“Luka Doncic Has to Do it All Himself!”: Shaquille O’Neal Explains Why the 23-Year-Old Star Has His Respect

Tonoy Sengupta | 13/01/2023
"Luka Doncic Has to Do it All Himself!": Shaquille O'Neal Explains Why the 23-Year-Old Star Has His Respect

Luka Doncic is only 23 years old. However, at this rate, it may not be long before the man enters the GOAT conversation. And the fact that he is in the MVP conversation already certainly doesn’t hurt his case.

Against the Lakers, the Slovenian superstar had 35 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, while shooting 50% from the field, and 44.4% from beyond the arc. That may be a career performance for anyone else. But for this man, it’s just a normal Thursday night now.

With the man putting up performances such as this one like nobody’s business, of course, he is getting all the credit in the world from the NBA community.

And as he showed in the latest episode of TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’, Shaq is no exception there.

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Shaquille O’Neal gives Luka Doncic his flowers on the latest episode of Inside the NBA

Luka Doncic is making even the staunchest of non-believers the wildest fans of his. And if Shaquille O’Neal was ever in the hater category, he sure as heck isn’t now.

Take a look at the YouTube clip below.

Once it becomes apparent just how much Luka Doncic has to do on a daily basis for the Mavericks, it’s hard to deny this man’s greatness. Especially when you consider the fact that Dallas has won 7 of its last 10 games.

And with the way the Slovenian is playing, it doesn’t seem like that is going to stop anytime soon.

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What is Luka Doncic averaging this season?

After 38 games played, Luka Doncic is averaging 34.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 8.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per contest.

The man is also shooting 50.1% from the field, 35.4% from deep, and 74.3% from the charity stripe.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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