Darko Rajaković will not get away easily after his very nervous reaction after Toronto’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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The NBA fined Darko Rajaković 25,000 dollars.
The team with LeBron James and Anthony Davis didn’t stop making free throws, and that’s why Rajaković reacted violently during the match, and especially at the press conference after the match, so we heard curses.
“This is a shame!” Rajaković began: “It’s a real shame for the referees that the NBA league allows something like this… The Lakers had as many as 23 free throws, and we had two in the last period. How can we play the match like this? I respect everything that they have stars and everything, but we also have stars in the team”.
He was especially hurt by the fact that Scotty Barnes, who was “attacking the hoop” all the time, made only two free throws for the entire match, while on the other hand, less important Lakers players also received “penalties”.
“How is that possible, come on explain to me? If the Lakers have to win, give them a win now, we won’t even come to the game. This is not the first time, and Scotty Barnes will be a future All-Star and the face of the league… This is complete bullshit!”, roared an emotional Rajaković and on that occasion hit the table with his hand, perhaps even scaring the journalists a little to continue asking him questions at the press conference.
The NBA hits Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic with a $25,000 finehttps://t.co/kh2wyUvZaw
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn)January 11, 2024