NBA Bubble: Montrezl Harrell apologizes to Luka Doncic, Rivers says

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Cameras are capturing everything these days, so it was not much of a surprise when an exchange between Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell and Mavericks star Luka Doncic was picked up on Friday night. In the first quarter of LA’s win over Dallas, Harrell fell to Doncic in an attempted lineup. When he walked back to the defense, it turned out that Harrell called Doncic an “(explosive) donkey white boy”. “

On Sunday, Clippers coach Doc Rivers told SI.com that he has tackled the incident with Harrell.

“You just have to be careful,” Rivers said. ‘They’re both talking. I do not think Luka said anything racist, but he swore. So they did it both. It’s an emotional game. It’s a playground game there in the playoffs. I said to him, ‘Hey, I do not think you meant anything rational by that.’ He said ‘white boy’, but I do not think it meant anything rational. But we are in a very elevated climate and you have to be careful. Trez was the first to say so. He said, ‘I did not mean racist.’ And I said it does not matter. It’s something observed … make sure you do the right thing. ”