Dennis Schröder has been suspended for three games by the NBA. The accusation: He is said to have tried to hit an opponent. According to the US media, this is about Luka Doncic.
The NBA announced on Saturday that the suspension was due to a “confrontation and an attempted strike” successes. According to the league, the incident occurred on December 28th “about 40 minutes” after the 101:125 defeat of Schröder’s Sacramento Kings against his former team Los Angeles Lakers.
Schröder’s suspension takes effect immediately and therefore applies to the Kings game on Wednesday night – then the Lakers will be opponents again. Schröder will also miss the games against the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks. An NBA suspension results in immediate loss of salary for the duration of the suspension.
Doncic should be the opponent faced
According to consistent media reports from the USA, the player confronted was said to have been Lakers superstar Luca Doncic. Schröder and Doncic had verbally attacked each other several times during the game.
According to ESPN, Doncic mocked the German world and European champions during a timeout and told him he “should have signed the contract” – alluding to the four-year contract extension for $82 million that Schröder is said to have rejected from the Lakers a few years ago. Schröder himself had denied this specific offer several times in the past.
Schröder wrote on Instagram: “I’ll be back on the field soon.” An ESPN journalist commented on a post on the topic with the word “tried” and a smile emoji.