A heated baseline confrontation between Mason Plumlee and Derrick Favors on Wednesday could lead to a few Denver Nuggets being suspended for leaving the vicinity of the bench.
Nikola Jokic, Gary Harris, and Jamal Murray may have moved too far from the sideline during the Nuggets' 114-108 loss to the Utah Jazz. Jokic, specifically, seemed to make an effort to leap toward the dispute while being held back by teammates and coaches. The Serbian 7-footer, however, denied any wrongdoing.
"I was not on the court," Jokic said, according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "I mean, I cannot step? I was not even close. If they're going to fine me, they're going to fine me, but I did not do nothing."
Any player deemed guilty of leaving the bench is automatically subjected to a one-game ban and $50,000 fine.
Nuggets head coach Mike Malone doesn't believe any of his players deserve a suspension.
"I think our assistant coaches made sure that nobody was on the court," Malone said. "I have no doubts that our guys stayed where they were supposed to stay."
Both Plumlee and Favors were ejected for the scuffle, while the Nuggets' Will Barton and the Jazz's Royce O'Neale were assessed technical fouls.
