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Luka Doncic is left in hysterics after playing a childish trick on his Dallas Mavericks teammate Kyrie Irving while tricking him into thinking someone else has tapped him on the shoulder.
Dallas Mavericks All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic were seen laughing together on the bench during Sunday’s NBA All-Star game.
Immediately after Irving placed a pair of shoes in his team bag and handed the bag over to an NBA staff member, Doncic was seen reaching behind Irving’s back to touch his left shoulder.
Irving proceeded to look to his left after the bunt, before Doncic burst out laughing.
Mavericks fans can take this as a good sign that the new backcourt star in Dallas is off to a good start in their relationship following the trade for Irving from the Brooklyn Nets days before the Mavericks trade deadline. nba.
Irving had requested the Brooklyn trade after the team repeatedly failed to engage in contract extension talks after what was a rocky relationship between the two parties.
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic were seen laughing together after an All-Star joke
Doncic and Irving recently joined forces after Irving was traded from the Nets.
The 30-year-old guard came under fire after missing most of last season because he did not receive the COVID-19 vaccine and was ineligible to play in home games due to New York City’s vaccine policy. had on site. time.
Not wanting “part-time” players, the Nets also kept Irving out of games for much of the season, only to relent midway through the 2021-22 campaign.
New York’s COVID policy required athletes and entertainers residing in the city to be vaccinated to play or perform, while it did not apply to visiting players or entertainers.
Irving also received criticism and an eight-game suspension for failing to immediately apologize after posting a link to a film deemed anti-Semitic.
Before being traded to Dallas, Irving was having an excellent season averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds after playing 40 games with the Nets.
Doncic, on the other hand, has been an MVP candidate averaging 33.3 points, 8.1 assists and 8.8 rebounds.
However, the duo lost out in the All-Star Game when Team LeBron fell 184-175 to Team Giannis.
Despite Irving scoring 32 points, he and Doncic lost at the All-Star Game in Salt Lake City.