‘He Didn’t Have To Be Thrown Out at All’ — ESPN Legend Questions Fan’s Ejection Over Viral Luka Dončić Incident at Lakers-Kings Game

During the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-103 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, a confrontation broke out between Lakers star Luka Dončić and a fan, a scene that has become somewhat commonplace lately.

The fan appeared to protest the decision before being escorted out, and his wife has since said on social media that he meant no harm. Now, ESPN legend Linda Cohn is questioning whether the fan should have been ejected.

ESPN Legend Linda Cohn Questions Fan Ejection In Luka Dončić Incident

During the victory over the Kings, a fan had the ball and threw a chest pass back at the referee. Dončić confronted the fan over what he believed was an aggressive pass, and Chelisa Painter called over security, which escorted the fan out of the arena.

His wife has since defended his intentions on social media as well.

ESPN legend Linda Cohn does not believe the fan should have been ejected and that part of this had to do with Dončić’s ego.

“I think it was the ego thing,” Cohn explained. “He was trying to show off. He still had some magic touch, but yeah, that had some mustard on that pass, but he didn’t have to be thrown out at all. And the funny part of it, this is what I was going to get at.”

Cohn said fans should be ejected for running onto the court or throwing objects, but she did not believe this chest pass warranted that punishment.

“Yes, you should be ejected if you try to run on the court because the officials and the players are there to work, but throwing a harder than expected chest pass, the guy was just trying to get it back to the ref. And again, if you’re throwing things onto the court, you should be thrown out.” Cohn explained.

She added, “Now, here’s like the funny part of it. And I mean, like, listen, at least the official, she wasn’t hurt. It didn’t hit her in the head or anything. But I just thought that they were a little too hard on the Sacramento Kings fan sitting under the basket. And that really was just deserved a warning.”

We’ll see whether the Kings respond to the incident or take any action to make up for the ejection, provided they agree with Cohn.

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Dončić has gotten off to an incredible start this season. He is averaging 39.3 points, 7.9 assists, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 49.8% from the field, 40.7% from three and 88.1% from the free-throw line.

To put it simply, Dončić scored 32 points in a 124-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, and that dropped his scoring average. His 53 points in a victory over Portland on Friday night had briefly put Dončić’s average over 40 points per game.

Most importantly, the Lakers have won their last six games and have a league-best 10-2 record. If he’s going to continue to play like this, the Lakers probably aren’t going to care too much about incidents like this.

Dončić and the Lakers will be back in action on Wednesday night as they continue their road trip against the Bucks in Milwaukee.