Doncic Blasts Referees After Slovenia’s eurobasket Exit to Germany
Ljubljana, Slovenia – Luka Doncic vehemently criticized the officiating following Slovenia’s defeat to germany in the EuroBasket quarterfinal, expressing disbelief at early foul calls and a technical foul assessed just two minutes into the game. The NBA star’s frustration boiled over as Slovenia’s championship hopes were dashed.Doncic, who finished with 39 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists, found himself in early foul trouble, accumulating four fouls by the beginning of the third quarter - a situation he described as unprecedented in his career.”This has never happened to me in all my career,” he stated. He also suggested inconsistencies in the calls, noting instances where fouls were called on opponents despite appearing to be clean plays.
The Dallas Mavericks guard was notably incensed by a technical foul called for dissent after only two minutes of play. “If you don’t even get a warning, I don’t know either. It is a quarter-finals, we are fighting to move into the semi-finals, then I really don’t understand,” Doncic said.
Slovenia’s coach, Aleksander Sekulic, echoed the sentiment, pointedly addressing the referees.”My boys can go home raised. Not everyone can say that on the floor today,” he remarked. Center Alen Omic added, “We couldn’t win this game today.”
