Lakers' Luka Doncic left stunned after getting ejected over interaction with fan

Los Angeles Lakers prima Luka Doncic was ejected successful the 4th fourth of the team’s adjacent crippled against the Oklahoma City Thunder connected Wednesday aft helium picked up his 2nd method foul erstwhile helium decided to speech trash to a fan.

The incidental occurred with 7:40 near successful the game. Doncic had enactment the moves connected Thunder halfway Isaiah Hartenstein and directed comments astatine a instrumentality who was sitting courtside astatine the Paycom Center. The referee who was adjacent the sideline heard the remark and gave Doncic a method foul.

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Doncic, #77, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder defender Cason Wallace, #22, during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Tuesday, April 8, 2025 successful Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

Doncic was upset and pointed to the instrumentality helium was talking to, arsenic did his teammates. Regardless, the method foul stood and the Lakers defender would permission the game.

The Lakers mislaid to the Thunder 136-120.

Crew main Tony Brothers said Doncic’s archetypal method came erstwhile helium "directed profanity astatine a crippled official," according to a excavation report, via Lakers Nation. Brothers said the 2nd method came erstwhile helium "looked straight astatine an authoritative and utilized vulgar language."

After Doncic was ejected, the Thunder outscored the Lakers 29-12.

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Doncic, #77, shoots implicit Oklahoma City Thunder guardant Jalen Williams, #8, during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Tuesday, April 8, 2025 successful Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

"I mean, it was tough," Doncic said. "I mean, we were close there. I deliberation we fought the full game. … We came backmost successful the 3rd quarter. We were fighting, man. So it was pugnacious to spot that with this benignant of concern to happen. And you know, that’s connected maine too, truthful I can’t fto my squad down similar that."

LeBron James told reporters helium did not cognize "why the ref was taking it personal," according to The Athletic.

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Oklahoma City Thunder defender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, #2, drives past Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Doncic, #77, during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected Tuesday, April 8, 2025 successful Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

Oklahoma City prima Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 42 points successful the win.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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