Jokic has avoided any ejections this season after being thrown out of games twice last year. Both occasions involved a build-up of annoyance at no-calls in road games. Malone praised Jokic on Wednesday for keeping his composure against the Kings.

Many players show dominance through the National Basketball Association day in and day out, none more than Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Jokic has been th

The Nuggets’ coach and his generational star, who spent much of Wednesday’s win over Sacramento frustrated with the officiating, said a lot by hardly saying anything at all.