Robert Horry called out Luka Doncic for reacting and being bothered by Goga Bitadze’s offensive comments about his family.
Robert Horry isn't a fan of how Luka Doncic put himself and the Los Angeles Lakers at risk upon picking up his 16th technical foul of the season on Saturday after trading words with Goga Bitadze.
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In the postgame coverage of the Spectrum SportsNet in LA's 103-102 dramatic win over the Orlando Magic, the three-time Lakers champion stated that Doncic should have never been bothered by Bitadze's offensive remarks about his family.
“I hope it gets rescinded, and I hope Luka understands that it hits home for him. I can’t put myself in that position. You can say whatever you want about my family, my daughter, whatever it is. You gotta understand those are just words," Horry argued.
"Words aren’t going to bother you, but getting that L on him is going to bother him more than those words."
Doncic went back and forth against Bitadze in the closing minutes of the third quarter of the Lakers-Magic weekend clash. They were subsequently assessed with double technical fouls.
In his postgame presser, Doncic revealed that Bitadze dropped cussing and threatening words in the Serbian language against his family. On his end, the Magic big man defended himself and denied the accusations of Doncic.
Doncic is currently facing a highly publicized legal battle for the custody of his two children with ex-fiancée Anamaria Goltes. He hasn't seen his kids since visiting the birth of his youngest daughter last December in Slovenia.
The Lakers have already appealed to the NBA about Doncic's 16th technical foul. If the league office does not void it, the superstar will automatically be under a one-game suspension, missing LA's upcoming Monday showdown against the Detroit Pistons.
Los Angeles will travel to Detroit with a red-hot nine-game win streak. Doncic is the driving force of this spectacular run for the Lakers, averaging 40.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists.
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