Sanction for Dennis Schröder. As reported by Shams Charania, a journalist from ESPN, The Kings player will be fined three games for trying to attack an opponent, in this case Luka Doncic. The events took place on December 28, when the Angelenos received and beat the aforementioned at the Crypto Arena (125-101) and the point guard of the Sacramento franchise searched, confronted and tried to hit the Slovenian 40 minutes after the match. Doncic’s identity was not initially revealed.something journalist Chris Haynes did shortly after.
The NBA has suspended Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder for three games for confronting and attempting to strike another player 40 minutes after Kings’ loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles on Dec. 28.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 11, 2026
According to what was revealed, but also from what has been seen of that match, Doncic and Schröder were arguing angrily during several moments of the Kings’ loss. During a timeout, the Slovenian mocked his counterpart, telling him that “I should have signed that contract“, referring to the four-year, $82 million extension that Schröder turned down from the Lakers a few years ago, subsequently losing a lot of money by not having any similar offer in free agencyalthough continuing his career in the best league in the world.
The situation seemed to calm down after the crash ended. However, Schröder came out of the visiting locker room and saw Lukaso tempers flared again in the tunnel, in front of the local bench. It was then, 40 minutes after the horn, when the attack occurred, first verbally and then with the attempt to attack his professional colleague. According to the information it was DeAndre Ayton, Lakers center, the one who tried to separate Schroder of his attempts while a stunned Doncic tried to leave before the intervention of stadium security.
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The Kings player was escorted to the team bus as his coach, Doug Christie, and several teammates searched for answers about the sudden drama. For his part, Doncic walked with his father to the car and both left, ending the altercation. Lakers and Kings meet again this Monday, a day in which Schröder will not be there due to the sanction imposed by the NBAa situation that could help the match take place without any incidents beyond the usual sporting battle that takes place in the Californian duel, a true classic.
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