Nuggets' Nikola Jokic Shoves Suns Owner Mat Ishbia

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shoved Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia in the first half of Game 4.

Tensions are running high between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets. 

As the first half was winding down in a tightly contested game, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic appeared to have shoved Suns owner Mat Ishbia after trying to get the ball. 

Admittedly so, Ishbia tried his best to flop and sell the call.

An unsportsmanlike technical foul was issued to Jokic for the incident, who was clearly frustrated and was trying to get the ball. 

Jokic just shoved Mat Ishbia pic.twitter.com/adW03mmExW

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Here's another video with a bit better build up as to why Jokic was over there in the first place:

Jokic and the Suns owner. 😳

pic.twitter.com/Cvd2D4ADHA

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Kevin Durant sank the technical free throw that followed. 

Phoenix leads 63-61 after two quarters of play. The Nuggets currently lead the series 2-1 with Game 5 set to be back in Denver on Tuesday. 

Jokic has 24 points at halftime.