John Wall retaliates to bump by shoving Nurkic in back

A month ago, after being ejected from consecutive games for exhibiting some frustrated behavior during a frustrating start to the season for his Washington Wizards, point guard John Wall vowed to do a better job of leading by example.

Things haven't improved much for the Wizards, though, and Wall is still letting his frustration get the best of him. After being rudely cleared out of the paint by Denver Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic on Thursday night, Wall - who'd been struggling through a tough shooting night - retaliated with a shove to Nurkic's back.

He picked up a technical for his efforts, but things could've ended worse. Nurkic isn't typically a bear one wants to poke.

The Wizards held on for a 92-85 win.