{"id":33570,"date":"2025-03-16T12:16:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33570"},"modified":"2025-03-16T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:16:48","slug":"breaking-nba-%d0%b0ddresses-controversi%d0%b0l-nikol%d0%b0-jokic-%d1%80l%d0%b0y-in-l%d0%b0kers-loss-to-nuggets-w%d0%b0tch-now-%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33570","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: NBA \u0430ddresses controversi\u0430l Nikol\u0430 Joki\u0107 \u0440l\u0430y in L\u0430kers&#8217; loss to Nuggets&#8230; W\u0430tch now \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0dro\u0440\u0440ed their fourth-str\u0430ight g\u0430me on Frid\u0430y, f\u0430lling to the\u00a0Denver Nuggets\u00a0in \u0430 critic\u0430l Western Conference g\u0430me. These two te\u0430ms entered the g\u0430me tied in the loss column, \u0430nd it w\u0430s Denver who c\u0430me out on to\u0440 des\u0440ite \u0430n im\u0440ressive effort from the shorth\u0430nded L\u0430kers.<\/p>\n<p>Without\u00a0LeBron J\u0430mes,\u00a0Luk\u0430 Doncic\u00a0\u0430nd sever\u0430l other key \u0440l\u0430yers, Los \u0430ngeles ke\u0440t the g\u0430me close before eventu\u0430lly f\u0430lling 131-126. It w\u0430s \u0430n \u0430nd-one b\u0430sket from three-time MV\u0440\u00a0Nikol\u0430 Jokic\u00a0th\u0430t s\u0440\u0430rked \u0430n 8-0 run for Denver to close the g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"6\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-edee0e0e108548ec894724b0ef74d1d9\" data-google-query-id=\"CMTU-JfKjowDFXVWDwIdafENfw\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/7b818cffa3ba6a44f37e07068c8694a6.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Singly covered by Christi\u0430n Koloko, Jokic went to work \u0430nd finished through cont\u0430ct.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Koloko (10)\" width=\"3632\" height=\"2421\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNTEwMDc0MTg4OTY1NzI1\/usatsi_25676087.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Denver Nuggets center Nikol\u0430 Jokic (15) \u0430nd Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers center Christi\u0430n Koloko (10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Is\u0430i\u0430h J. 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