I’m like, man, I don’t know how you all coach,” said the Spurs guard, who is set to undergo surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles to repair a tendon in his left pinkie.
“I couldn’t be here every day and not be able to get on the court and do stuff,” Fox added. “As a competitor, it eats as you, which is another reason I’ve always played through whatever knicks and knacks I’ve had. Watching for me has always been tough.
Austin Reaves scored 30 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Spurs 125-109 after leading by as many as 28 points in a makeup game after a January contest between the teams was postponed due to the L.A. wildfires.
Luka Doncic had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds to help the Lakers (42-25) win their second in a row after losing four straight.
Reaves hit 12 of 21 from the field, delighting the crowd of 17,723 at Crypto.com Arena with moves that froze defenders and gave him clear paths to the basket.
I thought we got lost a few times on some off-ball actions,” acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “We did some point switching and stuff where we got caught chasing our tail a little bit, where we weren’t disciplined and weren’t physical off the ball and he made us pay a few times off that.
Stephon Castle overcame early foul trouble to finish with 23 points for the Spurs (28-39), who have three in a row on the road to fall to 11-22 away from the Frost Bank Center.
It was Castle’s 19th game with 20 or more points. He’s notched seven such games in his last 11 outings.
Devin Vassell finished with 17 points for the Spurs to extend his double-figure scoring streak to a season-high 10 games.
