When Nuggets center Nikola Jokic got ejected with two quick technical fouls late in the fourth quarter against Indiana, I think ref Tony Brothers had money on the game and needed the Pacers to at least cover.
D.W., Denver
Kiz: After getting run by a ref who needs to invest in some underwear that doesn’t chafe, Jokic spoke the truth about the NBA whistle: “It’s not equal for everybody.” Fair or not, Jokic won’t get as favorable a whistle as Kevin Durant, James Harden or Paul George in the playoffs. Rather than complain, coach Michael Malone needs to drill it in Joker’s head that no atrocity by a ref is worth getting tossed from a playoff game.