LA Lakers superstar guard Luka Doncic was controversially ejected late in Tuesday’s 136-120 road loss to the OKC Thunder. However, according to longtime NBA pundit Skip Bayless, Doncic’s ejection was a long time coming.
With 7:42 remaining in the fourth quarter, Doncic converted a right-handed floater to give LA a 108-107 lead before shouting toward the sideline. Official J.T. Orr promptly whistled him for his second technical foul, with his first coming after he argued a non-call in the third quarter.
Afterward, the five-time All-Star appeared to make the case to Orr that he was trash-talking a Thunder fan.
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The late-game ruling ended Doncic’s night early in a tightly contested clash with potential playoff implications for the Lakers. They sit third in the Western Conference (48-31), two games ahead of the eighth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves (46-33) with three outings left.
Nevertheless, Bayless took to X/Twitter to defend Orr, claiming that Doncic’s frequent gripes with referees had been building up.
“The truth is, Luka deserves to be ejected almost every night, for arguing EVERY SINGLE CALL,” Bayless wrote.
Luka Doncic finished with 23 points, three rebounds, five assists, one block and three 3-pointers, shooting 7-for-15 (46.7%).
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