Jaden McDaniels Pokes The Bear, Nikola Jokic Erupts And Throws Hands | WATCH

Last Updated:April 26, 2026, 11:50 IST

Nikola Jokic got ejected with mere seconds left in the game, after Jaden McDaniels broke an 'unspoken rule' of basketball duing Wolves' thumping of Nuggets in Game 4.

If this is what a “rivalry" looks like, the Denver Nuggets might want to opt out.

Tensions boiled over late in Minneosta today as Jaden McDaniels decided to twist the knife with seconds left, scoring in garbage time and breaking one of basketball’s unwritten rules.

And Nikola Jokic didn’t take kindly to it.

What followed was a needless, petty scuffle that summed up Denver’s night — frustrated, rattled, and completely out of answers.

Jokic’s ejection in the dying seconds only added to the embarrassment.

And the worst part? McDaniels had already warned them.

“Go at Jokic, Jamal, all the bad defenders… the whole team. Just go at them. They’re all bad defenders."

Bold. Disrespectful. And after tonight? Painfully accurate.

Ayo Dosunmu Turns Nightmare Into Reality

While Denver was busy losing its composure, the Minnesota Timberwolves were busy tearing them apart.

Leading the charge was Ayo Dosunmu.

The mid-season pickup from the Chicago Bulls detonated for a career-high 43 points on a ridiculous 13-of-17 shooting, including a perfect night from beyond the arc.

Pull-ups, drives, transition buckets, everything dropped as the Nuggets just watched on.

No Edwards, No DiVincenzo, No Problem

Minnesota lost Anthony Edwards to a hyperextension and saw Donte DiVincenzo wheeled off with a suspected Achilles injury — both before halftime.

This was the window of opportunity. The lifeline Denver needed to get back into the series, possibly.

And the Nuggets… did nothing with it.

Instead, they got outworked, outplayed, and frankly, outclassed.

Jamal Murray and Jokic’s numbers felt hollow, coming against a Wolves defense that bullied them into submission yet again.

The Nuggets now trail 3-1 heading back home. One more loss, and it’s curtains.

Has no team ever come back from 3-1? Sure, history exists — especially since Denver themselves have pulled it off twice.

But based on what we just saw, belief doesn’t.

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