"Sports News" The opponent responded to Doncic's vicious punch
He said he would control his emotions before. Luka Doncic was ejected again today. He had a physical collision with Collin Sexton in a blocking position during the game and then hit the latter's groin. The referee added a flagrant foul through video replay and ejected him from the game.
The Mavericks easily defeated the Cavaliers today at 124:97. Doncic only played 21 minutes before being kicked out, leaving 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a team-high 25 points.
The conflict occurred at the beginning of the third quarter. At that time, Doncic and Sexton were locked under the basket while fighting for rebounds. Both of them had body movements, but the former's forceful punching action was quite obvious. The referee decided to eject him from the game after using the TV to assist the decision.
After the game, Doncic said that he did not do it on purpose, and only after seeing the video did he know that he hit Sexton. "I definitely didn't do it on purpose. Similar things often happen in some games... I don't know - this is my explanation for this matter. Obviously I didn't do it on purpose. It looked like two people were fighting for a rebound."
Sexton also said generously, "It's just a normal blocking action. In fact, everyone makes some small movements with their hands when grabbing rebounds. It just happened to hit my groin, so it's not a big problem."
Fortunately, this flagrant foul will not be added to his accumulated number of technical fouls. Doncic has already had 15 technical fouls this season, and he will be automatically suspended after one more.
