LOS ANGELES, United States, April 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle of the Minnesota Timberwolves were fined by the NBA on Sunday for their roles in a scuffle in the waning seconds of their playoff clash on Saturday.

Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic was fined $50,000 and Randle $35,000, but with no suspensions handed down both will be available for game five of the Western Conference series on Monday.

Minnesota took a 3-1 series lead with a 112-96 victory on Saturday. The Timberwolves had a double-digit lead with seconds on the clock when Jaden McDaniels casually made an open layup.

An irked Jokic, who like most of the players expected McDaniels to let the clock run down, raced to confront him and a shoving match ensued with Randle among those getting involved.

Jokic and Randle were both ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Jokic said he didn't regret his actions "because he scored after everybody stopped playing."

McDaniels, who had raised tensions earlier in the series with a jab at the Nuggets "bad" defense, was also unrepentant.

"The clock still be running," he said.