{"id":362717,"date":"2024-01-25T21:09:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T22:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=362717"},"modified":"2024-01-25T23:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T23:02:15","slug":"tense-exchange-after-nba-star-gets-fan-kicked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=362717","title":{"rendered":"Tense exchange after NBA star gets fan kicked out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another contentious Dallas-Phoenix meeting for Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic<\/a> went beyond the court.<\/p>\n

The four-time All-Star was responsible for a fan being ejected in the third quarter after the Suns supporter yelled that Doncic was tired and needed to get on a treadmill.<\/p>\n

Phoenix beat Dallas 132-109 after outscoring the Mavericks 43-20 in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Doncic made headlines early in the 2021-22 season when retired Hall of Fame guard Reggie Miller, a TV analyst, said during a telecast of a Mavericks game that Doncic looked overweight.<\/p>\n

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Dallas coach Jason Kidd conceded as much later in the season by saying Miller did the Mavs a favor with his observation. Dallas beat Phoenix in a seven-game series in the Western Conference semi-finals later that season.<\/p>\n

After the comment Thursday afternoon (AEDT), Doncic immediately turned and pointed in the direction of the fan, who was wearing a Devin Booker No.1 Suns jersey. A few minutes later, the fan was ejected.<\/p>\n

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Doncic took issue with reporters saying the ejection was based on the comment about the treadmill.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it was the only time, that time he said something, the only time?\u201d Doncic said in a contentious exchange with one reporter.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I was hearing the whole first half, right? You put out something that was just the only thing,\u201d Doncic said, referring to a post during the game on X.<\/p>\n

"That wasn't the only thing he [the fan], said, but I knew you would be the first one to\u2026 put out something like that.<\/p>\n

"It's just funny, you always seem to be the first one to put out bad stuff about me."<\/p>\n

Reporter: "Luka, first of all, 99 per cent of the stuff I've written about you has been good.<\/p>\n

"Second of all, the guy was sitting two rows behind us."\ufeff<\/p>\n

Doncic said he didn't ask for the fan to be ejected in the first half because he didn't think it would happen since fans pay to get in.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was cursing me the whole first half, too,\u201d Doncic said. \u201cBut I had enough of him. It was a little bit of frustration.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kidd wasn't aware of the sequence that led to the fan's ejection, but has been vocal the past two games about his players losing focus over things like calls by the officials.<\/p>\n

Kidd didn't specifically mention Doncic after a 119-110 loss to Boston two nights earlier. But he was asked specifically about Doncic after the loss to the Suns that included the Slovenian star getting a technical after the first-half buzzer. Doncic also got a technical against the Celtics.<\/p>\n

Doncic was without All-Star sidekick Kyrie Irving against the Suns as the Mavs lost for the fourth time in five games.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could see Boston, he was running hot. And tonight he was running hot,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cWe\u2019ll talk to him about it. He\u2019s a competitor. He likes to have discussions with the referees. But he has to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each of the past three seasons, Doncic, who turns 25 next month, has flirted with the limit of 16 technicals before a one-game suspension kicks in. He has eight just past the halfway point of this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis focus has improved. His maturity has improved,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cWe\u2019re asking him to do a lot every night. And he\u2019s one that\u2019s always up to the challenge. I think giving him that space to be that creative, to be that Picasso, the painter that we think he is, and there\u2019s going to be nights when he doesn\u2019t have enough paint or he has the wrong brush. He\u2019s human. But there\u2019s no excuse. We all have to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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