Mavs’ Luka Dončić Clashes With ESPN Reporter About Heckling Fan

The Dallas Mavericks star lashed out at a media member after a frustrating night against the Phoenix Suns.

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić verbally sparred with ESPN reporter Tim MacMahon following Wednesday night’s 132–109 loss to the visiting Phoenix Suns.

The impetus? A social media post from MacMahon showing a vocal Suns fan being ejected from American Airlines Center after heckling the Dallas star.

“Luka, you’re tired!” the Phoenix fan yelled. “Get your a– on the treadmill.”

Dončić said after the game that the fan also yelled obscenities at him.

Luka Doncic asked security to eject this Suns fan, who was sitting two rows behind midcourt press row. The comment the fan made that drew Doncic’s wrath: “Luka, you’re tired! Get your ass on the treadmill!” pic.twitter.com/chNYwiJBC0

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 25, 2024

"LUKA YOU TIRED, GET ON THE TREADMILL!"

Luka Doncic reaction to fan incoming.

Luka Doncic has since pointed out the fan, who is being talked to by arena staff.

Kyrie Irving walked over and was looking at the fan, who just left.#Suns 100 #Mavs 78 after 3. pic.twitter.com/6npgrJhj6J

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) January 25, 2024

“I knew you would be the first one to point out something like that,” Dončić told MacMahon at the postgame press conference. “I’m not gonna say what he said, but I knew you would be the first one to put out something like that. … You’ll be the first one to always put something bad about me.”

Dončić opened up a bit more when pressed by MacMahon and other reporters for more details about why he wanted the fan ejected.

“He was cursing at me the whole first half too,” Dončić said. “… I never would eject a fan. They paid for tickets, but I had enough. It’s a little bit of frustration.”

Luka Dončić and Tim MacMahon go back and forth about him tweeting about Luka asking for a fan to be ejected in the second half, after cursing at him the whole game.

Luka: “You’ll be the first one to always put something bad about me.” pic.twitter.com/eAIRbKyVkn

— Landon Thomas (@sixfivelando) January 25, 2024

Dončić finished with 34 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, but it was this moment that stole the show in a frustrating night for the Mavericks.