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The Los Angeles Lakers have back-to-back home games in the NBA Cup.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOn Tuesday, they hosted the Clippers, and on Friday, it's the Dallas Mavericks in Hollywood.
But there'll be a big change between the two games. The floor isn't its usual, colorful NBA Cup self for Friday.
That's because Luka Doncic led a group of players who were unhappy with the court earlier in the week.
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First, beat reporter Dan Woike reported this: "Lakers will not be playing on their NBA Cup court tonight - it will undergo repairs and should be ready for quarterfinals if needed."
Then, NBA insider Marc Stein added this: "After complaints from Luka Dončić and other Lakers about the slippery surface Tuesday, tonight’s Mavericks-at-Lakers game will not be played on the team’s NBA Cup floor."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis appears to be the first time an NBA team hasn't been able to play on its specialized in-season tournament court.
They're all a different color and appearance to signify for fans that the game being played is more than just a regular season game.
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There have already been plenty of complaints about visual appearances, which is fair. Some of the courts are quite obnoxious in their bright color schemes.
But a slippery court is dangerous. The league wouldn't want to put its players at risk just to play on a different color of floor.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSo the fact that the Lakers are fixing this makes sense. Doncic will just have to put in that work against his former team on a standard NBA floor.
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