Austin Reaves confronts Thunder fan for heckling injured Luka Doncic: 'Have some respect'
With Luka Doncic sidelined due to injury, Thunder fans' heckling of the guard prompted a heated exchange with Austin Reaves.
Austin Reaves confronts Thunder fan for heckling injured Luka Doncic: 'Have some respect' originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder have both clinched a playoff berth.
With nothing but seeding on the line Thursday, the crowd still managed a fiery exchange. Luka Doncic has been red-hot this month and he started once again for the Lakers. Despite tweaking his hamstring during the first half, the Lakers' training staff cleared him to return in the second half.
However, in the third quarter of the contest with the Thunder, Doncic fell to the ground with his left hamstring aggravated. As the Lakers' star guard waited for a trainer underneath the basket, a Thunder fan began to heckle Doncic from the crowd. While Doncic received help from the trainer, Austin Reaves did not take kindly to the fan's comment.
The exchange was caught on video by a fan and later posted online. SN's NBA HQ: Live NBA scores | Updated NBA standings | Full NBA schedule Austin Reaves confronts fan for heckling injured Luka Doncic Lakers' teammates circled Doncic on the court. As the Lakers' trainer tended to the Slovenian guard, one fan yelled, "Now you know what it's like to play defense.