Mavericks star Luca Doncic fined $35,000 for 'inappropriate and unprofessional gesture' toward referees

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Wednesday night's Golden State Warriors-Dallas Mavericks contest had some controversy, and Luka Doncic made his feelings known.

After a timeout in the third quarter, the Mavericks thought that they had possession of the ball, so the five players on the court went on one side of the court. However, it was actually Golden State's ball.

With the two teams on opposite ends of the court, the referee gave the ball to Warriors' Jordan Poole, inbounding underneath his own basket with no Mavericks around them.

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Luka Doncic, #77 of the Dallas Mavericks, reacts on the court in the second half against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center on March 22, 2023, in Dallas, Texas.  (Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

Poole bounced a pass to Kevon Looney, who dunked it with no issues. 

The Mavs lost the game, 127-125.

Doncic, along with other Mavs, was also getting hacked throughout the night to little whistles.

Doncic shared his displeasure toward the end of the game, signaling that the refs were being paid.

Well, that "inappropriate and unprofessional" gesture cost the superstar $35,000.

Doncic made the gesture with 1.7 seconds remaining in the game, shortly after he missed a contested layup that could have cut the deficit to a point.

The aforementioned free basket resulted in Dallas filing a protest for the game, as team owner Mark Cuban claimed the refs never had notified his team that it had been Golden State's ball.

Luka Doncic, #77 of the Dallas Mavericks, dribbles the ball against Stephen Curry, #30 of the Golden State Warriors, on March 22, 2023, at the American Airlines Center in