The Los Angeles Lakers star, Luka Doncic, was expelled in the fourth quarter of the closed game of the team against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday after he picked up his second technical fault when he decided to speak garbage for a fan.
The incident occurred with 7:40 remaining in the game. Doncic had put the movements in the center of Thunder Isaiah Hartenstein and addressed a fan who was sitting on the court at the Paycom center. The referee who was close to the bank listened to the comment and gave Doncic a technical foul.
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The Los Angeles Lakers Guard, Luka Doncic, #77, leads Oklahoma City Thunder Cason Wallace, #22, during the first half of a NBA basketball match on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
Doncic was upset and pointed to the fan with whom he was talking, just like his teammates. Anyway, the technical foul was and the Lakers guard would leave the game.
The Lakers lost to Thunder 136-120.
The chief of the crew, Tony Brothers, said that the first Doncic coach occurred when “he directed the blasphemies in a game official,” according to a pool report, through Lakers Nation. Brothers said the second coach arrived when “he looked directly at an official and used vulgar language.”
After Doncic was expelled, the Thunder surpassed the Lakers 29-12.
Jaylen Wells de Grizzlies stretched out of the court after falling on the head due to the hard foul of the Hornets player
The Los Angeles Lakers Guard, Luka Doncic, #77, shoots on Oklahoma City Thunder Jalen Williams, #8, during the first half of a NBA basketball game on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
“I mean, it was difficult,” said Doncic. “I mean, we were there. I think we fight against the whole game … We returned in the third quarter. We were fighting, man. So it was difficult to see that with this type of situation it happened. And you know, that is also for me, so I cannot disappoint my team like that.”
LeBron James told journalists that he did not know “why the referee was taking it staff,” according to Atlético.
Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, #2, passes to the Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic guard, #77, during the second half of a NBA basketball match on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
The Oklahoma City star, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, had 42 points in La Victoria.
