Luka Doncic may be in the best shape of his life. It is what he did not say in a recent Men’s Health feature that could be creating tension, particularly with his Los Angeles Lakers teammate, LeBron James.
When asked about the players who inspired his offseason work, Doncic listed Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant. Noticeably left out? LeBron.
Doncic’s brutally honest quote just made things awkward for LeBron
In the feature written by Andrew Heffernan and Ebenezer Samuel, Doncic reflected on his early NBA experience: “When he thinks back to his rookie year, he remembers seeing Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki, then in his final season in Dallas, training hard,” they wrote.