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Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was suspended for one game, while Markieff Morris from the Miami Heat was fined $50,000 by the NBA for their roles in the mess.

Nikola Jokic had 25 points,15 rebounds and 10 assists before the NBA MVP was ejected for violently slamming his shoulder into Markieff Morris, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 113-96.

The NBA’s free agency window opened Monday night, with Kyle Lowry headed to the Miami Heat, Chris Paul and Mike Conley landed lucrative deals to remain with their current teams.

Free agency doesn’t start until 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday. The machinations toward getting ready, however, were in full steam on Sunday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and Bryn Forbes led Milwaukee’s scorching start from 3-point range as the Bucks trounced the Miami Heat 132-98.

Nikola Jokic had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his 15th triple-double of the season to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Miami Heat 123-106.

Bam Adebayo had 22 points and Jimmy Butler added 20 to lead the Miami Heat to a 107—98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.

Damian Lillard made three free throws with one second remaining, and the Portland Trail Blazers survived a wild finish to beat the short-handed Miami Heat 125-122.

Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins made back to back 3-pointers in overtime, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 120-112 victory over the Miami Heat.

Joel Embiid had 45 points and Dakota Mathias hits a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.1 seconds left as the Philadelphia 76ers hung on to beat the Miami Heat 137-134 in overtime.