"Hayes responded with a two-handed shove of Dunn, who attempted to retaliate with a swat at Hayes's head while officials and teammates separated them. Hayes will get a fine for his technical foul, but it won't cost him any money. I got him, Doncic said. I told him right away, thanks for having my back. This is what I love about this team. Everybody has got each other's back."
"I was waiting for a rebound, and I got a shot in my back, Doncic said. I'm not going to just stand it. I ain't afraid of nobody. I'm not going to just stand there and let it go. ... That's what the game is about. Sometimes it's going to get physical. There's a lot of trash talking. I live for that, so I love it."
Luka Doncic scored 43 points with 13 assists and nine rebounds in a 135-118 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, falling one rebound short of a 40-point triple-double. Doncic criticized the Lakers' special NBA Cup court as slippery and dangerous. Late in the fourth, Kris Dunn knocked Doncic to the floor and shoved the ball into his chest, prompting Jaxson Hayes to respond with a two-handed shove that led to Dunn's ejection and Hayes receiving a technical foul. Doncic said he will pay Hayes's fine and praised the team's togetherness and toughness. Past skirmishes between Dunn and Doncic were noted.
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