NBA called out for Luka Doncic double standard by former All-Star

NBA called out for Luka Doncic double standard by former All-Star originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Instead of serving a one-game suspension against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has been cleared to play at Little Caesars Arena as the Lakers pursue a ninth consecutive win.

Doncic, who has slapped with his 16th technical foul during a confrontation with the Orlando Magic 's Goga Bitadze on Saturday, asserted that he was merely responding to comments Bitadze allegedly made about Doncic's family -- comments that the Magic big man has denied making. MORE: Is Luka Doncic playing tonight vs. Pistons?

Final status for Lakers star But the NBA has rescinded the technical in a move that drew the ire of a former All-Star on Monday. "My issue is with how the league picks and chooses, or decides who they want to cater to or who they don't," Boogie Cousins said Monday on FanDuel TV's "Run It Back. " Boogie Cousins takes issue with the NBA's inconsistencies on technical fouls and who gets them rescinded 🗣️ "My issue isn't with Luka Doncic.

... If this is Draymond Green, it's not getting rescinded. " @MichelleDBeadle | @boogiecousins | @ChandlerParsons | @TeamLou23 pic.