<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Markieff-Morris-X-teams-that-must-still-sign-veteran-big-man-in-2022-NBA-free-agency.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 teams that must still sign Markieff Morris in 2022 NBA free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-27T16:30:26-07:00">July 27th, 4:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-27T16:30:26-07:00">July 27th, 4:30pm</time><address><a>Sean Barnard</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the most notable names in NBA free agency are off the board, there are still some quality free agents that remain unsigned. One guy who is still searching for a roster in the upcoming season is Markieff Morris. The 11-year NBA veteran most recently played for the Miami Heat. It also is worth noting that he missed an extended period of time after being blindsided by Nikola Jokic last year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nikola Jokic shoves Markieff Morris after Morris fouled him at halfcourt 😳</p><p>Suspension coming for Joker?<a href="https://t.co/wcLSXP99VH">pic.twitter.com/wcLSXP99VH</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1457927857980592128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Largely due to the missed time, Morris was never able to find his stride last season. He played in just 17 games and <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/morrima02.html">averaged</a> 7.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. At 32 years old there is reason to believe Morris still has some production left in the tank. He is a serviceable rotation piece on a playoff team and will look to prove this once again. Here are the three teams who could benefit the most from adding the veteran.</p><p><b><i>Watch NBA Games LIVE with fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408">click for free trial</a>)</i></b></p><h2>3 teams that must still sign Markieff Morris in 2022 NBA free agency</h2><p><b>Philadelphia 76ers:</b></p><p>The Sixers have clearly made an effort to get tougher this offseason. The addition of PJ Tucker was their biggest move and the organization clearly believes his toughness will be infectious. They added a few other pieces to fit this category including Danuel House, Trevelin Queen, and De’Anthony Melton. Markieff Morris fits the exact type of player they are targeting and could be the player the organization always hoped Mike Scott would be.</p><p>Morris has also publically made it known how he would like to sign with the Sixers. The Philadelphia native continues to be active in the Philly community and would love to make an impact on his hometown team.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Source: Markieff’s preference is to play for the Philadelphia 76ers. Markieff grew up in North Philadelphia and won a Philly Public League &amp; two PA State Titles at Prep Charter. The Sixers are still weighing their options but have given this a thought. <a href="https://t.co/JJUAjYRNrN">https://t.co/JJUAjYRNrN</a></p><p>— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDumasReports/status/1549115879954137088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The biggest hurdle the Sixers need to clear is the lack of available roster space. The team currently holds 16 players for 15 spots and must settle this before the regular season. While this is common for teams to bring extra guys into training camp it would not make sense to bring Morris in unless they truly intend on him being on the roster. Daryl Morey continues to work the phones and it is certainly possible there is another trade made that could create an open roster spot. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-matisse-thybulles-future-unclear-amid-roster-changes/">Matisse Thybulle</a> and Furkan Korkmaz continue to be the names most likely to be moved. If there is a roster spot it would be awesome to add Markieff Morris to the team. He still possesses toughness and a playstyle the team has been lacking and would provide excellent depth behind PJ Tucker.</p><p><b>Miami Heat</b></p><p>It is clear that last season did not go as planned for Markieff Morris. He never found his stride with the team last but should remain open to giving them another chance. The biggest reason for this is the loss of PJ Tucker. The two play a similar role and style and Morris would have much more opportunity in this coming season. While Tucker is a more versatile defender, a lot of the attributes that he brings can be seen in Morris as well. The 6’8″ forward would be able to fill the starting role that Tucker occupied last year and give it a second shot with the organization.</p><p>The 2020 NBA Champ clearly fits into Heat Culture and did not get a chance to show his abilities on the court last year. Wiping the slate clean and running it back this season could have positive results for both sides.</p><p><b>Chicago Bulls</b></p><p>Another organization that would benefit from the veteran presence of Markieff Morris is the Chicago Bulls. The franchise has struggled to flip the switch into win-now mode and needs some quality role players to help with this. Morris could also be valuable in the development of Patrick Williams. Some have questioned the mentality of the 20-year-old and Morris could help to toughen him up and prepare him better for the NBA.</p><p>Expectations will be increased for the Bulls this season and the franchise must be prepared. While top-end talent tends to get the majority of the credit and blame, having proper fitting role players is also crucial. Chicago has their core in place and will be looking to take the next steps this season. Adding Markieff Morris as a key role player would help with this and provide the roster with a style of player they currently lack.</p><p>He may not have signed yet but this should not be taken as a sign there is no interest for Markieff Morris. The veteran will certainly want to wipe away last season from his and the public’s memories. Expect him to be a surprise this season and make a solid impact once again. Morris is the type of player that every contender could use and expect him to make an impact wherever he lands next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 teams that must still sign Markieff Morris in 2022 NBA free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Heat-news-Marcus-Morris_-brutally-defiant-reaction-to-25000-fine-for-altercation-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat vet Markieff Morris’ brutally defiant reaction to $25,000 fine for incident vs. Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-05-02T17:36:21-07:00">May 2nd, 5:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-05-02T17:36:21-07:00">May 2nd, 5:36pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Heat veteran Markieff Morris just got slapped with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-markieff-morris-fined-25k-by-nba-for-incident-against-hawks/">$25,000 fine</a> by the NBA for a rather contentious incident in their Game 5 win over the Atlanta Hawks. At this point, however, Morris does not appear to be too concerned with the hefty payout.</p><p>Morris was assessed with an unsportsmanlike foul on De’Andre Hunter for supposedly preventing the Hawks forward from re-entering the basketball court after Hunter went out of bounds near the Miami bench. For his part, Morris claims that he was merely trying to prevent Hunter from falling. The next time this happens, the Heat forward says that he intends to take a different approach:</p><blockquote>“Next time, I’ll just let him fall. I guess that’s what it is,” Morris said, via <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-markieff-morris-20220502-ru4ywzlnqrg7fj3hmm46m3jhzi-story.html">Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel</a>. “I’ll just get out of the way and let him fall, even though I know DeAndre, too.“He came with a lot of force, too. He hit me hard. But next time I just got to let him fall.”</blockquote><p>Here’s a look at the incident in question involving the Heat veteran:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Markieff Morris got a tech while on the bench for holding onto De'Andre Hunter. <a href="https://t.co/MMxwPrczHg" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/MMxwPrczHg</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1519122394190737409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Be that as it may, Morris also said that he won’t be sweating the fine one bit:</p><blockquote>“I already made a bunch of money,” he said. “I ain’t worried about that little-bitty-ass money.”</blockquote><p>$25,000 might be a lot of money for simple folk like you an me but clearly, it means nothing for the Heat veteran.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat vet Markieff Morris’ brutally defiant reaction to $25,000 fine for incident vs. Hawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Markieffine.jpeg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Markieff Morris fined $25k by NBA for incident against Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-04-28T15:45:07-07:00">April 28th, 3:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-04-28T15:45:07-07:00">April 28th, 3:45pm</time><address><a>Spencer Schultz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/">Miami Heat</a> forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/markieff-morris/a6ad08ca/">Markieff Morris</a> was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday in regards to an incident from Game 5 against the Hawks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The NBA just fined Markieff Morris $25K for this play </p><p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/AhnFireDigital?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@AhnFireDigital</a> ) <a href="https://t.co/5TWKIvyb9I" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/5TWKIvyb9I</a></p><p>— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1519795615877718021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the third quarter, Morris intentionally grabbed DeAndre Hunter on the Heat sidelines and held him from re-entering the court. Morris was issued a technical foul and now will have to pay $25,000 as well.</p><p>The Heat ended up winning the game by three points, but HC Erik Spoelstra couldn’t have been too happy with the play. It certainly doesn’t help Morris’ case for the potential of more playing time. It’s been an up-and-down season for Morris, who joined Miami in the offseason after two years with the Lakers. He signed a one-year, $2.3 million deal to provide forward depth behind P.J. Tucker.</p><p>You may remember <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8T53X_fx0">the scuffle</a> between he and Nuggets star Nikola Jokic back in November. Jokic’s retaliated with a shove on Morris, subsequently forcing Morris to miss the next few months of action with a neck injury.</p><p>Morris returned to the court in March and averaged over 15 minutes per contest in the seven games he played in. He didn’t play at all in the five-game series with the Hawks, and it seems things will remain the way in the postseason barring any injury.</p><p>The Heat’s Game 5 win over the Hawks on Tuesday helped them advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. They will face off against the winner of the 76ers-Raptors series. As the top seed in the East, the Heat will have home-court advantage until the NBA Finals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Markieff Morris fined $25k by NBA for incident against Hawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Heat-Markieff-Morris-Nuggets-Nikola-Jokic-Shove.jpg"></figure><h1>Markieff Morris gets deeply honest on playing again after long layoff due to Nikola Jokic fight</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-03-21T18:25:13-07:00">March 21st, 6:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-03-21T18:25:13-07:00">March 21st, 6:25pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo is a freelance writer, TV producer, and news editor based in Manila, Philippines.  He will debate anyone to death that Penny Hardaway is the real GOAT, and he will work for pizza.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Prior to the season, Markieff Morris was seen as an integral addition to the Miami Heat. His toughness and experience are perfect for a squad that takes pride in building a trademark culture.</p><p>But things haven’t exactly gone Morris’ way in his first season with the Heat. While he contributed solid minutes off the bench in his first few games, he got sidelined for an extended period after his infamous altercation with Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic last November.</p><p>Morris suffered a whiplash injury after Jokic shoved him from the back, forcing him to sit out for four months. And for a guy as competitive as Morris, it was frustrating, to say the least. Last week, he finally returned for the Heat, and on Monday, he <a href="https://twitter.com/Keefmorris?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">took to Twitter</a> to express his sheer joy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Man I love hooping!! Thank you GOD!</p><p>— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1506016800538251265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 32-year-old Morris wears his heart on his sleeve, and we could only imagine how elated he must be to be back on the floor. So far, in his three games this month, he’s averaging productive norms of 9.3 points, 52.2% field goal shooting, and 3.7 rebounds in 17.7 minutes. He helped the Heat win back-to-back games and improve to 47-24 to stay on top of the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Morris had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-markieff-morris-reveals-harsh-reality-hes-living-in-amid-nikola-jokic-controversy/">earlier opened up</a> on his fight with Jokic, and while it was an unfortunate incident, it looks like the Heat veteran just wants to play and be grateful for the opportunity to do so.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Markieff Morris gets deeply honest on playing again after long layoff due to Nikola Jokic fight

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Heat-newsMarkieff-Morris-reveals-harsh-reality-he_s-living-in-amid-Nikola-Jokic-conroversy.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat vet Markieff Morris reveals harsh reality he’s living in amid Nikola Jokic controversy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-03-16T19:47:00-07:00">March 16th, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-03-16T19:47:00-07:00">March 16th, 7:47pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Markieff Morris finally returned to action on March 12 after missing four months of action due to a lingering back/neck problem. Morris sustained his injury after he was shoved from behind by Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic during a heated altercation earlier in the season. It was Morris who ended up on the wrong end of that squabble after missing a big chunk of the season.</p><p>It wasn’t only his back and his neck that took a blow from that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-markieff-morris-admits-to-nightmare-scenario-after-dirty-nikola-jokic-hit/">controversial incident</a>. According to Morris himself, his reputation also took a hit as some fans turned on him for instigating the incident with Jokic:</p><blockquote>“It’s hard because fans sometimes, they don’t understand,” Morris said, via <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article259443779.html">Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald</a>. “They just see one thing and they’re just like, ‘Yo, he’s a bad guy because he fouled.’ Or, ‘You hit him in his side. Why would you turn your back?’ My thing is y’all don’t understand because you’re not out there.”</blockquote><p>For more context, let’s have a look at the incident in question:</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>It was Morris who gave Jokic a hard foul as the Nuggets center was making his way down the court on a potential fastbreak opportunity. Jokic clearly did not appreciate Morris’ actions and the reigning league MVP decided to shove Morris from behind as the Heat veteran was walking away. The incident led to players on both teams getting heated. The bad blood spilled outside the court with Marcus Morris, Markieff’s twin brother, as well as Jokic’s older brothers getting involved in the dispute.</p><p>Jokic was suspended for one game for his actions while Morris was slapped with a $50,000 fine for committing a Flagrant Foul 2 on the Nuggets star.</p><p>Despite what some might think of him, however, Morris is adamant that he is not a bad guy. The 32-year-old explained his side of the story as he attempted to justify his hard foul on Jokic:</p><blockquote>“There’s some things that happen on the court that are between players and there’s respect between the lines,” Morris said. “I fouled because I’m a hard-nosed player. I’m not giving up anything for free. I’m not fouling to try to hurt somebody. I’ve never been that guy. I got nothing but the utmost respect from players. They all know that. If I wanted to foul and hurt somebody, I would have done that.“That’s my whole thing with the back and forth. Y’all don’t understand. Anybody says, ‘You’re a punk.’ I know who I am and I know damn well nobody is going to tell me that to my face. That’s what social media is, it gives a voice to the voiceless.”</blockquote><p>Morris is one of the toughest guys in the league today and I guess the rather unsavory reputation is just part of the gig. However, it is clear that Morris doesn’t agree with all this completely. As he said, he knows who he is as a person and he’s not going to let any of the outside noise change that.</p><p>As tough as he may be, even Morris himself could not overcome the injury that was brought about by his incident with Jokic. The Heat forward ended up missing no less than 58 consecutive games for his team as he meticulously worked his way back. Morris admitted, however, that at one point he was actually already in danger of missing the remainder of the season because of the state of his injury:</p><blockquote>“At times, doubt crept in,” Morris said. “It probably wasn’t until January when the doubt crept in because it was just so long and there were a bunch of things happening that didn’t go as planned. So that kind of was the only time that I had a little bit of doubt creep in. Other than that, if you ask me personally, I already knew that I would come back to play. It was more so not a matter of if, it was a matter of when.”</blockquote><p>Morris has been around the block for quite a bit. He is currently in his 11th season in the league and he’s been through quite a lot. Nevertheless, this recent spell on the sidelines still emerged as a learning opportunity for him:</p><blockquote>“At the end of the day, some of the stuff you just got to deal with on your own to figure out who you are,” Morris said of his four months away. “Me personally, I know who I am. That’s why I never stopped working. I knew that I would get back and play. I knew this was just another little hiccup.”</blockquote><p>Markieff Morris is by no means a star and he’s far from the most important player on the Heat roster right now. However, you cannot play down what he brings to the table for Miami. The Heat are surely glad to have him back as they look ahead to what should be a grueling playoff run.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat vet Markieff Morris reveals harsh reality he’s living in amid Nikola Jokic controversy

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