Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers took care of business against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.
Amid a comfortable victory in favor of the Lakers, Doncic had a bit of a dust-up with the notable rookie, Jeremiah Fears, which led to double-techs for the two NBA standouts.
It’s not unusual for a hard foul to lead to a verbal exchange, which causes players from both sides to get involved in an attempt to break things up.
For Lakers players, it was critical to ensure that Doncic doesn’t step over the line to get himself tossed, even though he was on the unfortunate side of the hard foul committed by Fears.
The fact that Doncic took an awkward landing, which could’ve resulted in an injury, he felt justified in his approach to Fears in that moment. The situation didn’t escalate much, as both players cracked smiles after before getting assessed technical fouls. Doncic did not address the moment following the matchup.
NBA World Reacts to Luka-Fears Dust-Up
@LakersLead: Luka Doncic gets into it with rookie Jeremiah Fears after he took expection to a foul. LUKA’S STANDING ON BUSINESS
@yspaah: Jeremiah Fears be getting in altercations every other game. Luka Doncic tonight. Jimmy Butler the other night. Naji Marshall. Ja Morant. I love my guy, ZERO FEARS
@ChristianCow_: Jeremiah Fears has more aura than Luka Doncic.
Doncic ended the night with a massive performance. He checked in for 35 minutes and shot 9-22 from the field, hitting 4-12 shots from beyond the arc. He collected 12 points from the charity stripe, completing the game with 34 points.
The Lakers’ star finished with a double-double, as he racked up 10 rebounds. He also produced seven assists and picked up one steal and one block.
@YappinYassss: Not luka and naji having the same interaction with Jeremiah Fears
@CantHoldBam: aye man jeremiah fears one of them ones fr. last night jimmy and now luka lol
@StopItSims: Last night it was jimmy butler, now it’s Luka Doncic. I like the Jeremiah fears kid, buddy got heart ain’t no back down in his blood
On the other side, Fears had a solid outing in 27 minutes of action. He shot 7-14 on the night, and went 6-6 from the free-throw line. Fears finished the game with 21 points, two rebounds, three assists, and one steal. The 2025 seventh-overall pick out of Oklahoma has averaged 15.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.7 assists so far this season.
As for Doncic, he’s been on a tear. Leading up to Sunday’s action, the star guard has been posting averages of 35.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 9.4 assists. He is making 47 percent of his shots from the field, and hitting on 34 percent of his threes.
After a 133-121 win over New Orleans on Sunday, Doncic and the Lakers will be back on the court to face the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
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