NBA rescinds Dončić technical after Lakers beat Miami

The NBA rescinded the technical foul assessed to Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić during the team’s 138-117 win over the Miami Heat on November 2, removing it from his season total. The league announced the reversal on November 3 after a retroactive review. It did not provide a reason for the decision in the reported announcement. Dončić was called for the foul in the second quarter after clapping toward referee Jacyn Goble following a no-call. He finished the game with 42 points and 13 assists, along with seven rebounds and two steals. The Lakers won by 21 points. The rescission left Dončić with one technical foul on his season record, according to reports of the league’s decision. Under NBA rules described in those reports, a player who accumulates 16 technical fouls during the regular season receives an automatic one-game suspension. Dončić reached that threshold last season and missed a game. The reversal did not remove the point awarded to Miami after the technical was called. One account said Klay Thompson made the resulting free throw, bringing the Heat to 72-67, and that the point remained in the official play-by-play after the foul was rescinded. The Lakers’...