For all the people who think Luka is not that hurt
Prior to Game 5 it was reported that Luka Doncic has been enduring pain beyond comprehension.
“If this were the regular season Luka would’ve been shut down for a least 2 weeks. Luka has been getting 2-3 hours of intense therapy daily.”
– Right knee sprain
– Left knee soreness… pic.twitter.com/mjy6sHct5K— Abby Jones (@_abigaiiiil) May 16, 2024
by Ok_Republic6747
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If you’re at the games it’s obvious. He stumbles/shuffles to places to sit down and move the knee every stoppage
Will he be OK for nuggets
I knew another one of these posts would pop up again. Any real Mavs fan knows he’s hurt. Only people who say otherwise are new bandwagoners or trolling from other subs.
Am I crazy for wanting to play the nuggets if we make it to wcf? Because if we lose lose to them I won’t be as upset than if we lose to ant and also I feel we matchup horrible to twolves
He was really run into the ground when we were struggling with injuries
We should be more worry if these injuries will lead to something worse.
What nba player doesn’t have soreness and injuries at this point in the playoffs though?? Luka was moving well yesterday and he’s still the same MVP if he focuses on basketball and not the refs. No drama, complaining, limping and crying. Just hooping and he admitted this himself.
If we do reach the WCF, I’d be happy with our run even if we end up losing to the Nuggets. Luka and the guys have given it everything, we’ll run it back next year.
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As a Slovenian I hope he takes this summer off, but I doubt he will. He’ll probably lead this bad Slovenian team to another Olympics.
part of me dreads us winning the chip but then having Luka become the next Kawhi. If we win this series, we will have already exceeded expectations and found our identity as a team going into next year.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but if we’re going to lose, I’d rather lose in the WCF than the NBA finals, so we can give this man his rest.
I love Luka and hate that he’s as banged up as he is, but “enduring pain beyond comprehension” is so laughably hyperbolic. Surely it can be comprehended. We don’t need to frame him as fighting through a burst appendix, two broken legs, passing a kidney stone, and a debilitating migraine, all while having the flu.
Time to lose weight Luka, those extra pounds will put alot of strain in the knees and ankles especially in the long run.
He’s obviously been in pain. The Luka smile has been missing, although I did see it a few times last night. I’m sure he is getting the best treatments to patch him through; I don’t know how he is able to move the day after a game. I’ve seen video of Dirk now and it looks like he needs multiple joint replacements, spinal interventions, etc by the way he walks. It takes a toll on the body.
He needs to rest this entire summer after the Finals. I fear a major injury next season if he plays with Slovenia.
He needs to really hit the gym more often to improve his durability… Should look up to Curry and Lebron
It’s like they haven’t seen him destroy good teams. A bad night with good defense on him is 25 points on inefficient number shy of another triple double. Do they think OKC is really locking him down when he’s a monster against better teams in the playoffs?
I’m not trying to jinx it, but he looked a lot better last night. Better than I’ve seen him in weeks. Here’s hoping his injuries get better.
I love that now he answers questions about it “I feel great” because there’s no reason to talk about how crappy he really feels
Any fool can see how he’s been playing compared to literally the rest of his career. Dude is hurt.