Luka Doncic on the wrong ending to Kevin Durant’s viral mockery

The Dallas Mavericks suffered their first loss against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday evening, 114-102, despite Luka Doncic scoring 40 points. It was a great battle between two elite scorers, Doncic and Phoenix’s Kevin Durant, who scored 31 points. The two heavyweights also engaged in some trash talk during the match.

Durant hit a mid-range shot late in the fourth quarter that was blocked by Doncic to prevent a possible Mavs comeback. To mock the Dallas superstar, Durant gave him the disrespectful “too small” gesture.

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Durant is one of the few perimeter players who can make Doncic look small, as he’s a legitimate seven-footer, while the Mavericks’ website lists Doncic at 6’3″ (he’s probably closer to 1 in shoes). .80 m tall). The two traded baskets all night long, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Doncic had something for Durant the next time these two teams met if Dallas came out with a win.

The Suns broadcast team asked Durant to do the gesture again after the game, and he happily obliged. Durant also passed the 29,000-point mark for his career in yesterday’s game, moving ever closer to joining Dirk Nowitzki and some of the game’s legends in the 30,000-point club.

Doncic has terrorized the Suns in recent years, destroying them in Game 7 of the 2022 Western Conference Semifinals and averaging over 40 PPG against them last season, including 50 points and 15 assists on Christmas. This rivalry will certainly continue this season.

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