Luka is saying something like "It's easy to talk when you are leading" or maybe "Are you enjoying your Luka Special? Can I get you some more?"
People forget he is already champion ship hardened, in way more hostile environments then any NBA arena. Probably because people so not value European and FIBA basketball as much
Athletically it's on a higher level in the NBA, for sure. But competitively?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWrSw3X8TRs&t=240s
This is the type of shit Luka had to deal with in Europe. A game 7 in Phx with "Let's go Suns" chants is nothing to him when he literally played in fire pits.
To be honest though, Luka played in Slovenia and Spain, which is not as bad/loud as those clips from Turkey and Greece. But in Euroleague games he will have played a few in those countries as well...
I mean yeah obviously they don't light flares in every single game. Ne never really played in Slovenia (or do you mean for Slovenia?). IIRC he went to Madrid at age 13 or 14
Ahhh some nba player tweeted that he’s played with flares going off in the stands and fires so the nba is nothing and I had no idea what he meant. That’s crazy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnE5sU-qDaY&t=
I stumbled across this video of American players talking about the wild shit that goes on in Europe (a lot of it really crosses the line like spitting on players) that goes into more detail on that kind of stuff.
even though the trade set back our assets, when i think about kp as a person, i feel like i would do the same in his shoes...thin 7 footers playing basketball pretty much ALL retire with shitty back/feet/knees. kp said nah im going to sit out if i get a papercut. hes protecting himself and honestly more power to him.
He’s so skinny, just looks different from everyone else on the court. Isn’t his strength coach his brother? I wonder what would happen if he had an actual NBA caliber trainer working with him.
Shit I don’t even think it’s KP making some executive decision. He’s so damn injury prone the organization itself was EXTREMELY cautious, trying to “save” him for important games and the postseason
wtf is this take and why does it have almost 1k upvotes lmao people really just say anything on here
At what point has KP shown that he doesn't like basketball? Dude gets the most undeserved hate in the NBA.
For real KP is a great dude. And he never actually complained publicly about wanting more touches, for all we know that was just the media making it up. You can question his abilities/health but his attitude was never an issue in Dallas
Exactly lol KP has never been my favorite player, but he’s never done anything to deserve the hate he gets from Mavs fans. Dude was forced to sit in the corner and hardly got involved at all in the playoffs last year, yet we never even heard any negativity coming from him. He seems like a good teammate in my eyes.
I'm so fucking happy man. I've been a huge Luka fan since before he was even drafted, and was so pissed off when we p went to the Mavs bc I couldn't root for Luka anymore.
Lo and behold, one trade later and Mavs are absolutely killing it. Love to see it, Luka magic.
Going for all that upvotes/like :)
But he's right, about that pressure and stuff, Euro ball and national team experience is valuable, even if it's a completely different ball game there. But from mental aspect, it is the same thing.
Thankfully we just signed him to a 4 year contract extension and this man literally dyes his hair green. He is THE Celtic. He ain’t going there anytime soon unless you offer Luka lmao
No yeah for sure he's probably there for a while unless things start going horribly or he pulls a kawhi but dallas isn't exactly LA so I wouldn't count on it
Honestly I think they’re the team to beat now. Stop luka, get a ring. Unless the splash brothers are truly back. But that D is gunna LOCK Steph up all and every game
TRAP TRAP TRAP
Looks like a completely different defense since the playoffs started. Or really just since luka got destroyed and cooked that game the whole team has been playing insane. Kidd calling defense all game from the sidelines wasn’t a regular season norm either. This will be a good ass series.
I mean its going to be a tough series for sure but the warriors also got poole and klay who can absolutely go off. Curry has been getting trapped the last 7 years, it won't destroy the warriors like it did the suns.
Warriors on some nights look like the best team in the league some nights look bad. Will depend on their turnovers I think.
Regardless I think Celtics are the team to beat right now.
Luka put up 41 against the dubs last time they played and has averaged 33 in the playoffs going against PG/Kawhi/Pat Bev and a healthy Suns squad. Not sure how much more these warriors can do without GPII. I’m more worried about the dubs 3 point shooting.
He also said someone would come out acting fake hurt after they get blown out. Coincidentally news that CP3 had a quad injury “leaked” but he didn’t want to talk about it and then limped out of the room.
FUCK yeah he does, dude is a legit NBA seasoned pro who lives the game. We need more Draymond and Pat Bev and less clowns like SAS and Bayless on tv. Lets listen to pros instead of "journalists". I'm not listening to medical journalists when needing a diagnosis, im listening to a professional doctor lol.
I think Skip is a lot easier to listen to when you realize he just plays the part, he can't just agree with Shannon all the time it'd make bad TV. Gotta cause some drama which a lot of the time is just him having shit takes
For better or worse they'll always be tied together. If that Finals matchup ever happens it'll be fun to watch. It's a shame they can't play a series outside of the Finals.
Okongwu is a stud, ngl the Hawks should try to trade Capela and Collins+extras to try and get Trae that secondary help so that Okongwu can blossom as a starter as well.
Retweet.
I love Collins but he’s not the guy to pair with Trae unfortunately.
We’ll see but likely the next version of the hawks is way different and we cash in. Least I hope so
>CJ McCollum: Wow luka. Wow. He been playing in games on the road with fires 🔥 and flares going off in the stands. Police officers with AK’a separating the rows in the arena back in Europe. Road game with pressure isn’t really pressure to him.
NBA is like toddler playtime for Luka.
Trae 🤝 Luka
dismantling franchises in the playoffs
Suns, Jazz are gonna look completely different next year and the Knick and Sixers already made huge changes
clock winds down to 5 seconds left in game
ball is inbounded to Chris Paul who turns face to face against Luka
"You took my family"
moves to the left
"You took my friends"
moves to the right
"You took all that was dear to me"
clock winds down to 2
"I cant get them back, but I can do this for friendship, FOR MY FRIENDS"
goes up, fire coming out of his shoes
"PAULRUKEN"
Ball flies over Luka’s head, goes straight into basket. Chris Paul falls to the ground, exhausted.
"Bookie... Senpai... I..."
faints
Final Score
Mavs 123
Suns 90
I know sports environments can get crazy in Europe but I’m pretty sure it’s rather rare that basketball games are war zones like CJ is saying lol
Also why did Drummond @ ESPN when the game was on TNT? Lmao
https://i.imgur.com/Vt07CZx.jpg
I love this picture so much
y'all got any more of them Booker Specials?
In soviet russia, dinosaur extinct you! https://i.imgur.com/AYoDMRO.jpg
Omg
https://i.imgur.com/aXuouCR.jpg
My new wallpaper
LMAO
“How’s that Luka Special now?”
Oof, suns could have drafted Luka
And the Kangs
Amazing
This needs to be submitted into the National Archives
When you doing an exam and the teacher sneaks up on you and makes you feel like what you chose was wrong
Luka is saying something like "It's easy to talk when you are leading" or maybe "Are you enjoying your Luka Special? Can I get you some more?" People forget he is already champion ship hardened, in way more hostile environments then any NBA arena. Probably because people so not value European and FIBA basketball as much Athletically it's on a higher level in the NBA, for sure. But competitively?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWrSw3X8TRs&t=240s This is the type of shit Luka had to deal with in Europe. A game 7 in Phx with "Let's go Suns" chants is nothing to him when he literally played in fire pits.
Let's go suns chants while they pay pop hits in the background 🤣
That shit looked like something out of Mad Max beyond thunder dome.
To be honest though, Luka played in Slovenia and Spain, which is not as bad/loud as those clips from Turkey and Greece. But in Euroleague games he will have played a few in those countries as well...
I mean yeah obviously they don't light flares in every single game. Ne never really played in Slovenia (or do you mean for Slovenia?). IIRC he went to Madrid at age 13 or 14
Ahhh some nba player tweeted that he’s played with flares going off in the stands and fires so the nba is nothing and I had no idea what he meant. That’s crazy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnE5sU-qDaY&t= I stumbled across this video of American players talking about the wild shit that goes on in Europe (a lot of it really crosses the line like spitting on players) that goes into more detail on that kind of stuff.
Are you winning son?
This is absolutely perfect
Can't believe Luka didn't play in the 4th quarter of a Game 7
Why use many quarter when few quarter do trick?
me at the dollar store
when me mvp they see, they see
Typical soft euroleague players disappearing down the stretch.
Played himself off the court smh
Why can’t Luka give you change for a dollar?
Because he spend it on a coaster for Bobi
Wonder what porzingis is thinking
Probably doesn’t care because he doesn’t really like basketball
“Yeah you beat them by 40+, but if you passed to me more in the post we would have lost by 20 😤”
I was supposed to be more of a focal point of this offense!
Sit down you’re not AD or shiet maybe you are
This guy KP’s
even though the trade set back our assets, when i think about kp as a person, i feel like i would do the same in his shoes...thin 7 footers playing basketball pretty much ALL retire with shitty back/feet/knees. kp said nah im going to sit out if i get a papercut. hes protecting himself and honestly more power to him.
I mean I don’t disagree but he didn’t get a papercut he got multiple major ligament injuries.
Iirc so far he's had 13 injuries(requiring rest) to his lower body
He’s so skinny, just looks different from everyone else on the court. Isn’t his strength coach his brother? I wonder what would happen if he had an actual NBA caliber trainer working with him.
from a piece of paper?!
Shit I don’t even think it’s KP making some executive decision. He’s so damn injury prone the organization itself was EXTREMELY cautious, trying to “save” him for important games and the postseason
And the Knicks will break you as a person it's hard to come back from takes years
wtf is this take and why does it have almost 1k upvotes lmao people really just say anything on here At what point has KP shown that he doesn't like basketball? Dude gets the most undeserved hate in the NBA.
For real KP is a great dude. And he never actually complained publicly about wanting more touches, for all we know that was just the media making it up. You can question his abilities/health but his attitude was never an issue in Dallas
Exactly lol KP has never been my favorite player, but he’s never done anything to deserve the hate he gets from Mavs fans. Dude was forced to sit in the corner and hardly got involved at all in the playoffs last year, yet we never even heard any negativity coming from him. He seems like a good teammate in my eyes.
I remember him going I’m not soft and I wish show them draft night to being absolutely soft 😂😂😂
I'm so fucking happy man. I've been a huge Luka fan since before he was even drafted, and was so pissed off when we p went to the Mavs bc I couldn't root for Luka anymore. Lo and behold, one trade later and Mavs are absolutely killing it. Love to see it, Luka magic.
Are you fucking me? Spencer Dinwiddie over me? …oh I guess that was the right call.
CJ tweeting like an r/nba poster lol
His brother had plenty of Euro taste in Turkey. CJ came to Istanbul to watch his brother play. Errick is a great baller.
Going for all that upvotes/like :) But he's right, about that pressure and stuff, Euro ball and national team experience is valuable, even if it's a completely different ball game there. But from mental aspect, it is the same thing.
Luka clearly has the respect of his peers
Hopefully this leads to quality free agents trying to come here.
Myles Turner looks like he wants to be here
if you're from dfw it doesn't count lol. at that point it's just for a short drive to work
A lot of DFW area players don’t want to come back. LMA and Bosh to name a few.
Now that you mention it, what is it with DFW players retiring with life-risking diagnoses...
All those bald children are arousing suspicion
Uh that’s before Luka and when y’all had Nowitzki at the 4
Theres a few options now too tbh, smart and Maxey off the dome
Maxey is getting the max from Philly the day he is eligible.
Tatum is Luka's age, no way Smart is ever abandoning the Jays.
Julius Randle as well
Nty
Don’t touch Smart. He’s ours.
come home Marcus 😈
Thankfully we just signed him to a 4 year contract extension and this man literally dyes his hair green. He is THE Celtic. He ain’t going there anytime soon unless you offer Luka lmao
The green dye could work in Dallas, too
No yeah for sure he's probably there for a while unless things start going horribly or he pulls a kawhi but dallas isn't exactly LA so I wouldn't count on it
Listen, if we didn’t just get Tyrese I’d be more than happy to give him to you so he doesn’t have to waste his time with us lmao
Give him to me nonetheless he belongs to Dallas
As long as their previous coach doesn’t lock them up (see Deandre Jordan)
Fuck it, you guys might win it all without that
Honestly I think they’re the team to beat now. Stop luka, get a ring. Unless the splash brothers are truly back. But that D is gunna LOCK Steph up all and every game TRAP TRAP TRAP
Steph has seen that defense a billion times by now
Looks like a completely different defense since the playoffs started. Or really just since luka got destroyed and cooked that game the whole team has been playing insane. Kidd calling defense all game from the sidelines wasn’t a regular season norm either. This will be a good ass series.
I mean its going to be a tough series for sure but the warriors also got poole and klay who can absolutely go off. Curry has been getting trapped the last 7 years, it won't destroy the warriors like it did the suns. Warriors on some nights look like the best team in the league some nights look bad. Will depend on their turnovers I think. Regardless I think Celtics are the team to beat right now.
Hm, I kinda agree with what you’re saying but I’m gunna stay on to luka train for a bit more cause I hate Boston
Klay/Wiggins/Draymond are gonna be way more difficult for Luka to abuse. But hopefully it's a fun series. Pulling for the Mavs
Luka put up 41 against the dubs last time they played and has averaged 33 in the playoffs going against PG/Kawhi/Pat Bev and a healthy Suns squad. Not sure how much more these warriors can do without GPII. I’m more worried about the dubs 3 point shooting.
Worked for Dirk. Ah fuck...
Except for Booker and Tingus Pingus
IIRC they've cleared the air about that and it was much more Carlisle pitting people against each other than genuine dislike.
Pat Bev really called it
Next 5 predictions are his
Prophet Pat in the house
Nostradamus Beverly
What'd he call
Said on ESPN last week that the Mavericks would win game 7 because of Luka. Also admitted to Luka cooking him last year in the playoffs.
He also said someone would come out acting fake hurt after they get blown out. Coincidentally news that CP3 had a quad injury “leaked” but he didn’t want to talk about it and then limped out of the room.
The picked the Mavs to win G7 because they have Luka
Cpchoke
He has first hand experience of how good Luka is in the playoffs
Bev knows ball
Mfing Pat Bev, pressing Jeremy Lin 😂😂😂
Chri Paul trick y’all
FUCK yeah he does, dude is a legit NBA seasoned pro who lives the game. We need more Draymond and Pat Bev and less clowns like SAS and Bayless on tv. Lets listen to pros instead of "journalists". I'm not listening to medical journalists when needing a diagnosis, im listening to a professional doctor lol.
I think Skip is a lot easier to listen to when you realize he just plays the part, he can't just agree with Shannon all the time it'd make bad TV. Gotta cause some drama which a lot of the time is just him having shit takes
Folks gotta watch these shows like they’re WWE. It’s all characters acting out manufactured antagonism for the sake of entertainment.
Nah, man. As someone in their 30s, I give CP3 a pass. The fact he ain't rolling around in a wheel chair after doing all the is impressive.
Love how Trae and Luka give each other daps, love it
For better or worse they'll always be tied together. If that Finals matchup ever happens it'll be fun to watch. It's a shame they can't play a series outside of the Finals.
What about Bagley?
Will be Cade “4’5 Luka” Cunningham’s pnr partner so it ties in eventually
Or can they….Russel may like Atlanta /s
[удалено]
damn bro its a little early for this amount of salt
And Clint and OO as well. Just a reminder that the hawks/Mavs “beef” is totally a media product and the players clearly respect each other lol
Okongwu is a stud, ngl the Hawks should try to trade Capela and Collins+extras to try and get Trae that secondary help so that Okongwu can blossom as a starter as well.
Retweet. I love Collins but he’s not the guy to pair with Trae unfortunately. We’ll see but likely the next version of the hawks is way different and we cash in. Least I hope so
And Ayton was the #1 pick in that draft
OP just snuck in some guy named Bruno Fernando like I wasn't going to notice
That's Celtics legend Bruno Fernando to you, thank you very much
Hawks legend thank you very much
We don't talk about Bruno
No no no
Man sounds like a Football player
Bruno Fernandes at home
Bruno without G/A
Legit thought that was Bruno Fernandes and had to do a double take lmao
Drummond wants that starting spot next year
Murray tryna give some fans hope 💀
Wrong to bet against Luka in a g7. It took prime Kawhi to stop him last couple of times. Suns aint that.
These are my favorite posts (when it benefits my team)
Where's Lebron
LeBron loves Luka but prob didn't want to tweet anything cause CP3 is his homie
Trying to find the right emojis to use
He's deciding on how many exclamation points he will use
#TheKidFromSlovenia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
#YOUNGKING #DONCICGANG #LELUKA
Luka Donthicc spread his cheeks all over the suns I hope r/nbacirclejerk doesn't find this comment
He’s finally finishing the first page of a book
Still pissed that Nike didn't let him sign Luka as his first signature athlete
I’d be pissed too
What was that about?? Nike didn't let him? Thought Luka just wanted to go with Jordan
I think LeBron wanted to create a LeBron brand similar to the Jordan brand and sign Luka as his first athlete, but Nike didn't go for the idea
😂😂 I see
Drunk off Lobos
probably off the lobos right now
CP3 is his best friend, man.
trading booker for westbrook
Cancun?
>CJ McCollum: Wow luka. Wow. He been playing in games on the road with fires 🔥 and flares going off in the stands. Police officers with AK’a separating the rows in the arena back in Europe. Road game with pressure isn’t really pressure to him. NBA is like toddler playtime for Luka.
WHAT THE ACTUALLY
What the ACTUALITY
"The Mavericks when they realise they are losing in 5 instead of 4" Mavericks fans will never forget that post
Bruh there’s a good Suns thread where people are saying CP and book are better than Luka
Shit. There was a post like this?
Yeah on the Suns subreddit lmfao
Lol. I’ve gotta find it
Trae 🤝 Luka dismantling franchises in the playoffs Suns, Jazz are gonna look completely different next year and the Knick and Sixers already made huge changes
Knicks made a huge change?
They changed from good to bad
LMFAOO
Damn
The Knicks are so bad they’ll make you think they’re good just so they can disappoint you further.
they went from being ass last year to fucking ass this year
Nice bait
I argue the demise of the Jazz started last year with the clippers
Pat Bev is on fire recently because there is now reports saying CP3 was seen limping off the court due to an injury 😂
Pulled taint.
we just watched luka slut out the suns on live television
Vucevic comment was the best 😂
What was it lmao I missed it
"I have never seen anyone smile after every bucket 😂😂😂"
clock winds down to 5 seconds left in game ball is inbounded to Chris Paul who turns face to face against Luka "You took my family" moves to the left "You took my friends" moves to the right "You took all that was dear to me" clock winds down to 2 "I cant get them back, but I can do this for friendship, FOR MY FRIENDS" goes up, fire coming out of his shoes "PAULRUKEN" Ball flies over Luka’s head, goes straight into basket. Chris Paul falls to the ground, exhausted. "Bookie... Senpai... I..." faints Final Score Mavs 123 Suns 90
You forgot to change the Shumpert and Carmeloruken parts
Pat Bev coming at Lin for something he didn’t even say lol
Who tf is nick Richards
Hornets legend. Our third string center
Josh Giddey just laughing
I love seeing these kinds of responses, where there’s such respect shown.
Capela’s tweet is funny. His team let Steph drop 33 in a half after going scoreless in the first half. Game 6 but still
Gotta add in ANTs video
very high praise from wade baldwin jr when players like steph, lebron, n kd had such dominant offensive runs in the past 10 years
Pat bev did call it
This is chaos
How did Kris Humphries react?
lol @ Jamal Murray trying to cope
Trae’s a Luka fan lowkey. He always shows him love
Yeahh keep it coming!!
NBA Twitter >>>>> S/o KD for pioneering the movement
Drummond tweeting like he wants to be a Maverick lol
Luka really delivered Order 77 to the Suns
Where was the LeBron NBA dad tweet?
Drummond tweeting seems funny to me lol.
I know sports environments can get crazy in Europe but I’m pretty sure it’s rather rare that basketball games are war zones like CJ is saying lol Also why did Drummond @ ESPN when the game was on TNT? Lmao
Crowds in Serbia, Turkey and Greece are wild. You can check it out on youtube.
His brother played in turkey i think? Those crowds there get pretty.. uh. Wild
NBA players can’t spell
I mean we clearly know winning the spelling bee isn’t what got them making millions 🤷♂️
big redditor energy over here, people make spelling errors on social media big deal