A study of former National Hockey League players shows that enforcers who spent a lot of time dropping their gloves or in the penalty box lived significantly shorter lives than their peers.
Denver Nuggets star centre Nikola Jokić and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia appear to have made peace after their Game 4 incident.
In the shootaround before Game 5 at Denver’s Ball Arena, Jokić jokingly handed Ishbia a ball before dapping him up.
There was speculation that Jokić could be suspended for his second-quarter shove on Ishbia.
The Suns owner was sitting courtside and had latched onto a ball that had landed in his lap, refusing to release it to an impatient Jokić who wanted to inbound it.
Jokić gave him a light forearm shiver and Ishbia, who played some college basketball, made a heads-up play and flopped backward into his seat.
Jokić was given a technical foul at the time and was later fined $25,000 by the NBA for his role in the incident.
The six-foot-11 Serbian stayed in the game and put up 53 points in a 129-124 loss.
The Nuggets and Suns, tied 2-2, continue their series tonight on Sportsnet 360 and SN NOW.
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