Thunder star Lu Dort sparks fan outrage with 'dirty' hit on Mavs' Daniel Gafford

Thunder defender Lu Dort near fans seething connected Thursday nighttime aft helium was ejected for a 'dirty' deed connected the Mavericks' Daniel Gafford.

In the 2nd fractional of the game, Dort was attempting to enactment with Kyrie Irving erstwhile Gafford acceptable a screen.

Dort past deed Gafford successful the groin with his hand, leaving the large antheral crouching successful symptom arsenic the play concisely continued.

Referees past called a communal foul connected Dort earlier upgrading it to a flagrant 2 and throwing him retired of the game.

Fans were not pleased with Dort's actions arsenic video of his deed dispersed crossed societal media.

'Lu Dort is simply a stain connected this league,' 1 wrote on X. 'genuinely embarrassing.'

'Lu Dort conscionable got ejected for excessively hitting Gafford successful the nuts. Dirtiest subordinate successful the league,' a Mavericks instrumentality said.

'When my full timeline is yet realizing however soiled of a subordinate Lu Dort is and however helium is atrocious for the NBA,' different wrote.

It wasn't the archetypal arguable play that Dort was progressive successful connected Thursday, arsenic Locked connected Mavs' Nick Angstadt pointed retired successful a thread.

Earlier successful the game, Dort awkwardly stuck his limb retired portion Irving again went astir a Gafford screen, for which helium besides received a foul.

Dort was besides criticized past postseason erstwhile helium appeared to travel Luka Doncic during the playoffs, arsenic the Mavs prima tried to adjacent retired connected Dort's three-point attempt.

The Montreal-born subordinate has spent his full vocation successful Oklahoma City since landing determination arsenic an undrafted escaped cause successful 2019.

He's averaging 9.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per nighttime this play arsenic a starter for the West-leading Thunder.

He ended Thursday with conscionable six points arsenic the Thunder mislaid 121-115 to Dallas.