Does Luka Doncic spend too much time “whining” to the referees to claim fouls? It’s a theme that comes up more and more often, even among Mavs fans, and Zach Lowe voiced it on his podcast.
“Luka has become one of the biggest whiners in the whole NBA”, explains the ESPN reporter. “It’s constant, every time he drives, he complains. He spends so much energy whining in front of referees and shrugging his shoulders in front of his teammates that it often sucks all the energy out of his team. “
This does not explain the current problems of Dallas, which has won only one of its last eight games, and points to a sad 14th place in the Western Conference (9 wins – 14 losses), especially since it ‘is a habit the Slovenian already had last season, and which he himself recognized …
Only the impression is different when the team is running well and Luka Doncic complains from time to time, and when the defeats accumulate and it becomes one of the red threads of the meeting.
In any case, the criticism did not at all, but then not at all pleased Mark Cuban.
“I’ll tell you exactly what I think. Fuck you, Zach Lowe. You don’t know anything ”, replied the Dallas owner on Vice TV. “I know Luka and he’s not a big crybaby. It’s just that he’s passionate. It is close to his heart, he wants to win. He is subjected to shit and we can see him complaining and speaking in one of the five languages he speaks. But no, he’s not a crybaby. He’s a player. “
The reply is very violent, especially since Zach Lowe is one of the most respected and appreciated journalists in the NBA universe. But in times of storm, Mark Cuban is always ready to hit the media hard to attract criticism and thus distract them from his team.
| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | FROM | 72 | 32 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 71.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | FROM | 61 | 34 | 46.3 | 31.6 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 28.8 |
| 2020-21 | FROM | 21 | 35 | 46.1 | 29.0 | 78.3 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 27.2 |
| Total | 154 | 33 | 44.8 | 31.8 | 74.3 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 25.1 | |
