Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers took down the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night in a 107-99 win that had fans buzzing about Doncic’s revenge game against his former team.
Doncic, who finished with a triple-double, was the unmistakable center of attention at Crypto.com Arena, from dishing out no-look assists to making fierce eye contact with his ex-teammates. Of all his highlights from the thrilling game, the 25-year-old star went viral for one clip in which he and LeBron James were seen toying with the Mavs' defense.
During one play, Doncic and James passed the ball to each other back and forth while each being guarded by a defender. After several seconds of this, P.J. Washington went to double Doncic to force him to make a tough shot, but he instead threw the ball back to a wide-open James at the top of the arc who easily sank a three-pointer.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 26, 2025
Fans immediately noted how the play was eerily similar to that of the sports comedy movie, Semi-Pro:
LeBron and Luka recreated this meme 😭😂 pic.twitter.com/1Efpb0M6eF
— BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) February 26, 2025
Jackie Moon references aside, some fans were worried about the James-Doncic duo wreaking havoc in the NBA for years to come:
Luka Doncic posting up with LeBron James one pass away and look at that decision. You give Luka the space or you send help and open up a kick to an open LeBron James. pic.twitter.com/TGxiPYil7U
— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) February 26, 2025
this gotta feel so weird as a defender cause wdym i have to sprint off LEBRON JAMES to help double in the post and leave him wide open, but you are following the exact defensive scheme you are obstructed to do so https://t.co/c0AXUiLHX2
— coopz (@Coopz___) February 26, 2025
those bron/luka 4q walk downs will be diabolical. https://t.co/xted5o0vZ8
— .emi ² (@emi2xpng) February 26, 2025
Jason Kidd was tryna coach, then he realized it’s nothing we can do😭 https://t.co/cRT70ioLvJ
— Jaz’ (@YeahJaz) February 26, 2025
😭😭😭 https://t.co/Jx7XWUWne8 pic.twitter.com/z0XL7rCKQO
— Joiiker (@thejoikerr) February 26, 2025
Kobe and shaq had the same sequence https://t.co/dGYTHJROT4
— ChrisCrayy (@Chriscrayy5) February 26, 2025
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Video of LeBron James, Luka Doncic Toying With Mavericks Has NBA Fans Seriously Worried.
