Nikola Jokic fined $50,000, Julius Randle $35,000 after late-game scuffle in Game 4
Jokic was ejected from the game but was not suspended for Game 5.
With 1. 3 seconds left in a decided game, Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels made a layup. That was well within the rules and nobody was going to get injured, but it violated an unwritten rule in the NBA โ and Nikola Jokic took exception.
Jokic sprinted down court (maybe the fastest he ran all game) to get in McDaniels' face, and there was a minor altercation. Jokic, as well as Minnesota's Julius Randle, were ejected. Tensions were high at the end of Game 4 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves Both Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.
pic. twitter. com/U7Pg8ULO1J โ ESPN (@espn) April 26, 2026 On Sunday, the league came down and fined Jokic $50,000 for instigating the incident and Randle for escalating it.
From the league's release announcing the fines: "Jokic initiated the incident by confronting and shoving Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels. Randle escalated the incident by forcefully inserting himself into the scrum and shoving Nuggets guard-forward Bruce Brown. " Neither player was suspended, and both will play in Game 5 on Monday in Denver.