Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault reveals the motive behind his "permanent sub" tactic against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets

Daigneault was then hit with a delay of game penalty and Jones finally succumbed and headed back to the bench. After the Thunder's 140-127 loss to the Nuggets, Daigneault explained the strategy and why Jones never checked into the game despite being at the scorer's table for over two minutes.