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Nikola Jokic Had the Funniest Offensive Foul of the NBA Playoffs

Stephen Douglas

Nikola Jokic tried a new move against the Thunder.
Nikola Jokic tried a new move against the Thunder. / @HoHighlight
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Nikola Jokic is one of the most talented basketball players of all-time. He's also been known to go to great lengths to try and get a call.

During Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder he got tangled up with Jaylin Williams during the third quarter and then dragged him across the court trying to draw a foul.

Referees could have called something on either player, but Jokic ended up with an offensive foul, which was not how he thought things would go when he took off with Williams's arm wrapped around his neck.

The replays... were even better.

In the final video you can pause it at the right moment and see how Jokic almost put himself in a chokehold using Williams's arm. It was honestly one of the boldest attempts to draw a foul we've ever seen.

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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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