Lakers star Luka Doncic’s complaining to refs draws ‘unwatchable’ Zach Lowe rant

Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers fell back into the loss column with a blowout home loss at the hands of the Boston Celtics. It was a rough game for Luka Doncic, who scored 25 points but took 22 shots to get there, and only dished out three assists in the loss.

Throughout the game, Doncic could be seen frequently complaining to the referees, as has become his trademark throughout his career, and one person who is fed up with the antics is The Ringer’s Zach Lowe.

“Are you playing to draw a foul? Or are you playing basketball? It’s every single possession now. It’s completely out of control… It’s unwatchable,” said Lowe, per NBA Courtside on X, formerly Twitter.

Indeed, Doncic has made a habit of both embellishing contact to draw fouls, as well as outright yelling at game officials, throughout his career, but both seem to have picked up over the last couple of seasons, dating back from his time with the Dallas Mavericks and continuing to Los Angeles.

Doncic remains one of the best offensive talents in the league today, and he clearly doesn’t need to flop for calls in order to get his points, which makes it all the more frustrating for fans from a watchability perspective when he does it anyway.

Meanwhile, several of the Lakers’ glaring flaws were on full display in the loss against the Celtics, including their lack of perimeter defenders, as well as their tendency to play stand-and-watch basketball on offense when things aren’t running smoothly.

Of course, Doncic is still one of the best players in the NBA, and his presence alone makes Los Angeles a scary opponent for potential playoff teams.

However, for now, there seems to be a hard ceiling on just how far this Lakers team can go, and Doncic’s antics are only adding to the frustration.

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