Lakers' Luka Doncic Has Suspension Rescinded by NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers' 9-game winning streak was in jeopardy. They were set to be without superstar Luka Doncic after his 16th technical foul resulted in an automatic one-game suspension.

But the NBA has stepped in and rescinded the tech, and thereby, the suspension is reversed. Doncic will not miss the Lakers' next game on Monday against the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons.

The NBA just RESCINDED Luka Doncic's second technical foul from last night - meaning he SHOULD NOT have been ejected against the OKC Thunder 😬 pic.twitter.com/ARTJC7TJNL
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) April 9, 2025

The technical foul called on Saturday was for Doncic's reaction to some alleged out-of-order trash talking by the Orlando Magic's Goga Bitadze:

Luka Doncic on his technical foul today:

“[Goga Bitadze] said he would f**k my whole family… at some point, I just can’t stand that. I got to stand up for myself.” 😳😳

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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 22, 2026

Bitadze, for his part, denies the accusations.

Goga Bitadze on Luka Doncic:

“He said something about my mother, which is really inappropriate. We don't say that stuff... So I just said whatever he told me about my mother and said it back.”

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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 22, 2026

The Lakers and Doncic have been soaring, on a nine-game winning streak, moving up into the 3-seed in the Western Conference, at 46-25.

Doncic, during that stretch, has been playing at a blistering pace, with a 60-point game, a 50-point game, and two 40+ point games to lead LA to its sizzling run. He's averaged 40 points, 8.4 boards and 7.4 assists during that epic run.