Against the Dallas Mavericks, the Phoenix Suns recently defeated some old demons, while certain extracurricular behaviors were unavoidable.
Three players were given technical fouls early in the game following a small altercation (you can read more about that here). For the evening, there were six techs called.
Although Luka Doncic of the Mavericks was never kicked out, he made sure a Suns fan who was there was when he was supposedly told to get on a treadmill.
"LUKA YOU TIRED, GET ON THE TREADMILL!"
Luka Doncic reaction to fan incoming.
Luka Doncic has since pointed out the fan, who is being talked to by arena staff.
Kyrie Irving walked over and was looking at the fan, who just left.#Suns 100 #Mavs 78 after 3. pic.twitter.com/6npgrJhj6J
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) January 25, 2024
Luka Doncic asked security to eject this Suns fan, who was sitting two rows behind midcourt press row. The comment the fan made that drew Doncic’s wrath: “Luka, you’re tired! Get your ass on the treadmill!” pic.twitter.com/chNYwiJBC0
— Tim MacMahon (@BannedMacMahon) January 25, 2024
Rankin also questioned Kevin Durant about the exchange. He said,
“If somebody talk some shit to me, I’ll talk it back and we’ll move on. That’s usually how it should go. Once it gets overboard, little disrespectful to the point you got to stop the game, that’s different,”
Doncic finished with eight rebounds, nine assists, two blocks, one steal, and 34 points. He said,
“He was cursing [at] me the whole first half too,” “I never would eject a fan. They pay for tickets, but I had enough.”
The most recent dramatic chapter in the recently popular theater between Phoenix and Dallas was presented last night. Dallas won the first meeting on Christmas Day, and the two teams will play again this year.
