No one is safe from punishment when they make a mistake on the court, not even the big names in the league. An All-Star was thus suspended after a complete crack in the middle of a match. He will suddenly miss a potential shock with Nikola Jokic…
13ᵉ in the Western Conference (24 wins for 43 losses), the Kings are living a very bleak new season. The Californians have just signed an NBA record with 16 consecutive campaigns with a negative record and setbacks continue to rain down regularly for Alvin Gentry’s men. The latter also show big signs of annoyance, like Domantas Sabonis. The pivot arrived before the deadline has indeed flipped out during the defeat against the Knicks (131-115):
Domantas Sabonis suspended after freaking out
Author of 19 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists in the game, the Lithuanian especially experienced an ordeal in defense against a Julius Randle on fire. The interior of the Big Apple feasted throughout the meeting, finishing with no less than 46 points and 10 rebounds. All at almost 60% success in shooting, and in less than 35 minutes… A real massacre, then, and it’s not surprising that his opponent ended up breaking his nerves.
Nevertheless, his reaction remained very excessive and he could expect to be sanctioned by the league. As revealed by Shams Charania, that is just what the latter did and the son of European legend Arvydas Sabonis was suspended for the next meeting. That means he’ll miss the Nuggets reception, and fans won’t be able to witness the 100% Old Continent clash with reigning MVP Nikola Jokic.
Kings center Domantas Sabonis has been suspended one game for aggressively confronting and making contact with a game official.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 9, 2022
Kings center Domantas Sabonis has been suspended one game for aggressively clashing and making contact with a match official.
Bad luck for Sac-Town who still has a small chance of going to the Play-In, with 4 victories behind the 10ᵉ place in the West. For that, however, you have to seize every possible opportunity… and without its big man, it’s hard to see the franchise defeating Denver.
Domantas Sabonis pays the consequences of his inappropriate gesture against the Knicks and will therefore miss the next game. Decidedly, this match against NY will not have had anything good for the Lithuanian…
