Luka Doncic made two things clear Tuesday night — he’s no fan of the Lakers’ NBA Cup court, and he’ll pay any fine that comes Jaxson Hayes’ way after the big man had his back.

The Los Angeles superstar said following his team’s big 135-118 victory over the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena that the special hardwood the Lakers laid down for their in-season tournament matchup was a problem.

“It’s just slippery,” he said. “It’s dangerous.”

“I slipped a lot of times,” he added. “You could see a lot of players slipped. And that’s dangerous, man.”

The Lakers unfurled a bright yellow alternate court for the matchup, a tool Adam Silver’s league has used in Cup tilts to help promote the event. Doncic told reporters he could tell footing was going to be an issue as early as the pregame warmups.

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