The Los Angeles Lakers rolled into Oklahoma City to face the Thunder in what could be an NBA Playoff preview and things got a little testy. Lakers superstar Luka Dončić was ejected from the game after an official mistook his comments to a fan as a criticism of the officiating and rung him up for a technical foul. But this is what happens when you have a reputation for constantly arguing with the referees and the Lakers cannot afford to lose their best player just because he can't stop running his mouth.
Dan Patrick: "Luka gets involved with officials, he whines way, way too much. And really, a great player like that, you can send a message but don't do it in a way that embarrasses an official! And you're, you know, jawing back and forth with a fan. And then the official thinks you're talking to him, you're talking to the fan, and then he runs you. I mean, c'mon! You're a franchise player; you can't be tossed in a game like this."