It’s a good thing that Nikola Jokic’s ejection at the hands of Tony Brothers didn’t result in a Nuggets loss, or Brothers might have any and all US-based members of the Serbian Mafia after him. I actually don’t have any evidence that the Serbian Mafia really exists, but that’s exactly what I’d expect when it comes to an underground organization of murderous criminals. If I knew any details about them at all, that would mean they failed. Therefore, I assume they exist. My logic is flawless.
Actually, now that I’m thinking things over some more, Brothers might still be in trouble. Since Serbians care more about how Jokic is treated than how the Nuggets as a team perform, the US-based members of the Serbian Mafia have probably already been mobilized to act in Jokic’s defense. I would offer my own aid (in the form of rations: Hot Pockets, Pop Tarts, Sunny Delite), but I’m not really the guy who cares about the refs very much (or at all). I can appreciate that sometimes the refs get it right, sometimes they get it wrong, and sometimes their decisions can swing games that shouldn’t have been swung, but I’m not going to have a vendetta against a ref just because they mistreated my favorite player or team.
So the Serbian Mafiosi (and any outrage-fueled Nugget fans) are on their own here in defending Jokic’s honor. My rations will remain for my use and my use only. However, if anybody ever decides to form a mob in order to force entry into the NBA’s all-inclusive archive of all game tape since the beginning of the league, I will be right there with my snacks, ready to storm into that warehouse.