Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks (Getty Pictures through AFP)
NEW YORK – Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for making a gesture implying a payoff to a referee for a non-call towards Golden State’s Draymond Inexperienced.
The punishment for “directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture towards a recreation official” got here for the Slovenian star’s actions with 1.7 seconds remaining within the fourth quarter of a 127-125 house loss on Wednesday to the reigning NBA champions.
4-time NBA All-Star Doncic, 24, rubbed his left thumb and forefinger collectively in a “cash” movement directed at an official.
Doncic ranks second within the NBA with 32.9 factors a recreation and likewise averages 8.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.4 steals per contest for the Mavericks, who’re 36-37 to rank eighth within the Western Convention.
The Mavs are equal in report with the Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans and one win shy of seventh-place Minnesota within the combat for positions within the play-in event.
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