What began as a high-stakes NBA Cup night showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Clippers quickly shifted from basketball to safety panic online. Midway through the game, viewers noticed an unusual trend: players kept slipping. Quickly, Lakers superstar Luka Doncic also caught on.

In the first quarter, as Doncic drew a foul from the Clippers’ defense, he appeared to slip slightly as he tried to dribble the ball across a Jaxson Hayes screen. After the foul call, Doncic looked over at the referee and appeared to say, “ This court is slippery as f— .”

The broadcast caught the exclamation, and clips of the interaction quickly went viral. After the game, Doncic said of the court, “ It’s just slippery, it’s dangerous. I slipped a number of times and you could see like a lot play

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