Luka Doncic’s dunk is hilariously thrown away by Jake LaRavia in Eastbay
Late at Los Angeles Lakers‘ 129-118 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, Jaxon Hayes went on to have a great gameincredible dunk by EastBay in transition after intercepting a pass. This is the type of dunk that players perform in dunk contests, so it’s always a sight to see in a competitive game.
After the game, that the dunk from Hayes drew a few reactionsincluding from Luka Dončićwho jokingly dismissed the Lakers center’s dunk by saying he broke that too over a decade ago. Of course, Doncic just got older and was never known as a high-flyer. In fact, if he dunks in a live game, that’s already cause for celebration, even if the dunk was just a rim-grazer.
Indeed, there is now confirmation that Doncic pulled off a dunk in Eastbay when he was 13 years old, and the footage has been circulating on social media. But some of his Lakers teammates still can’t believe he’s capable of such an athletic feat. One of them was Jake LaRavia, who jokingly claimed that the video of his dunk between the legs was generated by artificial intelligence.
“AI is crazy today,” LaRavia said in a comment on Instagram.
Jake LaRavia’s reaction to the viral video of Luca’s EastBay dunk as a teenager:
“AI is crazy today” 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/kM7LMk3udd
— LakersMuse (@LALMuse) January 27, 2026
The vibes are good for the Lakers heading into February
There may be some off-court drama that has cast a huge cloud over the Lakers over the last few weeks, but their vibes on the court have been good enough. They’ve kept it going amid Austin Reaves’ absence, and it’s clear the Lakers’ players are getting along off the court, if LaRavia’s comment is any indication.
LA will look to continue the good times on Wednesday when they play the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road at 7:00 PM ET
2026-01-28 05:08:00
