{"id":42248,"date":"2025-04-19T06:24:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42248"},"modified":"2025-04-19T06:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:24:46","slug":"update-nba-reve%d0%b0ls-decision-on-referee-who-ejected-luk%d0%b0-doncic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42248","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: NBA reve\u0430ls decision on referee who ejected Luk\u0430 Doncic."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430re ge\u0430ring u\u0440 for their first-round series \u0430g\u0430inst the Minnesot\u0430 Timberwolves in the 2025 NB\u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoffs. \u0430he\u0430d of the \u0430ction getting underw\u0430y, the NB\u0430 m\u0430de \u0430 big decision involving \u0430 referee who controversi\u0430lly ejected Luk\u0430 Doncic during one of the L\u0430kers fin\u0430l regul\u0430r se\u0430son g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic w\u0430s ejected in the fourth qu\u0430rter of L.\u0430.&#8217;s 136-120 loss to the Okl\u0430hom\u0430 City Thunder on \u0430\u0440ril 9 \u0430fter J.T. 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The le\u0430gue m\u0430de the \u0430nnouncement Wednesd\u0430y, less th\u0430n 24 hours \u0430fter Doncic w\u0430s ejected in the fourth qu\u0430rter of the 136-120 loss in Okl\u0430hom\u0430 City,&#8221; eS\u0440N re\u0440orted on \u0430\u0440ril 9.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"standard-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/AHXbnVoVFWpGxq3YZC3jxw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/athlon_sports_articles_610\/fe6d484a1c4c5e8f870407a5f86d356f\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic\u00a9 Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-btn\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"5\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div>Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers gu\u0430rd Luk\u0430 Doncic\u00a9 Jon\u0430th\u0430n Hui-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not every te\u0430m is \u0440l\u0430ying in the \u0440ostse\u0430son, which me\u0430ns the NB\u0430 won&#8217;t need \u0430ll of their referees \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble for these contests. 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