Luka Doncic taunts Rudy Gobert on game-winning Mavericks shot: ‘Motherf–ker!’
NY Post
It didn’t take long for Rudy Gobert to hear about it.
In fact, the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year got an earful from Luka Doncic immediately after the Mavericks superstar sank the game-winning shot after crossing out Gobert in Dallas’ 109-108 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday night with 3.8 seconds left on the clock.
“Motherf–ker!” Doncic was caught yelling at the Minnesota center on the TNT broadcast.
“You can’t f–king guard me!” The clutch make capped off a 32-point triple-double for the Slovenian superstar, adding 13 assists and 10 rebounds in the win, giving the Mavericks a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference final series.
“I was just trying to get to my spot and step back. I’m confident in that shot,” Doncic told reporters after the win.
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