Luka Doncic collected the technical fouls no 14 and 15 in Dallas Mavericks loss to Sacramento Kings.
The Slovenian star is now one technical away from automatic suspension.
Per ESPN, “I won’t get another one,” Doncic said. “Don’t worry.”
Doncic’s first technical foul Sunday was called after he disagreed with an offensive foul call crew chief Rodney Mott made against him with 10:23 remaining in the second quarter.
“The first technical foul was called after a correct call offensive foul, and in transition, he runs past me and he screams, ‘Hell no!’ as he shakes his fists,” Mott told a pool reporter. “Which is a disrespectful response to a referee. That’s unsportsmanlike.”
Doncic acknowledged that’s what he said to Mott. “He told me I cannot tell him, ‘Hell no,'” Doncic said. “Maybe I can tell it to others, but to him, no. That’s why I got a tech.”
Doncic’s second ejection occurred during a timeout with 31.8 seconds remaining after Kings guard Delon Wright’s layup stretched Sacramento’s lead to 13 points. Doncic tossed the ball toward the opposite basket, a violation of the rules, although players often take an extra shot after the whistle without incident.
“If you get a tech for that, that’s …” Doncic said, pausing and shaking his head. “I don’t know.”
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