NBA – After their viral sequence, strong words from Luka Doncic on LeBron James

Already heroic 24 hours earlier, against Memphis, Luka Doncic delivered another XXL performance against the Lakers this Tuesday. Enough to receive a few words from LeBron James at the end of the meeting, on which he spoke cash after the fact.

Given the absences of Kyrie Irving, Josh Green, Derrick Jones Jr. and Maxi Kleber, he knew he was doomed to perform miracles for his franchise to win. Despite back pain, Luka Doncic responded to defeat the Lakers this Tuesday (127-125). After all, this was necessary to stand up to the Angelinos and LeBron James who was also in very good shape.

Luka Doncic’s tribute to LeBron James

Led by a still dashing LBJ (33 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists), the Lakers believed they could leave the American Airlines Center with victory. However, this was without counting on the genius of Doncic, whose 33 points and 17 offerings largely contributed to the success of his team. After such a duel, the two men logically congratulated each other following the final buzzer and exchanged a few words:

Respect after these two BATTLED all night 🤝

Luka: 33 PTS, 6 REB, 17 AST
LeBron: 33 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL pic.twitter.com/3KKYsXpOKm

— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2023

Unfortunately, it is impossible to determine the content of this conversation between LeBron and Luka, which the American production apparently did not capture with its microphones. There is no doubt that each praised the performance of the other given their mutual respect. A respect that the Slovenian also expressed with important remarks about his prestigious victim at the microphone of Chris Haynes and TNT Sports:

It’s amazing, man. The way he talks to me is incredible. He’s one of the very best and our rapport is great, so I’m delighted that someone like me, who comes from Slovenia, can play games like that against LeBron. It’s just special.

Doncic indeed has reason to rejoice in the ties that unite him to the King and the admiration that the latter can express regarding him.

Their previous duel, also won by the Mavs on November 22, gave rise to a viral declaration from James on the immense potential of his tormentor. It remains to be seen whether the young full-back will prove capable of reaching this ceiling and following a trajectory worthy of his prestigious elder. At only 24 years old, he still has time to add to his list of achievements and climb the all-time hierarchy.

Too strong for LeBron James and the Lakers, Luka Doncic was able to chat at length with the Chosen One following their confrontation. Enough to leave the Slovenian grateful to be able to fight in this way with his illustrious opponent against a backdrop of great respect.