Doncic messes up: he has it with the referee and this ends up happening

ByDavid Mitchell

Luka Doncic He faces his ninth season in the NBA with two clear aspects to improve as the leader of these Lakers: the defense and his relationship with the referees, with whom he has maintained a constant tug of war since he arrived in the best league in the world.

The Slovenian exhibited his extraordinary talent and form last night with 23 points in 25 minutes in the Lakers’ preseason victory against the Sacramento Kings (114-110) but he also showed that frustration with the referees that sometimes loses him.

Doncic got into an argument with one of the referees, Aaron Smith, and insisted so much that in the end the matter ended in a technical foul for the former Real Madrid player.

The ’77’ is a regular at the top of the classification of players with techniques and last year he was second with 16, only behind the 17 of one of the NBA’s quintessential brawlers, Dillon Brooks. Doncic is by no means a dirty player, but his angry protests with the referees cost him many infractions of this type.

The base of 27 years He didn’t have the best shooting night with a 6/16 shooting but he nailed a perfect 9/9 on free throws, also adding 3 rebounds and 3 assists but 5 turnovers, another area of ​​improvement for the Slovenian.

The former Real Madrid player has to be happy with the good manners that the signings show, because Sandro Mamukelashvili He contributed 19 points and Quentin Grimes 12. Jake LaRavia, one of those next, added 17 points off the bench on a discreet day for Austin Reaves with 8 points in 25 minutes. The Kings’ top scorer was Precious Achiuwa with 18 points.

Walker Kesslerthe signing that Doncic is most excited about, has not yet debuted this preseason due to a finger injury. However, the Lakers coach, JJ Redick, They have already said that it is not a worrying injury. Whether it was irony or not, Redick himself was clear last year when he was asked why Luka Doncic was not among the NBA finalists: “Why are you complaining to the referees?”

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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