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Lakers' Luka Doncic ejected in odd scene on eve of Dallas return

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Luka Doncic said he was trash talking with a courtside fan in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 136-120 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday when an official thought Doncic's ire was directed at him, leading to an ejection for the Lakers guard.

"I never got a fan ejected," Doncic said, explaining how he will often engage with opposing fans without asking arena security to intervene. "Never. But if [the fan is] going to talk, I'm going to talk back, like always. That had nothing to do with the ref.