Lakers star Luka Doncic has been fined $50K for “directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official,” the NBA announced today in a press release (Twitter link).
The incident took place in the third quarter of Sunday’s win over New York after Doncic lost the ball to Knicks guard Landry Shamet. Doncic tried to draw a charge against Mohamed Diawara on the ensuing fast break, but was called for a block. While lying on his back, he rubbed his fingers together in the “money gesture” as he stared at an official (Twitter video link).
The latest infraction brings Doncic’s fine total for the season up to $95K, according to Sportsnet.
Doncic has also accumulated 15 technical fouls this season, one behind league leader Dillon Brooks of Phoenix. One more technical would trigger an automatic one-game suspension and put Doncic at risk for further disciplinary action.
NBA rules state that once a player receives his 16th technical foul during a regular season, for every two additional technical fouls received during that season, he will be automatically suspended without pay for an additional game.
Dude is a worse whiner than draymond green.
You’re right, he’s on par with Lebron
A bad defender gets called for a block….shocking.
He’s such a freakin Diva. Most times he initiates the contact then cries out for a call. He was worse in Dallas lols. This is a bad look. When one of the faces of the L. Thinks he deserves every call. Then whines and argues all the time for it. Time for NBA to show him who’s in charge.
Agree
Take it out of petty cash.
He’s one of those guys you can’t stand even if he’s on your team and antics like his need to be legislated out of the game. Let the coaches deal with the calls and play ball. It’s not that hard.
Clippers are .500 and coming. Kawhi is having a great year. Thunder better not look past them lols.
Luka, you play for the Lakers. Simmer down big guy, I’m quite curtain your team gets more calls than any.
The Lakers might pull a Dallas soon – they’ll be sick of his nonsense.
Stop listening to the leMedia. If history stands firm. The lakers will get the no.1 pick and whatever free agents they want until Luka wins one. The leMedia piling it on luka who is leading the league in points and has a better defensive rating than LeBron is laughable.
No one thought Dallas would ship him out, yet they did anyway. They got sick of his poor conditioning, sick of his constant complaining to the refs during live play, sick of his defense, and sick of his inability to play without the ball in his hands.
All of those things are happening in LA.
LeBron will be gone soon, but Luka probably isn’t changing. There won’t be anywhere to hide.
The lakers are nuts if they give this guy $350
Million. No team on which he’s the number 1 option will ever win a championship
That’s why Mavs moved him. They didn’t want to pay him. Lucked out with Cooper lol.
“Lucked out” ….bwahaha!!
The irony of a guy with one of the best whistles in the game complaining about not getting a call.
Laker Hater Article #896. Get a life guys.