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OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 A heated confrontation during the final quarter led to multiple ejections as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-121 in overtime Friday evening.<\/p>

The incident occurred when Thunder guard Lu Dort committed a foul against Denver’s star center Nikola Jokic during a crucial moment in the contest. Following the foul, Jokic confronted Dort face-to-face, sparking a heated exchange between both teams. Officials assessed Jokic and Thunder player Jaylin Williams with matching technical fouls, while Dort received a Flagrant 2 foul and was removed from the game.<\/p>

The aggressive play began early in the contest and continued throughout the evening.<\/p>

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received an early technical foul after hurling the basketball at Jokic, who had made contact with him following a dead ball situation. Denver’s bench also drew a technical foul during the third quarter, while players from both squads engaged in verbal exchanges and physical confrontations throughout the matchup.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oklahoma City defeated Denver 127-121 in overtime Friday night, but the game was overshadowed by multiple ejections and technical fouls. Thunder guard Lu Dort was ejected after receiving a Flagrant 2 foul following a confrontation with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1772260271075.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7Co","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57689,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/nba-playoffs-heat-up-nuggets-fight-elimination-thunder-eye-sweep\/","url_meta":{"origin":29288,"position":0},"title":"NBA Playoffs Heat Up: Nuggets Fight Elimination, Thunder Eye Sweep","author":"Admin","date":"April 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Three crucial NBA playoff games are set for Monday night, with the defending champion Denver Nuggets facing elimination after falling behind 3-1 to Minnesota. 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