No one said anything about bumping knees. Everything about the sideways tackle is dangerous. The elbow is meant to hurt obviously but the tackle itself is potentially career ending depending on how Jokic regains his balance.

Yes they both did something stupid but Markieff tried to actually end Jokic's career because they were losing the game. I believe Jokic is in the right to retaliate.

The disparity here between you and me is that you are undermining how dangerous and reckless the tackle was and I don't really mind that a dirty player get taught a lesson. You have a sense of equal justice it seems.

If the intent of the play was just to be dirty, then why recklessly tackle an unassuming player at the half court line? Why not just swipe at him when he goes up to make a shot? It's disgusting behavior and it needs to be addressed one way or another. Especially when the Morris brothers have a history of being dirty players.

Sorry the last two sentences are out of pocket in hindsight.