MINNEAPOLIS – Nikola Jokic slapped himself eight times, smacking his biceps and ribs as if the Macarena had only recently reached Serbia.
In a 120-111 Game 3 victory that featured a glaring 35-13 free-throw disparity in favor of the Timberwolves, Jokic was tired of being beaten like a punching bag. Rarely, if ever, has he been so outright demonstrative and disrespectful to officials.
But Friday nigh . . .