Overview
- SCHRÖDER’s suspension without pay begins immediately, sidelining him for games against the Rockets, Lakers and Knicks.
- Reporters identified the other player as Lakers star Luka Dončić, and the NBA indicated Dončić will not be disciplined.
- The league said Schröder initiated the hallway confrontation by seeking out the player and attempting to strike him after the Kings’ 125-101 loss.
- The three-game ban will cost Schröder approximately $291,807 in forfeited salary, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
- In-game trash talk included Dončić’s contract jab caught on video, Deandre Ayton and security intervened in the tunnel, and Schröder later commented “Attempting” on Instagram with no appeal publicly disclosed.