Luka Doncic is on cloud nine right now, as things seem to be going in the right direction for him. His team, the Dallas Mavericks, has qualified for the 2024 NBA Finals after his MVP-winning performance in the WCF, while his favorite soccer team, Real Madrid, bagged the UEFA Champions League title for the fifteenth time. After the Spanish giants defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in a match in London’s Wembley Stadium, the Slovenian sent a special request to the club’s star Toni Kroos.
The German midfielder was one of the key contributors in the match, providing an assist to teammate Dani Carvajal which led to the club’s opening goal. Kroos was rewarded with the player of the match in the last ever game he played in the Madrid jersey.
After spending a decade with the Los Blancos, the 34-year-old announced his retirement, but Doncic, like any other fan, clearly didn’t have enough of him. On his X (formerly known as Twitter) post, the Mavs guard wrote, “Toni Kroos no te retires por favor!!” in Spanish, which means “Toni Kroos please don’t retire!!”
Doncic was a former Real Madrid basketball player before joining the Mavericks, which explains his love for the club.
Earlier, Kroos had congratulated Doncic after the Mavericks’ Western Conference Finals series win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, where the latter made a huge contribution.
Luka Doncic Needs NBA Finals Win
After showing his stellar performance the entire season, many have considered Luka Doncic the best player in the NBA, but Kendrick Perkins still believes the Mavericks ace has to win on the big stage to prove himself.
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Recently on ESPN’s Get Up, the Celtics great boldly stated, “Is Luka a top five player in the NBA? He is. But he still has to complete the mission of winning the NBA championship before we anoint him of being the best player in the world.”
Doncic is averaging 28.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game in the playoffs. With such massive numbers, the 25-year-old guard has led the team to the Finals, where they will fight against the 17-time champions Boston Celtics. The 5-time All-Star will prove his doubters wrong if he can snatch the series win to etch his name in the history books.
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