The Los Angeles Lakers recently played the sixth and final preseason game of the 2025-26 NBA season against the Sacramento Kings, despite Domantas Sabonis (injury) and other stars sitting out. The game was intense with several stunning moments. One such moment featured Marcus Smart’s reaction to the referees.
At one point during the game, Austin Reaves was driving towards the basket, but found several defenders against him. In a split second, Reaves jumped for a layup but then made an impressive behind-the-back pass to Marcus Smart, who was waiting in the left corner beyond the three-point line.
Smart drove toward the basket to score, but two defenders from the Kings tried hard to stop him. Amidst such a process, the defenders committed a foul, but the referees missed it. Although Smart