Luka Doncic’s on-court tirade at Rudy Gobert on Friday night has already become a meme, but he may have taken an even more violent swipe off the court. Dallas Mavericks To 109-108 comeback victory Gobert’s Minnesota Timberwolves.
With Dallas trailing by just two points in the fourth quarter, Doncic went after Gobert with a switch and eventually Defensive Player of the Year Doncic skated so well that Reggie Miller described him as “dancing with the stars” on the air. After staggering Gobert with just seconds left in the game, Doncic drained a 3-pointer to give the Warriors the lead and take a 2-0 series lead.
After the clutch bucket, Luka, never one to shy away from swearing, let Rudy know how he really felt.
If the result holds up, Doncic’s triumphant yell as Gobert, who had already foreseen how badly the internet would criticize Doncic for Luka still making a very difficult shot, looked blankly into the sky and may go down as one of the defining moments of the 2024 Western Conference Finals.
After the game, Luka insisted he never told Gobert, “You can’t guard me.” Assert He was speaking in Slovenian, but what he said on TV wasn’t lost in translation, because Luka didn’t stop attacking Gobert even after the match on the court was over.
In his postgame interview with Inside the NBA, Luka used less vulgar language but was somehow even meaner. He and Shaq laughed at Gobert’s Defensive Player of the Year award, and then Luka described their matchup in the cruellest terms possible while still remaining humble.
“I can’t move fast, but I can move faster than him,” Doncic said.
We’ll see if this little celebration is something the Timberwolves can come together to do when this series returns to Dallas, but it’s going to be a tough time for Rudy Gobert, at least for the next few days.
It’s as tough as substituting arguably the best player in the world when a game is on the line. largely.
