Overview
- The NBA said Schröder confronted and attempted to strike another player after Sacramento’s Dec. 28 loss in Los Angeles and issued a three-game suspension without pay.
- Multiple reporters, including Chris Haynes, identified the other player as the Lakers’ Luka Dončić, though the league did not name him in its announcement.
- The suspension begins immediately, sidelining Schröder for three Kings home games—including Monday’s rematch with the Lakers—and is estimated to cost him $291,807 in salary.
- Reporting detailed that Deandre Ayton and security pulled Schröder away in the tunnel as Dončić departed, with Schröder later escorted to the team bus.
- The NBA is not disciplining Dončić, and Schröder reacted to the news on social media by mocking the word “attempting” used in reports.