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Luka Doncic’s 43/17/13/28-foot game ending Game 4 will go down as the Greatest Playoff Performances Ever By Someone Barely Eligible To Drink An Alcoholic Beverage Legally.
👏 Well deserved 👏
(via @dallasmavs)pic.twitter.com/h3ZXLTwajT
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 23, 2020
The 21-year-old willed a Porzingis-less Mavs team from 21 down to deliver a cold-blooded *Mike Breen voice* BANG just hours after suffering an ankle sprain that looked no different than the one that just sidelined fellow bitch ass white boy Gordon Hayward for a month.
The irrationally enduring idea that Luka is nothing more than Toni Kukoc 2.0 is now as delusional as still believing the Easter bunny is real or that Michael Jordan voluntarily opted out of basketball demagoguery to play double-A baseball in Alabama.
https://twitter.com/bobbykaralla/status/1297665263677198336?s=20
Sunday night will forever go down as Luka Doncic’s I Have Arrived moment, or as we say in Slovenian, Prišel Sem.
BANG BANG!! In my *Mike Breen voice
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 23, 2020
W O W‼️‼️‼️‼️ Luka we are not worthy!!!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 23, 2020
sheeesh @luka7doncic thats ridiculous…BLOUSES!!!
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) August 23, 2020
While the NBA world collectively marveled at the Power of Luka, TNT analyst and my friend Shaquille O’Neal choice to channel his Gran Torino Clint Eastwood and poop on the parade.
All I’m gonna say is that it took Shaq 37 playoff games to have 2 40-point games
Luka’s done it twice in 4 games 🤫pic.twitter.com/zQUZhgr3lq
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) August 23, 2020
DON’T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN SHAQ I’VE BEEN HOLED UP IN THIS GODDAMN APARTMENT FOR FIVE MONTHS SCROLLING THROUGH MY EXES FACEBOOK PHOTOS AND POUNDING CRAFT BEERS BY MYSELF LIKE I’M STEPHEN FUCKING GLANSBERG EXCUSE ME IF I TAKE A BREAK FROM WORRYING IF MY GRANDMOTHER IS GOING TO DIE TO EXTRACT A LITTLE JOY FROM A STRANGER THROWING A BALL IN A BASKET I NEED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER.
Shaq dont like Luka getting that hype lmaoooooo
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) August 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/justinwhtiner/status/1297667367472898048?s=20
Shaq with the "IF Pat Beverly plays"
LUKA SCORED 42 ON HIS HEAD IN GAME 1.
— (redacted) (@squish41) August 20, 2020
Shaq is on his head hatin on Luka like that. Sayin he’s seen that before from Steph and Harden. This is Luka’s first playoff go and on a bum ankle. Shaq’s too mad.
— jordan cornette (@jordancornette) August 23, 2020
I hate to say it but Shaq low key be hating ! 🤦🏾♂️. Man give luka his credit. Dude is a SUPERSTAR 21 year old 😳
— CURTIS MITCHELL (@MrMitchell200m) August 24, 2020
Damn you, Shaq. Can I just have this one fleeting sensation of happiness? Just this once.