The series between the Mavericks and the Clippers may be over after Los Angeles won Game 6 on Sunday, but things may just be getting started when it comes to Luka Doncic and Marcus Morris.
The rivalry between the two players started in Game 5 after Morris stepped on Doncic’s injured ankle, which many thought was intentional.
It was a strange sequence, to say the least, as the incident occurred on an inbound play.“Basketball has never been that serious to try to hurt somebody. Im not apologizing for s–t because I know what I put into this game day in and day out. It was a mistake deal wit it. Competing is why I play,” Morris wrote on Twitter after Game 5.
During Sunday’s game, which the Clippers won 111-97 to send Dallas packing, Morris was ejected after committing a hard foul on Doncic as he drove to the basket.
— Overtime (@overtime) August 30, 2020
When asked about Morris’ foul after the game, Doncic did not hold back.
“It was a terrible play. What can I say?” Doncic said, according to ESPN. “It’s two games in a row he did something like that. I really hoped the first game it wasn’t on purpose, but looking back on the foul this game, you know what I think.
“I don’t want to deal with that kind of players. Just move on.”
Morris described the play as no more than a “hard fou” and after catching wind of what Doncic said following the game, he took to Instagram to send a clear message to the Mavs’ guard writing “Cry me a river. Clips in 6.”
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 31, 2020
Doncic finished the series averaging 31 points, nine assists, and nine rebounds while Morris averaged 13 points, six rebounds, and two assists.
