{"id":437169,"date":"2025-04-09T08:05:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=437169"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:05:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:05:54","slug":"luka-doncic-ejected-after-fan-exchange-misread-as-referee-insult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/luka-doncic-ejected-after-fan-exchange-misread-as-referee-insult\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic ejected after fan exchange misread as referee insult"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1453\"><strong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1051\">Luka Doncic<\/strong> was tossed in the fourth quarter of the <strong data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1103\">Lakers&#8217;<\/strong> 136-120 loss to <strong data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1127\">OKC<\/strong> after a ref mistook his trash talk with a fan as an insult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1453\">Doncic, who received two technicals, clarified: \u201cIt had nothing to do with the ref.\u201d The ejection came one day before Doncic\u2019s emotional return to <strong data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1345\">Dallas<\/strong> following the February trade that sent him to L.A. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be very emotional for me,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Luka Doncic was ejected after picking up a second technical foul. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NGL3O3rgfy\">pic.twitter.com\/NGL3O3rgfy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1909791741214961772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ref threw Luka Doncic out for this lmaooo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VzHIqACY5u\">pic.twitter.com\/VzHIqACY5u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hater Report (@HaterReport_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaterReport_\/status\/1909795639967310335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lakers radio commentators John Ireland &amp; Michal Thompson were OUTRAGED at the ref who ejected Luka Doncic:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the worst pieces of officiating I have ever seen and I have done this for 25 years!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sx8eUc6prz\">pic.twitter.com\/Sx8eUc6prz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hero_OfThe_Day\/status\/1909816259069247862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Lakers had a legit chance to win 2 straight over the Thunder<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;until the referee ejected Luka Doncic \ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vFgC10WCcJ\">pic.twitter.com\/vFgC10WCcJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAMemes\/status\/1909827964239495223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Lakers were up by 1 when Luka Doncic got ejected for talking to a fan.<\/p>\n<p>Give this dude the game ball \ud83e\udd23<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Nl82HgTif\">pic.twitter.com\/2Nl82HgTif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) <a 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