is that he should be permanently banned from refereeing all NBA and G league games.
Stop the pointless hot takes and do some actual analysis.
“B-b-b-but the refs are under Sooooo much scrutiny already” - NBA
Refs in NBA today are a joke
What's sad is there have never been as many eyes on basketball games than rn but these refs continue to ruin it for us.
Let me tell you something as well, in the end of the season when we’ll be talking about the MVP and y’all use stats and averages for arguments, remember that Jokić averages absolutely DIPPED the two times he got ejected this year, he would still be averaging 29 easily if not for these refs
Well, at least he didn't choke, punch, kick between the legs, grab between the legs, cost them a championship, or curse out the team's best player.
People have to understand. These officials aren't doing this for no reason or because they are in their feelings. I'm sure Adam Silver is behind this. He's trying to clean up the league. Zero cursing, zero complaining to refs, etc. Making the league softer. Which in hind sight will destroy the league..
that referee should be fired for that. jokic did not warrant being ejected for that. if i'm the nba i'm firing that ref immediately
This is one of the few times I actually agree with Stephen A's point and his energy behind it.
Props to Stephen A, my sentiments exactly.
meanwhile draymond can continue to bark away all he wants
LMAO looking at Windys facial expressions and laughing had me laughing my head off.
Stephen A thanks for that 🙏
Love from Serbia 🙏
Ref obviously wasn’t familiar with Technical foul and what TechFoul is.
SAS is1000 percent right on this. What the hell is Russo on about? what an absolute joke of a man.
Jokic deserves an apology and that ref to be fired or fined or something. Disgusting.
100% agree. Thank you so much for pointing this out. Jokic was targeted and not coincidence that it was at the game where Serbian heritage was celebrated. 🙏🏻❤️
Ejecting Jokic and Luca both on their heritage night with their fan in attendance is very suspicious. The NBA did that intentionally
These two are funny together. Skip is missing these interactions. The difference is Stephen A and Mad Dog respect eachother and don't get offended. Keyshawn and Sherman are too sensitive and don't always argue in good fun. This show is better to watch because of the chemistry they all have.
That is why Tyrese said in a JJ interview that these refs must also have a press conference after games just like what players and coaches do so we can pick their brains, what were they thinking, hear them out, in these moments of big calls.
Am I missing something here. Did Jokic already have a Tech???? Cause the refs always(99%) just give out one T for verbal abuse/complaining. And that says if they do it again, they get the 2nd and tossed.
No, that was Jokic's first Tech. One of many reasons people are mad about this ejection.
NBA BIG mad foreigners taking over so... (in KRS-One voice)... Outta here!
Jokic - Look at me and cuss... Outta here!
Doncic - Look at me and grin teeth... Outta here!!
Giannis - Look my way with wide eyes... Outta here!!!
Officiating inthe NBA is the worst I have seen in decades.
It looks like the 70's. Just a matter of time before someone attacks a ref.
Watching Stephen A. and Mad Dog talk about sports is like looking inside a NYC barbershop.
This episode blown my speakers🤣🤣🤣🤣
People may disagree but I don't think techs should be given for inappropriate words to refs.
Just like players have to keep their composer when Fans talk to them a certain way its only fair refs have to keep their composer when players talk to them a certain way.
Not saying they have to roll over, but instead of a tech it should be reduced to a common foul the other team shoots 2 free throws and retain the ball.
Not watching the video but listening only, it sounded like Joe Pesci arguing with Stephen Smith.
Sas n mad dog yelling at each other was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 dont come for me.
Mad dog clearly has never heard an NHL player speak to a ref lol
Jokic is not getting fauls called on him, that's the problem.
That got him ejected, are you serious
If they ever remade the Grumpy Old Men movies they should use Stephen A & Mad Dog. Their arguing with each other is funny.
The conversation between Stephen A and Mad Dog is a typical New Yorker conversation! 😂
What does the rule book say?
Love you for protecting our NIKOLA
Jokic wasnt even in the guys face. Was like 6 ft away saying call the foul m'fer. Come on man.
ESPN has one guy that yells so they needed another one 😂
It’s like watching 2 chihuahuas’ argue lol. Stephen A x Mad Dawg lol
God bless the audio technicians trying to balance microphones around Mad Dog....
This is just my assumption. I kinda get this feeling that the ref did that because IT WAS a Serbian night in Chi Town.
My dad told me this morning that the NBA has become too violent and used Green as an example. I argued it's become too soft, and I think this is a great example. Whether it's right or wrong, my opinion is it's soft, and if this is normal the league aint worth watching.
Mad Dog trying to be the next Skip 😂
I think Russo is trying to compete with Skip Bayless for the sports talk dummy award.
Just lost all respect I had for maddog for this bs. For a man who has "been around" for so long, and seen so many games and players play live, he should know that this kind of call would be considered bs in any era.
Somebody spazzed out there. lol
please somebody explain what did jokic said
A real bromance right here 🤣
The rulebook says a technical not an ejection.
Refs getting caught up all in their feelings yet again...
Mad Dog sounds like Joe Pecci's "Harry" yelling at Marv
Well said Stephen A!
"Bland" u were right about that SAS
Who is squeaky next to Mariotti
Windy just looks high af watching two Uncs fight
Just give Jokic same amount of free throwsike Giannis amd Embiid, he would be 35 ppg.
Now after 2 ejection, and 2 time 5 fouls they took his average from 30 ppg to 27, 5 ppg
but what exactly did he (Jokić) say to the judge? does anyone know?
Getting louder doesn’t make you right
As soon as the yelling started, I was entertained lol
Somebody on set just do me one favor, just one;
Ask Mad Dog what year it is for me, please 🙏 😂😂
Bro off the gummy
And he may win MVP again this year the numbers is up there top level
Omg no wonder it was so much traffic on the best side (West Side)
What is the first technical for if you just hand one and eject him directly? I don’t understand that. I thought that’s why you have two techs. Also, this will result in players showing even less emotion than they already are because they’re scared some ref gets his feelings hurt
seriously the refs are out of control. Barely watchable. Fix it pls asap ffs
Should’ve just been a tech and quick convo with Jokic 1 on 1 after to start. He didn’t deserve to get TOSSED FOR GOOD from the game lol
Steve Kerr called a ref a "mother f'kr" seasons back and was kicked out. Nobody likes being cursed. These players demand respect. They need to show it as well.
Put yourself in a referee's place. Night after night, they show up to referee a game and most of the players and the fans have no respect for them. If they call a foul on a player, he's upset with the call. If they fail to call a foul, another player is complaining that he was fouled and no foul was called. Then when a player steps over the line, say calls the ref a "motherfucker," and I have no idea what was the offensive language used in this case, then it's ejection, pure and simple. Oh, you can't eject a star! Why not? Was his language and conduct egregious? Oh, you can't call offensive offside on that history making play. The call was made as soon as the ball was hiked, not after the TD. Oh, you can call a foot fault on Serena on match point at the US Open, no way! Did she foot fault? If she did, it had to be called. One day ever so many years ago, I bought a ticket and went to an Avon Tennis match at the club where I was a member. The Avon was a developmental tour at that time. The tournament director came to me and told me that he might have to use me to call lines. I flatly refused. When he insisted, I informed him that I'd bought a ticket and would probably cause a ruckus the first time a young lady disputed one of my calls and made a disparaging remark. That was as close as I ever got to being a referee. One final thought. A few years ago, in a playoff game in the NFL, there was a brief delay getting the ball spotted a for the next play and Dak Prescott was not able to run the next play before the clock ran out. Later, when questioned by the press, Jerry Jones said that he wasn't going to blame the ref, that the team should not have put itself in that position. Great answer. Take responsibility. Sorry I was all over the place with my post. Happy Holidays to all of you.
I’m not even a Nuggets fan but they did Jokic dirty.
I can’t the refs. They’re ruining this sport
Don't use "He said himself he crossed the line" as an argument that he should be ejected when what he said was "Yeah I crossed the line and said something I should not have said, but most people don't even get a technical for it, and I got eiected."
He crossed his own moral line isnall he meant. Such dishonesty acting like he agreed with the ejection.
serbian people were punished that night all of them starting from Jokic, Djokovic util the very last one..for being THE BEST
Ngl Doggy argument was sound and Valid
The ref should be punished