What Happened To Markieff Morris Neck? Netizens are eager to know what really happened to Markieff Morris after he faced a nasty hit from Nikola Jokic. Here is everything about the incident.
Markieff Morris is a professional basketball player who is at the moment associated with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Playing as a Power forward, he has been one of the top performers for his team. Well, prior to being crafted in NBA, he played for Kansas Jayhawks in his college basketball.
Likewise, after a successful college career, he was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2011 NBA draft as the 13th overall pick.
Since then, he has been ruling the league and has also won an NBA Championship with Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
He is trending all over the internet recently after he was hit by Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic after things got ugly between them. Here is more about the incident.
What Happened To Markieff Morris Neck?
According to an article published on NBC sport, Markieff Morris could have a neck injury. However, till the official statement is not out, we can not say anything.
Well, all this started when Nikola Jokic was blocked by Morris’s elbow when he was trying to score a basket.
In other words, we can say a disappointed Morris chose to take the Euro foul to stop the break and did it with an elbow to Jokick’s mid-section. Jokic reacted with a shoulder check and hard lower arm that decked Morris, sending him to the floor in pain.
Following that, the environment really got heated up on the court, and both Morris and Jokic were sent off the court.
Markieff Morris Assault or Injury?
As mentioned above, Morris definitely faced assault, But that ended up on an Injury.
Morris faced one of the brutal hits one could think of, which was so bad that it ended up as a neck injury. After he was attacked, he was on the ground for a while, and the medical personal brought a stretcher, but he somehow went off the court by himself.
We hope he will soon recover from the injury and will be seen on the court.
Nikola Jokic Hit Video
After the incident happened, Nikola Jokic’s hit video is surfing all over the video.
In the video, we can clearly see Nikola losing his cool. If you haven’t seen the video, you can watch it above.