The Los Angeles Lakers are hosting the San Antonio Spurs in a battle of Western Conference elites on Wednesday night. The Lakers come into the game at 6-2. Meanwhile, the Spurs are 5-1, with Victor Wembanyama looking like an early MVP favorite .

Early in the first quarter, Lakers superstar Luka Doncic picked up a steal at the top of the key. He took the ball coast to coast and appeared to get hacked as he went up for a layup. After the ball rolled off the rim, the referee blew his whistle for a foul.

But not before Doncic let him have a piece of his mind . Expand Tweet

Doncic can be seen yelling and being demonstrative toward the referee. Maybe that cost him a bit of concentration, as the Lakers' leader then missed the first of two free throws. He did, however, make the second.

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