Luka Doncic faces one-game suspension for 16th technical foul / News - Basketnews.com

Luka Doncic will probably miss the Mavs' next game against the Indiana Pacers for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season vs. Charlotte.

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Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season on Sunday and now faces a one-game suspension.

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The Slovenian star was booked after arguing a no-call in the third quarter of Dallas’ road game against the Charlotte Hornets.

Unless the NBA office rescinds the technical, Doncic will be forced to sit out the team's game Monday night against the Indiana Pacers.

Doncic had been chirping at officials for most of Sunday's game against the Charlotte Hornets and finally got slapped with a technical midway through the third quarter of a tightly contested game.

The suspension could prove costly for Dallas, which entered the day tied with Oklahoma City for 10th in the Western Conference but still out of position for a play-in tournament spot because the Thunder hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mavericks.

As things stand, it's a big blow for Dallas who have lost three in a row and are currently outside the play-in spots in the No. 11 spot.

Just recently, Doncic was fined for his money gesture against the Warriors while the team's recent struggles even with Kyrie Irving saw the Slovenian be very open about his frustrations.

"It's really frustrating. I think you can see it with me on the court," Doncic said.

"Sometimes I don’t feel it's me. I'm just being out there, you know? I used to have really fun smiling on court, but it's just been so frustrating for a lot of reasons, not just basketball."

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