insubordinance

1234 | 7 hours ago

Cowards don’t want him dropping 102 points.

AgentOfSPYRAL | Lakers

297 | 7 hours ago

“Fine, I’ll do it myself”

Austin Reaves, probably

LeLefraud

65 | 7 hours ago

Idk about 102 but I do feel a 50 burger coming up for austin

motherthrowee | Warriors

7 | 4 hours ago

too late, the wizards curve is now in effect

rgarc065 | Heat

39 | 7 hours ago

Ayton’s eyes are prly lighting up

ComoEstanBitches | Lakers

11 | 7 hours ago

Because Reaves lets Ayton cook for better or worse after screens while Luka knows better and only gives it to Ayton with the least tolerance for Ayton to fuck up the possession. Ayton really only has himself to blame if he cant take advantage of this upcoming opportunity. My uneducated hope is for Sarr to go off early and Ayton rises to that challenge like Bam did

mw19078 | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

the guy just has two bricks for hands, its painful to watch

flaming_burrito_ | Wizards

1 | 3 hours ago

As long as Sarr isn’t on the floor, which he probably won’t be for very long because we’re tanking. But I’d put my money on Sarr being able to defend Ayton

welmoe | Lakers

14 | 6 hours ago

That’d be the most hilarious thing if Austin dropped 83+ points. More wtf than Bam

CauliflowerNo3904

21 | 5 hours ago

I don’t know I feel like reaves doing it would have been significantly less surprising. He’s such a dynamic scorer.

sponedaddie | Lakers

13 | 5 hours ago

I heard they call him Jerry South.

Nice_Cash_7000 | Heat

1 | 4 hours ago

the second time is always a bit less surprising tho

Agreed_fact | Raptors

1 | 3 hours ago

Just wait until the 83 becomes 102

calmrain | Lakers

3 | 5 hours ago

What lmao. No way — Reaves is absolutely on the list of 60+ players I would have bet on (gun to my head) to beat Kobe’s point record. I would be dead asf!

Pleasestoplyiiing

1 | 2 hours ago

Less, honestly. Austin has shown a 50 piece already this season.

supermaxperfect | Raptors

1 | 36 minutes ago

But what if it was Ayton, though?

Icy-Mortgage8742 | Warriors

32 | 6 hours ago

Coulda had Luka wilt bam.

Luka clearly took the tech outta respect for Kobe

Smh

naive-dragon | LAL

2 | an hour ago

Luka, the true successor to the throne. Respect.

FoucaultsTurtleneck | BKN

4 | 4 hours ago

Suspended out of respect for Bam

eugoogilizer | Warriors

3 | 4 hours ago

Correction as per the new Wizards scoring formula of any points scored against them as being worth 4x against anyone else: Luka’s been averaging around 40 for the last few games against other teams. So he would clearly have shattered Wilt’s record and scored 160 points 🤣

Apprehensive_End_476

-39 | 7 hours ago

Luka should have two Ts before half every single game. Flopping and yelling while whining/ complaining non stop

Wirtzis

15 | 7 hours ago

Naw you just mad

retrospects | Lakers

4 | 5 hours ago

Damn fool, you are softer than those techs.

NewStatistician1683

453 | 7 hours ago

Luka enjoy your 3 day break ✨️

Existing_Set2100 | Wizards

127 | 7 hours ago

We want this loss

We NEED THIS LOSS

Who’s gonna do it

You, Lieutenant Kings?

siphillis | Spurs

31 | 7 hours ago

I don’t give a DAMN WHAT YOU THINK YOU’RE ENTITLED TO

thesavant | Cavaliers

15 | 6 hours ago

Did you order the tank? I did the job you sent me to… DID YOU ORDER THE TANK?

Existing_Set2100 | Wizards

6 | 6 hours ago

We’re entitled to ~~shit~~ the #1 draft pick.

LeJohnWait4It

6 | 3 hours ago

If Lakers win, Luka should drop from MVP conversations. If Lakers lose, Luka should drop from MVP conversations.

Traditional_Emu3598

263 | 7 hours ago

50% convinced this was planned

Mini all star break, against the Wizards, first night of a B2B before a Cavs/Thunder/Mavs/Thunder stretch, now can get 2 T’s before his next suspension, and can still miss several games before missing the 65 game threshold

OLacAlmost

102 | 7 hours ago

The T was so soft though idk if it could be planned

overweighttardigrade

32 | 7 hours ago

It was planned for his own benefit I guess

McCuz | Lakers

16 | 5 hours ago

Luka pregame to ref: “Yo, I need a tech this game, tell me what to do where you’ll tech me without going over the line, thx, call fouls pls”

brandoi | Lakers

28 | 7 hours ago

It was probably planned by the team for Luka to try and get a T, not what the T actually was.

SignificantNatural11 | Thunder

3 | 2 hours ago

why wouldnt they just rest him…

brandoi | Lakers

6 | an hour ago

Because now he gets a one technical buffer before another possible suspension. Get the suspension T out of the way in a game they might’ve rested him anyway.

ChaosSatella | Lakers

3 | 34 minutes ago

I imagine the 97th time Dort or Caruso clobber him will be a LITTLE annoying so the buffer is big.

captain_ahabb | Lakers

8 | 6 hours ago

You can probably game it if you know what the no-no words are.

OLacAlmost

1 | 6 hours ago

Good point

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

0 | 5 hours ago

I mean he could have done something worse afterwards if it wasnt

mickelboy182 | Nuggets

26 | 7 hours ago

The whole 2 T refresh thing seems like an insanely abusable loop hole lol

actually-potato | Pistons

2 | 7 hours ago

how

mickelboy182 | Nuggets

34 | 6 hours ago

Well, for example, cop the suspension right before you play someone like the Wizards and then bam you get an extra for next time.

eutectic_h8r | Raptors

19 | 6 hours ago

You’ve got strategic regular fouling to get the ball back and then strategic technical fouling where you call the ref a slur to get suspended against the Washington Wizards

imadogg | Lakers

8 | 6 hours ago

True but also you lose pay… and you can also just NOT get any more techs lol

StairwayToPavillion | Thunder

6 | 6 hours ago

Read somewhere that Mike Conley has never had a tech in his career which is insane lol

Dm-me-a-gyro | Spurs

8 | 5 hours ago

Clyde Frazier never had a tech, ejection, or flagrant in over 900 games. Classy fellow

cottonycloud | Lakers

8 | 4 hours ago

He did get called for one, but it got rescinded the next day. Reflects more on the ref than him.

footprintx | LAL

2 | 5 hours ago

19 seasons, 1100+ games, no techs

mickelboy182 | Nuggets

3 | 5 hours ago

Yeah but you’d always take the 2 chances instead of 1 heading into the playoffs. Seems rather incomprehensible why every tech past the 16th isn’t a game suspension.

Kobe3rdAllTime | Lakers

5 | 5 hours ago

Playoffs everyone starts clean. None of this matters for the playoffs.

mickelboy182 | Nuggets

2 | 4 hours ago

Less bad then, but point still stands regarding missing a game against a cellar dwellar to get a 2nd chance for more high stakes games.

Armanewb | Spurs

2 | 5 hours ago

Don’t the techs reset in the playoffs? I think it’s 7 techs in the playoffs for a suspension but everyone starts at zero.

mickelboy182 | Nuggets

2 | 4 hours ago

Ah ok, the loophole is slightly less egregious then! Still room for meddling though with picking a game to miss to get a 2nd chance.

rs-curaco28

1 | 6 hours ago

I happens in other sports too, football for example.

Clemsontigger16

9 | 6 hours ago

We are acting like it’s so hard to not get techs lol

Kdot32 | Rockets

1 | an hour ago

They never explain the other 15

imposibol | Lakers

7 | 6 hours ago

he lost big money on that, they didn’t plan that

XboxSeriesCancelled

2 | 5 hours ago

The Saudi royal fund and Rob Pelinka will plant a few trees in his name and it will work itself out

xBootstrap | Lakers

2 | 6 hours ago

Nah he was clearly pissed off about it, even when the game ended.

shake_this_feeling | Suns

1 | 4 hours ago

Whether the Lakers try to get it rescinded or not will tell us 😂

dontheconqueror

1 | 19 minutes ago

The Lakers disabled the Rescind button

loyola-atherton | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

I don’t think the no look chin slap he took from the opposing player was planned.

Silly-Fun-7480

195 | 7 hours ago

Ill see you on Overwatch King 🤴

PugLove69

17 | 2 hours ago

He should stream

Stepsis24 | Lakers

5 | 2 hours ago

Wouldn’t be worth people complaining about him being a streamer after every below average game

jimmylamstudio

126 | 7 hours ago

Poor Wizards fans haven’t suffered enough this season.

Mookie_97

95 | 7 hours ago

This will somehow raise his MVP rankings

BeforeSunrise33

-70 | 7 hours ago

Alongside Lakers fan playing the victim card.

raziiiii | Knicks

49 | 7 hours ago

He’s playing phenomenal what victim card lol

vbvahunter | Wizards

12 | 5 hours ago

Don’t be shy flair up

Zealousideal_Bug7390 | Pistons

34 | 7 hours ago

Austin Reaves career game incoming

Horror_Response_1991 | Magic

31 | 7 hours ago

How many technicals till you’re suspended for the year?

Shot_Bank_5843

58 | 7 hours ago

You don’t, now Luka has to get 2 techs again to get suspended for a game.

HokageEzio | Knicks

22 | 7 hours ago

After 16 it’s another 1 game suspension every two techs.

SpilledKefir | Hawks

2 | 7 hours ago

Does that apply for the playoffs as well?

strata888

33 | 7 hours ago

Playoffs resets it and Suspension is after 7 techs during playoff games

Exception1228 | Cavaliers

3 | 3 hours ago

We call that the Draymond rule.

HokageEzio | Knicks

11 | 7 hours ago

Playoffs it resets but it’s 7 techs instead of 16.

hartc89

17 | 6 hours ago

Kind of insane that Draymond had that many techs to get suspended in 2016

blatant_shill | Lakers

19 | 6 hours ago

He got suspended for committing his 4th flagrant in 2016, the 4th being the one on LeBron, which is also a one game suspension.

TheOnlySafeCult | Raptors

12 | 5 hours ago

This reads like committing a flagrant foul on LeBron is an automatic one game suspension.

ultraposition

1 | 6 hours ago

He didn’t, but remember LeBron called Adam Silver and had him add a few so he can stat pad rings or whatever r/nba said

whatssenguntoagoblin | Alperen Sengun

1 | 6 hours ago

He didn’t get suspended for technical fouls

loyola-atherton | Lakers

0 | an hour ago

Idk AR’s wrist has been sort of fucking with him as of late. Been healing well, but still not 100%. Don’t want him to reaggravate it before playoffs.

Maybe Bron will pop off for 35+ points along Reaves instead to make up for Luka’s shots.

Icy-Mortgage8742 | Warriors

1 | 6 hours ago

Depends on if you’re draymond or not, for starters

jgman22 | Pelicans

16 | 7 hours ago

Robbed him of his chance to match Bam’s 83.

Business_Number8979

16 | 7 hours ago

Luka getting rest after carrying the lakers warms my heart indeed, He’ll be sleeping good tonight that’s for sure

Traditional_Emu3598

7 | 7 hours ago

If he played and dropped 50 his odds to win MVP would go down. Maybe this will improve his odds

Maybe he can beg for it to. That seems to help

Pleasestoplyiiing

1 | 2 hours ago

Maybe if he scored 19, or went 0-10 threes and ⁸⁄₂₄ overall against the Bulls, he would move up…

MrProb | NBA

5 | 6 hours ago

Expecting him to move up the MVP ranking from this suspension.

Shot_Bank_5843

4 | 7 hours ago

There is already a post

-Gnostic28 | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

That was probably before they knew if it would get rescinded or not

shortyman920 | Lakers

5 | 6 hours ago

Keep in mind guys that he doesn’t get paid for this suspension. I’m sure he’d rather drop a casual 50 on the wiz than miss a game check

Xsy | Jazz

0 | 2 hours ago

He’s a willingly emotional person, I don’t think he gives a fuck.

AccomplishedAnimal69 | Lakers

4 | 5 hours ago

I have no problem with this at all.

I just want to point out again that the idea that Laker players don’t get punished by the league is the cry of whiny ass babies.

LimpActivity8

2 | 7 hours ago

Damn, they might not win that game now. Wizards are a tough matchup.

Teghendion

2 | 7 hours ago

That was a ridiculous tech.

CountOff | Pistons

2 | 7 hours ago

Time to appeal again?

Xsy | Jazz

1 | 3 hours ago

Against the Wizards? No way.

rocket_beer | Celtics

2 | 7 hours ago

Luka wanted beers at home

AleroRatking | Vancouver Grizzlies

2 | 6 hours ago

Im convinced this was intentional. Best possible game to have him miss and now he gets a buffer technical

Froqwasket | Wizards

1 | 7 hours ago

What he get a tech for lmao I missed that game

HokageEzio | Knicks

1 | 7 hours ago

Double technical

fumar | Bulls

2 | 7 hours ago

Pretty soft

outsidehere | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

Time for Saucetin Reaves

certifiedgoofstatus | Magic

1 | 7 hours ago

you’ll cowards don’t even drop 84

jjkm7 | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

AR boutta score 84

Iceman-Cometh_18

1 | 5 hours ago

Basically a rest day

Regular-Amoeba5455 | Pistons

1 | 5 hours ago

The league babies him.

frogenema

1 | 4 hours ago

Luka was clearly shoved my opponent directly under basket as ball fell through. He had 0.4 seconds to instinctually raise his hand in defense and naturally the ball safely bounced off.

The video is indisputable. That’s the only conclusion. I’m pissed off JJ / Lakers aren’t acting pissed off.

It’s a ref revenge tech via their Kalshi whistle.

babidee00

1 | 2 hours ago

It was all planned. I wouldn’t be surprised if nets collaborated on it too

Blowback_

1 | an hour ago

Bro didn’t feel like dropping 40 on the wiz, so he decided to take the night off.

Manlla

1 | 17 minutes ago

Time for another week of complaining

SovereignAnt

0 | 5 hours ago

He’ll get it revoked cuz someone said something mean to him, poor guy.

AtreusIsBack | NBA

0 | 4 hours ago

He has been the best scorer since MJ. And this is his 8th season, so there is plenty more to come. A once in a generation player and I am so happy to be his fan.

Jay_Cubx7 | Rockets

-1 | 6 hours ago

does this not hurt his mvp case?

Typical-Radish4317 | Supersonics

-1 | 7 hours ago

The technical suspension has to be the silliest thing of the NBA. You have 65 game mins to ensure players play then suspend people for techs which can range from a fight to clapping. And the fact you’d consider suspending a star in the post season. Pretty ridiculous

PopPlane602 | Raptors

8 | 6 hours ago

You get 16 techs man cmon be serious. It’s not that hard.

Parking-Rope2301 | Warriors

3 | 4 hours ago

But many of those techs are really soft and sometimes don’t get rescinded. It’s good to have a suspension like that, but calling those soft ass techs makes the rule just be harmful toward the players and team. Techs should be reserved for actually serious incidents.

Hard_Thruster | Raptors

-9 | 7 hours ago

Shouldn’t win MVP if you’re getting 16 techs a season

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

-33 | 7 hours ago

17th

Sea-Cauliflower960

32 | 7 hours ago

Your team employs a terrorist as a guard

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

-34 | 7 hours ago

You mean an MVP / FMVP?

Gentle_method | Timberwolves

21 | 7 hours ago

*MVT (Most Valuable Terrorist)

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

-15 | 7 hours ago

I guess you guys can stay at home upset and he can bring home the trophy. We’re fine with that.

vHezoThaGoat | Lakers

21 | 7 hours ago

He’s referring to Lu Dort brother😂

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

-2 | 7 hours ago

Nah, they usually call Dort dirty etc. SGA is referred to as foul baiter and terrorist

NotNice4193 | Mavericks

8 | 7 hours ago

well youre all trash and ruin the sport so you got that going for you.

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

-2 | 6 hours ago

Lmfao i think you should redirect you anger towards Nico my guy

Sea-Cauliflower960

5 | 7 hours ago

The fact you can’t tell with player is sad af and an indictment of the public perception around your team

Kaladin_Depressed | Thunder

-6 | 7 hours ago

The “public” is generally a pretty shitty barometer.

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

0 | 6 hours ago

I think he means neckbeard Reddit

[Charania] Lakers’ Luka Doncic has been suspended for Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards after picking up his 16th technical foul.