The NBA confirmed on Saturday that Lakers star Luka Doncic will be suspended for one game after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season during Friday’s win over the Nets. Doncic will serv…
Under league rules, players or coaches are automatically suspended without pay for one game once they receive a 16th technical foul during the regular season.The NBA announced that Lakers star Luka Dončić has been suspended for one game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season during yesterday's win over the Nets.
Doncic picked up the technical foul after he and Nets forward Zaire Williams were double T’d up after an altercation midway through the third quarter of Friday’s matchup at Crypto.com Arena. After Doncic was called for an offensive foul against Nic Claxton on an inbounds play underneath the Lakers basket, Williams was yelling next to Doncic after the turnover. Doncic shoved Williams in the back before Williams hit Doncic in the face while his back was turned to him. The referees review saw a “push” from Doncic, followed by an “action” after the push by Williams, leading to the double technicals. “He in my face three times,” Doncic said postgame. “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 And I don’t know what else to tell you.”If Luka's technical foul , isn't rescinded like last time, by league rule he'll have to serve a one-game suspension Monday vs. Washington.for a verbal back and forth with Magic center Goga Bitadze, who was also given a technical foul, but the technicals were rescinded by the league, allowing Doncic to be eligible for the March 23 road loss to the Pistons. This is the first time Doncic has been suspended because of an accumulation of technical fouls after coming close in previous seasons. Before 2025-26, there had been three times in his NBA career that Doncic had finished a season with 15 technical fouls. He finished with 13 techs in 50 games last season with the Mavericks and Lakers after having 13 in 2023-24 with the Mavericks.Doncic, who was already performing at an All-NBA level, has stepped up his play over the last month before the suspension. He’s averaged 36.5 points , 8.1 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2.3 steals during the Lakers’ 14-2 stretch going back to Feb. 28.Tiger Woods couldn't be bothered to shut door of his Florida home after shocking arrestLegendary ballplayer is greatest in history — at making money — as $162M in memorabilia soldFormer Tiger Woods employee blasts golf pro as 'terrible driver,' reveals why he likely refused urine sample after arrest Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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