The weight that sat heavily on the Boston Celtics has finally been lifted, the Championship finally returns to Boston after 16 years of up-and-down struggles. But one man’s ecstasy is another man’s misery, and that’s just how competitive sports go. With his head hung low, a hobbling Luka Doncic entered the post-game press conference and raised concerns in some people’s eyes, after he refused to comment about any of his plans.
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Making an appearance in the Finals post-game press conference, Doncic kept his replies, short and sweet. But even then the Slovenian couldn’t escape controversy. When asked about his plans, regarding the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, Doncic refused to comment about the matter. An X user @ohnohedidnt even shared a clip of the same that went viral. In the clip, Doncic can be heard telling the media,
“I don’t want to talk about what’s next, man. I have some decisions to make. I’m just trying to get a little bit healthier. We’ll talk.”
Luka was in no mood to talk about whether he’ll play in the Olympicspic.twitter.com/ms39FCAthP
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) June 18, 2024
The clipping has sent NBA social media into a frenzy as some analysts are taking this as a possible sign that the Mavericks star might be dissatisfied with the franchise, and might even demand a trade. But after a closer inspection of the situation, it’s difficult to find any reason why Luka might want to depart from Dallas.
Even the video clip itself was rather misleading as Doncic would further add that he would have a press conference addressing his future in just about two days . With a day almost under the belt, the moment of truth is inching closer, as it will be interesting to see if Luka even plays in The Olympics this time around.
Injuries keep Luka’s Olympic dreams in question, but shouldn’t depart from Dallas
A major reason we are confident in Donic staying with the Mavericks in large part has to do with the Dallas side’s turnaround in the last six months. Since acquiring P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford, the Mavs have become a bonafide contender, even managed to make a Finals appearance, a year after missing out on the post-season altogether.
Even Doncic seems to agree, the Slovenian even had a lot of praise for his teammates and especially Kyrie Irving. Taking to the associated press, Doncic revealed what he told Irving and his teammates after the Game 5 loss.
“We said, ‘We’ll fight together next season,‘ and we (are) just going to believe…I’m proud of every guy that stepped on the floor, all the coaches, all the people behind…We didn’t win finals, but we did have a hell of a season and I’m proud of every one of them.”
In the end, The Maverick’s Cinderella run was always predicted to come to an end, and that became gospel truth once Brown cracked Doncic in the ribs in Game 1. A hobbled Doncic, an inconsistent Kyrie Irving, and a string of brave role players simply proved insufficient in the face of Boston’s three-headed giant. And with this, another season of nail-biting NBA basketball comes to an end.
