Dennis Schröder has been suspended for three games by the NBA. The league cited the attempt by the German basketball professional from the Sacramento Kings to hit another player after the 101:125 defeat against the Los Angeles Lakers as the reason.
“The incident occurred approximately 40 minutes after the defeat,” the statement said. Schröder “waited for the other player in a hallway in the hall and started the confrontation.”
According to US media, it was said to be Lakers star Luka Doncic. Schröder did not want to comment on the ban and the circumstances when asked by “dpa”.
Schröder missed the games against the Houston Rockets, the Lakers and the New York Knicks because of the suspension. He will not receive a salary during this time and – based on his salary for this season – will probably lose a little more than 291,000 US dollars (around 250,000 euros).
This is not the first time for Schröder that he has been suspended in the NBA. The last time that happened was more than six years ago, when he was under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder and was not allowed to play for a game after a pack was formed.
Doncic seems to have provoked Schröder in LA
There are video recordings of the game in Los Angeles that got him banned, in which Doncic can be heard shouting: “You should have signed the contract.” Schröder is not in the picture in the excerpt, but it is not clear whether the scene is related to the rumored confrontation.
AttackSchröder himself once played for the Lakers, but talks about staying there came to no conclusion. The Lakers reportedly offered him a contract worth $84 million. Schröder had emphasized in the past that there had never been a concrete offer to him.