Luka Doncic is facing a one-game suspension after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season Saturday night during a verbal exchange with Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze.
Under NBA rules, a player is subject to an automatic one-game suspension upon receiving a 16th technical foul in a season. Doncic’s latest technical put him at that threshold, placing a suspension in play unless the call is rescinded.
The Lakers have already filed an appeal of the technical foul, seeking to have it overturned.
What happened
Doncic was assessed the technical following a verbal exchange with Bitadze in the Lakers’ game against Orlando. The technical was his 16th of the season.