Nuggets star Nikola Jokic paid the price with a technical foul for making contact with Suns owner Mat Ishbia.

The incident happened late in the second quarter of Game 4 of the team’s second-round playoff series in Phoenix on Sunday night.

Suns wing Josh Okogie went diving in the stands for a loose ball near the sideline where Ishbia was sitting.

With the Suns having lost possession, Jokic then rushed over to retrieve the ball from Ishbia and the man sitting next to him.

The former two-time MVP was met by some resistance as he tried to rip it away, and the ball went further back in the crowd.

The push-back he received from Ishbia while trying to get the ball may have annoyed Jokic.

He then extended his left elbow into the owner while calling for the ball with his other hand.

Ishbia, who played basketball at Michigan State, went with the blow and fell back into his seat with his hands raised as if looking for a foul.

Two security guards then rushed in front of Ishbia and Jokic never did get the ball.

The fan threw it back to Okogie after he got up with Denver leading 55-54 with 2:36 to play in the first half.

The Nuggets lead the series 2-1.

The 43-year-old Ishbia, the CEO and chairman of United Wholesale Mortgage worth an estimated $7 billion, bought the Suns and Phoenix Mercury for $4 billion — a record for an NBA team.