"The NBA has suspended Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder for three games for confronting and attempting to strike Luka Doncic 40 minutes after the Kings' loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles on Dec. 28. Doncic and Schroder jawed at each other during various points of the Kings' 125-101 loss, including during a timeout when Doncic taunted Schroder, telling him he "should've signed that contract, baby," in reference to the four year, $82 million extension Schröder declined from the Lakers years ago."
"But Schroder left the Crypto.com locker room, spotted Doncic and tempers flared again inside the tunnel across from the home bench. Forty minutes after the buzzer, Schroder went after Doncic, telling him that he can't call him a "b----" on the court and to pretend like everything is fine off the court. The NBA ruled that Schroder attempted to strike Doncic."
"Lakers center Deandre Ayton tried to play peacemaker, dragging Schroder away from the confrontation as a stunned Doncic tried to exit the situation in the tunnel and security separated the situation. Schroder was eventually walked to the bus as Kings head coach Doug Christie and several teammates exited the team bus, searching for answers about the sudden drama."
Dennis Schroder was suspended for three games after confronting and attempting to strike Luka Doncic about 40 minutes following the Kings' Dec. 28 loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles. The two players had exchanged words throughout the 125-101 game, including a timeout when Doncic taunted Schroder about a past contract. Schroder left the locker room, spotted Doncic in the tunnel and approached him, accusing him of calling him a derogatory name on the court and feigning normalcy off the court. Deandre Ayton and security intervened, Schroder was escorted to the bus, and Doncic left with his father. Schroder will miss the next meeting between the teams in Sacramento.
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