Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle handed fines by the NBA after shoving match

[p]Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jokic-nikola/dUHaiJ5n/"]Jokic[/a] was fined $50,000 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/randle-julius/lhl0euwn/"]Randle[/a] $35,000, but with no suspensions handed down both will be available for game five of the Western Conference series on Monday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-timberwolves/KjBIVQcI/"]Minnesota[/a] took a 3-1 series lead [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/denver-nuggets-CxvW27TI/minnesota-timberwolves-KjBIVQcI/?mid=xrxHa8ce"]with a 112-96 victory on Saturday[/a]. The Timberwolves had a double-digit lead with seconds on the clock when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcdaniels-jaden/0pp52ftg/"]Jaden McDaniels[/a] casually made an open layup.[/p][embed guid="1958615b-03cd-4d39-89e9-ad0ff917165f" url="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/2048546488033083588?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]An irked Jokic, who like most of the players expected McDaniels to let the clock run down, raced to confront him and a shoving match ensued with Randle among those getting involved.[/p][p]Jokic and Randle were both ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.[/p][p]Jokic said he didn't regret his actions "[b]because he scored after everybody stopped playing.[/b]"[/p][p]McDaniels, who had raised tensions earlier in the series with a jab at the Nuggets "bad" defense, was also unrepentant.[/p][p]"[b]The clock still be running,[/b]" he said.[/p]