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Markieff Morris fully recovered from the whiplash and played his first minutes after missing 58 games in a row.

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The veteran forward sustained a neck injury on November 8 when Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shoved him to the court.

"It's been a long process and it felt great," Morris said. "Grateful to play the game I love again. I had a lot of fun tonight. I'm upset we couldn't get the win."

The 32-year-old finished the losing effort with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 turnovers over 17 minutes, shooting 3 for 7 from the field and 0 for 2 on threes.

"For the first two weeks, I probably didn't sleep based on that happening to me and not being able to control the situation. One of the first times in my life I couldn't control something. I moved past it. It took me a while. My grandfather called me a bunch of times and told me to move on. That's what I did," the Miami Heat athlete commented on his absence.

Did Nikola Jokic call Morris since the incident?

"F*ck no, I don't want to hear from him," Morris was straightforward.

The Morris and Jokic brothers have exchanged trash-talking on social media in the aftermath of the incident, which sparked even more hate between each other.

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