"Your Mom's A Fucking Hoe" - Luka Doncic Couldn't Help But Act Like A Giant Baby Towards a Fan While The Mavs Were Getting Blown Out
Elsa. Getty Images.I think it's safe to say that the 2024 NBA Finals were not a great time for Luka Doncic. Despite him being anointed the new "Best Player In The World" ahead of the Finals, in reality, he wasn't even the best player in this series. Defensively he was completely exposed time and time again which despite what Mavs Twitter wanted you to believe, was actually pretty detrimental to the whole "win a basketball game" thing. Things got so bad Brian Windhorst ethered him to a degree we've almost never seen, which immediately turned into Luka doing a PR interview where he had to publicly accept his flaws in order to save his reputation.
And sure, he had a good game in Game 4, congratulations. But when the Mavs needed him most in Game 5 with their season on the line? He was a disaster. Luka finished just 12-25 (2-9) and a -19 in his 43 minutes to go along with 7 TOs. Considering he wasn't exactly stopping anyone defensively, I'd say this wasn't exactly the performance that Mavs fans were hoping for, especially in the first half when the game was in the balance. The good news is he's young and this is the path of every great. You need these playoff scars to ultimately get to the top of the mountain.
Having said that, nobody loves talking shit when their up and throwing a temper tantrum when they're down quite like Luka. When things are going well and he's making shots, he's the first to talk shit and let the entire world/fanbase/players know about it. It's partly why he's so fun to watch. But when things don't go his way? Well….
Ah, the old "yo mama" dig. Pretty embarrassing if you ask me. And while we don't know what the fan said, I imagine it was probably around how Luka stinks or is fat or whatever. You can hear them talking about how Luka is "tired". The horror! I'm a firm believer in if you talk shit to players as a fan, they have the right to clap back, but this?
This is pretty lame in my opinion. Especially in a game where you are getting your doors blown off. Of all the times to maybe just take it on the chin and block out the noise, this is probably one of those times. For starters, it's not very creative. Ohhhhh you called that fan's mom a hoe! What a sick burn! What are we, 12 years old? Maybe instead. Everyone knows that when you're talking shit, once you have to randomly start including innocent family members it doesn't even really matter what you say. You've already lost. I'm sure those who despise the Celts will finger themselves to this video clip, but everyone who chooses to be objective will admit this is a very embarrassing look on the back of a very embarrassing performance in a very embarrassing Finals for Luka.
But like I said, Luka is young. He'll have his opportunity to bounce back from these Finals just like Tatum and Brown did after 2022. But there's no denying his PR has definitely taken a hit as a result of this series. It's now up to him to do something about it.