The NBA overturned Luka Doncic’s 16th technical foul, allowing him to play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ road game against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.
He earned a technical foul in Saturday night’s win over the Orlando Magic, reaching the season threshold for a one-game suspension. He and Magic center Goga Bitadze were called for a technical duel late in the third quarter after they exchanged words while Doncic was at the free-throw line, but both players gave different accounts of what prompted the calls.
Doncic said after the game that he hoped the foul would be overturned, and the Lakers filed an appeal with the league shortly after the end.
He reached 16 technical fouls in two different seasons during his time with the Dallas Mavericks earlier in his career, only to have the 16th called overturned both times.
Despite drawing a technical foul and shooting 2-for-13 in the second half (0-for-7 from 3), Doncic finished with 33 points and eight assists, and the Lakers extended their winning streak to nine games.
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin contributed to this report.
