The NBA playoffs got heated on April 26, as a brawl broke out involving Nikola Jokic and Jaden McDaniels. But when McDaniels finally opened up about this situation, it became clear that this was more than just a late-game scuffle.

Here's the latest on how the NBA viewed Jokic and McDaniels' altercation on Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels pushed himself into the spotlight in the first round of the NBA playoffs with his declaration following Minnesota's comeback victory in Game 2 that the key to offensive success in this series was driving to the basket and directly attacking a Denver team he said was filled with “bad defenders.

There is plenty of blame to go around for the Denver Nuggets' shocking 3-1 series deficit to the Timberwolves.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets need to win three games in a row to advance to the second round of the playoffs, as they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves

Things aren't going well at all for Jokić and his Denver teammates, who have had a lot stolen from them in this first-round series.