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Lakers' Luka Dončić faces suspension after 16th technical foul
- The Lakers filed an appeal immediately after Saturday's 105-104 win in Orlando, reported by ESPN and The Athletic, to rescind Luka Dončić's technical foul.
- Luka Dončić said Goga Bitadze told him in Serbian he 'd f my whole family,' which Bitadze denied, saying he was responding to comments he heard, calling it 'in the heat of the moment.'
- On review, referee Marat Kogut assessed a double technical with 1:19 remaining, and Marc Davis explained both players were warned beforehand, Davis said, 'Doncic and Bitadze were both assessed technical fouls for their continual taunting of one another'.
- Because it was his 16th technical, the NBA rules would trigger a one-game suspension if not rescinded, sidelining Luka Dončić for Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, unless the call is overturned.
- Doncic's recent form matters because he averages 40 points and shoots 40.3% from three during the Lakers' nine-game winning streak, with previous seasons showing his 16th technical was rescinded twice.
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