Watch: Luka Doncic argues with reporter after star has fan ejected

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Mavericks' Luka Doncic and reporter argue after star has unruly fan ejected from Suns game

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 1/25/24

Things got a tad heated between Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and ESPN reporter Tim MacMahon after the star had an unruly courtside fan ejected from Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Suns.

Doncic objected to MacMahon "live Tweeting" the incident while finding humor in highlighting that most of what the reporter says about him tends to lean on the negative. Unsurprisingly, this led to fun back-and-forth, where more details of the happening emerged.

Luka Dončić and Tim MacMahon go back and forth about him tweeting about Luka asking for a fan to be ejected in the second half, after cursing at him the whole game.

Luka: “You’ll be the first one to always put something bad about me.” pic.twitter.com/eAIRbKyVkn
— Landon Thomas (@sixfivelando) January 25, 2024

Doncic alleged that the fan, dressed in a Devin Booker jersey, was cursing at him throughout most of the game, which MacMahon confirmed.

Luka Doncic asked security to eject this Suns fan, who was sitting two rows behind midcourt press row. The comment the fan made that drew Doncic’s wrath: “Luka, you’re tired! Get your ass on the treadmill!” pic.twitter.com/chNYwiJBC0
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 25, 2024

Whether or not what was said by the fan was grounds for ejection is up for debate. It clearly annoyed the Mavericks star, though, who was still feeling it at the time he met with reporters.

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