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Luka Doncic Fined $50K for 'Unprofessional' Gesture Toward Ref in Lakers Win
- Tuesday, the NBA fined Luka Dončić $50,000 for directing an 'inappropriate and unprofessional gesture' toward official Tre Maddox during the Lakers' 110-97 win over the New York Knicks.
- On the play, Mohamed Diawara, Knicks forward, drove to the basket, contact from Doncic led to a foul with 4:35 remaining in the third quarter Sunday.
- Known for complaining to officials, Luka Dončić still scored a game-high 35 points and added eight rebounds, four assists and two steals on Sunday.
- Dončić has 15 technical fouls in 52 games, one away from the one-game suspension threshold, as the Lakers prepare to host the Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
- Financially, the penalty amounts to roughly 0.109% of his $46 million salary, while the 'money' finger-rubbing gesture highlights NBA enforcement of player conduct toward officials.
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The Slovene Astro of Lakers had several descendents with arbiters at this time
·Brazil
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Luka Doncic has been sanctioned with $50,000 after questioning a referee's decision with "an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture" toward an arbitrator during the Lakers' victory over the Knicks by 110-97.
·Barcelona, Spain
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Dončić rubbed his fingers and deserved a heavy penalty.
The NBA has fined Luka Dončić $50,000 (€43,000) for inappropriate behavior and an inappropriate gesture towards a referee during a game against the New York Knicks on March 8, the league's vice president and head of basketball operations, James Jones, announced.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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