Luka Doncic facing one-game suspension after 16th technical foul
Just as Luka Doncic's case for MVP was picking up steam, the Los Angeles Lakers' star was whistled for his 16th technical foul of the season in Friday's 116-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets, and he will face a one-game suspension if it is upheld . Doncic and Nets forward Ziaire Williams 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 Sean Wright. "[Williams] 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 [it] was obviously not. And I don't know what else to tell you.
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