The crossing between Dennis Schroder y Luka Doncic during the last game December 28 between Sacramento Kings y Los Angeles Lakers It had consequences. More than ten days after the episode, the NBA decided to suspend the German point guard for three games and apply a MORE close to the 300 thousand dollarsafter verifying that he tried to go look for the Slovenian once the match was over.
It all happened after the Lakers’ 125-101 victory against the Kings. During the game, Doncic engaged in several verbal exchanges (trash talk) con Schroderwhich led to a reaction from the player Sacramentowho confronted him and gave him a clear warning: resolve the conflict off the court.
According to the league’s disciplinary report, Schroder He tried to approach the Los Angeles star in the hallways of the stadium, a behavior considered serious by the NBA and which led to a sporting and financial sanction.
In strictly basketball terms, Luka Doncic was the great figure of the game with 34 points and 7 assistswhile Schroder closed his form with 11 points and 7 assists. The episode was not isolated: both players had already carried out similar confrontations in previous confrontations with their national teams, which adds a new chapter to an increasingly heated rivalry.
The sanction leaves the Sacramento Kings without one of their main point guards for three games and puts the focus once again on the NBA’s zero tolerance for unsportsmanlike conduct outside the playing field.
