Ex-NBA Champs Reminisce Holding Back on Trash-Talking Rookie Luka Doncic: “He Different..”

Basketball was an easy choice for Luka Doncic. Having grown up around the sport, he knew it was what he wanted to do from a very young age. But that was where the easy part ended. To become the player, we now know him to be, the 4x All-Star trained hard. When he was seven, Luka was playing with 10-year-olds who were bigger, faster, and tougher than him. Only 24, the Slovenian native has more than 25 awards and honors to his name already. Even before entering the NBA, Doncic was famous in the EuroLeague and Real Madrid.

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Drafted in 2018 by the Atlanta Hawks, he was traded for Trae Young to the Dallas Mavericks. While we know the goofy Doncic, it’s a widely acknowledged fact that he turns deadly on the court. And we have got a trustworthy source who can attest to the fact!

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The Club 520 podcast has always kept it real and fun-filled. In the latest episode, the Hawks’ guard, Wes Mathews, joined former champion Jeff Teague. In the following tête-à-tête, the duo recounted a hilarious encounter with a rookie Luka. As per tradition, rookies need to be broken into the NBA. While that might not have been the first thing on Teague’s mind, (he admits that he’s “petty”), it didn’t stop him from goading Wes to take Doncic on.

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When he tried to probe Mathews into getting aggressive with the Slovenian player, the latter said, “That motherf***er cold! … He different.” That was more than enough of a warning for Teague. He subtly withdrew from further aggravating the soon-to-be Dallas Mavericks superstar! Trash-talking is not new in the league.

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In fact, it is one of those finer nuances that makes the game all the more entertaining. Many games have been won with it, while many have been lost, too. Yet Mathews and Teague, who were already in their sixth year with the league, didn’t think twice about letting Luka off the hook.

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But “The Don” impact in the league is nothing short of remarkable. He has not only garnered respect and admiration from his fellow players and teammates but veterans and NBA legends are in awe of the young guard’s extraordinary shooting ability and playmaking skills.

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