Luka Doncic does a crazy trick before the Lakers-Bucks tip-off
Luka Dončić has made a career making the impossible look routinebut his pregame ritual just reached a whole new level of ridiculous.
Before Los Angeles Lakers directed against Milwaukee Bucks at the Cripto.com Arena on Friday night, the Slovenian superstar pulled off a physics-defying trick. Standing near the tunnel, well behind the scoreboard, Dončić casually kicked the ball high into the air. The arc had to be perfect to clear the shot clock and the backboard itself.
It was. Nothing but the net.
The footage was so clean it looked like a glitch in a video game. After the ball was snapped, Doncic coolly pointed at his teammates as he walked back into the tunnel, as if to say, “I told you so. It looked like he accepted a challenge from someone on the team, and, in typical Luka Magic fashionhe delivered.
The Lakers could use some of that magic in the actual game. They are currently battling Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in a tough matchup. In the first quarter, the Bucks jumped out to a 20-15 lead. Doncic, who entered the night leading the league with 33.7 points per game, is looking to warm up after the team’s tough loss to the Spurs earlier this week.
With LeBron James returns from injuryThe offensive burden is heavy on Luka’s shoulders. But if his pregame routine is any indication, his goal is locked.
We’ll see if that tunnel vision translates to the court as the Lakers try to climb against a tough Milwaukee team.
2026-01-10 04:03:00
