Luka Doncic was whistled for his 16th technical foul of the season Friday against the Nets and will face a one-game suspension if it is upheld.
were assessed double techs with 5:12 remaining in the third quarter after jostling with one another following an offensive foul called on Doncic. A video review showed Doncic pushing Williams and Williams retaliating by swiping back at Doncic's face.
Both players were called for a technical foul by crew chief " was yelling in my face -- three times," Doncic said after finishing with 41 points in the victory. "I just wanted to get out of there. It's a double tech, of course. What can I say? I didn't even talk. I just wanted to get out of there. And they said I pushed, my push was 'exaggerated,' which was obviously not. And I don't know what else to tell you."Barring this tech also being rescinded, which is unlikely, considering the officials already reviewed the incident before assessing it, Doncic will serve the one-game suspension when the Lakers host theLakers coach JJ Redick said he didn't have a good vantage point of the run-in between Doncic and Williams but said of the tech, "I'm sure we will appeal it." On Monday, Doncic was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week. He has averaged 39.7 points on 48.9% , 8.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.5 steals in his past 12 games, with the Lakers going 11-1 in that stretch. Though a suspension would cost Doncic 1/145th of his annual salary, or approximately $317,000, it might not hurt the Lakers' momentum.Doncic, who was listed as questionable because of left hamstring soreness for the Nets game before being upgraded to available, would have three days' rest going into the game against the Cavs.br/]
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