Markieff Morris Rips Nikola Jokic on Twitter
Markieff Morris is still out after suffering whiplash when Nikola Jokic took a cheap shot at him from behind back in November. Morris has missed 30 games so far. The Miami Heat forward took to Twitter Thursday night and blasted Jokic after a Twitter account reminded everyone of the incident.
The initial tweet just stated that Morris had missed 30 games since the November 8 incident.
This is wild: Markieff Morris has missed 30 straight games for the Heat since he got whiplash from his scuffle with Nikola Jokic on November 8th.
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) January 6, 2022
Sheesh. ? pic.twitter.com/Pjzxi6SBVn
Morris seemed to take offense to the tweet, and responded by calling Jokic, "a 300 pound sloppy fat boy."
Ain’t shit wild about it! It’s a real injury! Imagine having a 300 pound sloppy fat boy run full speed and make direct contact with your spine! I’ll be back soon like I said. https://t.co/jMdySrLxuw
— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) January 7, 2022
The Morris doubled down:
??? I said what I said! Heat nation I’ll see y’all soon!!
— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) January 7, 2022
Tell us how you really feel, Markieff.
Whiplash can be a very real and very serious injury. And given what happened to Morris, it's not surprising he's still struggling to return.
Here's a refresher on the incident:
Nikola Jokic clobbers Markieff Morris from behind late in the fourth quarter and things get intense. pic.twitter.com/9RclknqIKB
— Bally Sports Sun: HEAT (@BallyHEAT) November 9, 2021
And another angle:
Nikola Jokic retaliates against Markieff Morris after his hard foul.
— Joel Rush (@JoelRushNBA) November 9, 2021
Officials now discussing. pic.twitter.com/sfqjzSpu9O
That's the reigning NBA MVP shouldering Morris square in the spine at full speed. Yeah, I'd say that would cause an injury.
Jokic was ejected and suspended for the incident. The Denver Nuggets' star has played the rest of the season without incident, being his usually dominant self. Morris is still waiting to be cleared for action.