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Eva Geitheim

NBA Rescinds Technical Foul Assessed to Luka Doncic for Misinterpreted Trash Talk

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) has a technical call against him during the second half of a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

The NBA told the Los Angeles Lakers that they are rescinding the second technical foul given to guard Luka Doncic during the Lakers' loss to Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, ESPN's Dave McMenamin reported.

Doncic was assessed two technical fouls during Tuesday's game, and the pool report said the second one came because Doncic "looked directly at an official and used vulgar language." However, Doncic was not directing vulgar language at a referee, but instead trash-talking with a fan that he has interacted with numerous times before.

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