Lakers' NBA Cup court deemed unplayable after team's superstar said it was 'dangerous' surface

After the aboriginal of their franchise spoke retired against their NBA Cup court, the Los Angeles Lakers were forced to marque a last-minute alteration Friday.

All 30 NBA teams alteration their courts to a overmuch much decorative look for NBA Cup contests passim the regular season, but determination person been galore complaints since it began.

Most recently, it was Luka Doncic who called his Lakers' tribunal "dangerous."

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Guard Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts aft a foul telephone successful the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Los Angeles Clippers astatine Crypto.com Arena successful Los Angeles connected Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Doncic's assertion was substantial, arsenic the NBA Cup tribunal the Lakers usage was deemed unplayable for Friday's crippled against the Dallas Mavericks by technicians, the squad said via ESPN. Thus, the crippled volition beryllium played connected the Lakers' mean playing surface.

Doncic had 43 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds arsenic the Lakers took a 135-118 triumph against the Los Angeles Clippers. But the exotic courts that are meant to separate the NBA Cup games from a regular crippled came nether scrutiny from the Slovenian superstar.

Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Doncic celebrates his three-point handbasket during the archetypal fractional of an NBA Cup hoops crippled against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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"Adjust the courts, please," Doncic said. "It’s conscionable slippery. It’s dangerous.... I slipped a batch of times. You could spot a batch of players slipped. That’s dangerous, man."

The tribunal is expected to beryllium examined and fixed successful clip for a imaginable quarterfinal crippled astatine Crypto.com Arena.

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James high-fives defender Luka Doncic during the 2nd fractional of an NBA Cup hoops crippled against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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The Lakers person won each of their 3 NBA Cup games truthful acold and person clinched a spot successful the quarterfinal round.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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