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Someone on the Mavs might want to get Luka Doncic another beer.
On Thursday night, Luka clinched his first NBA finals appearance after the Mavs destroyed the Minnesota Timberwolves in game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
For the first time in his career, #Luka is heading to the NBA Finals!#OneForDallas pic.twitter.com/BV3E1HkwvU
— Sam Gannon (@SamGannon87) May 31, 2024
After the game, Luka won the Western Conference Finals MVP after averaging over 30 points in the Mavs’ playoff series against the Timberwolves.
“This trophy is the whole team man, it’s not me…This means a lot, we’re going to NBA Finals, just can’t believe it.” said Doncic.
Luka Doncic is awarded The Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy as he is named the Western Conference Finals MVP 🏆
The @dallasmavs advance to the #NBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV! pic.twitter.com/T6lrEmTF1n
— NBA (@NBA) May 31, 2024
While Luka was celebrating with his father in the locker room, Mavs legend Michael Finley smoothly walked by and stole Luka’s beer.
Luka Doncic was chilling with his dad while drinking a beer, and Michael Finley just took it away 😭
(via @GrantAfseth)pic.twitter.com/5yjKYsstq3
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 31, 2024
Fans hilariously mocked Luka during the interaction.
A tale of unexpected sobriety 🤷🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/7F65oBGsDP
— KT ⁶𓅓 (@T_RA1N) May 31, 2024
Finley had Luka looking like Bart when he took that beer pic.twitter.com/u1vbAhmFHe
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) May 31, 2024