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- The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors kick off the 2022 Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night.
- The day before the game, Luka Doncic and Boban were spotted having casual beers in San Francisco.
- NBA fans are convinced that the beers will, if anything, only enhance Luka’s performance.
They say non-verbal cues are 90% of communication — that’s literally the one thing I remember learning in college, sorry Rutgers. So, if body language is a sign of future performance then the Golden State Warriors could be in for a difficult couple of weeks of Western Conference finals action as rising superstar Luka Doncic was spotted on Tuesday (at least according to the person who posted the photo on Reddit) having a beer with Boban, looking like he was without a care in the world.
Now, to be clear, the 23-year-old Doncic would still strike fear into Warriors fans’ hearts regardless, as the Dallas Mavericks forward averaged 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists per game against the Phoenix Suns, the Western Conference’s #1 seed who possessed the league’s best regular-season record, in the previous series.
Still, the sight of Luka and his Slavic sidekick Boban Marjanovic being absolute bros and crushing brews in the sunshine seems to be adding an extra sense of impending doom for Warriors fans, who will be hosting the Mavs on Wednesday and Friday night before the series shifts to Dallas.
NBA fans are worried for the Warriors after seeing a relaxed Luka Doncic drinking the day before the game
Completely different mentality https://t.co/fHusijpA3I
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) May 18, 2022
yeah he's dropping 46-13-7 https://t.co/hKgjUiIkbT
— shit brickhouse (@__sjcd) May 18, 2022
30pt trip dub incoming😂😂 https://t.co/9TTkm3R3Cg
— Bukayo Saka fan page (@PlayoffC_35) May 18, 2022
Just before he drops 38/8/8 tonight https://t.co/bVBiKjE8q6
— Alex Mulego (@alexmulego) May 18, 2022
Whoever said beer is bad for you is a liar https://t.co/zdt843e9Vr
— Nino Alibegic (@ninoalibegic) May 18, 2022
warriors fan here.. i am terrified. https://t.co/vvWzQsWtv8
— Newmy (@Newmanshoots) May 18, 2022
Son drinking a tally before tonight’s game oh yeaa mavs in 4 fasho fasho https://t.co/KSJCNfy50k
— mAint¥ (@mainty_maxout) May 18, 2022
i’ve seen comments and i love how fans think players are supposed to be cooped up in their hotel, watching film or in the gym shooting jump shots—off days are exactly that https://t.co/5eMZBq68Bn
— Travonne Edwards (@Travonne) May 18, 2022
Drinking beer bout to drop 50 on the dubs https://t.co/Ut2fMj34fe
— Alexis Briseno (@AlexisBriseno10) May 18, 2022
Luka Doncic Me
🤝
“A casual beer at
lunch couldn’t hurt.” https://t.co/LMMJN9QyIZ— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) May 18, 2022
"Still drop 40 with liquor in my system" https://t.co/yF0Updo3pB
— Pat Flowers (@MrPat21) May 18, 2022
no doubts in my mind hes boutta go tf off tonight https://t.co/BQfev8Hx8R
— еir 🥮 (@dubukiro) May 18, 2022
Drinking a beer in SF before dropping a 40 point Triple Double and a Dub against Dub Nation #Goat https://t.co/hoVQQxMt6o
— LeBallKnowledge (@LeBallKnowledge) May 18, 2022
Putting the mortgage on luka overs tonight https://t.co/OUb9WsvXsB
— westopher (@weswesweswesw) May 18, 2022
Luka dropping 50 tonight https://t.co/I6IDC2mN0W
— Levi G 🌵 (@gucciallah) May 18, 2022
Despite the other-worldly talents of Doncic, the Mavericks are the underdogs (+180) heading into the series against the veteran Golden State Warriors, who find themselves as favorites with odds of -215 to advance to the 2022 NBA Finals.