The Mavericks vs. Clippers series has been one of the best matchups of the entire postseason. Stacked with talent and rich with storylines, there’s a lot at stake for both these teams, and it is clear tension has been building between them since Game 1.
In particular, the relationship between Luka Doncic and Clippers big man Marcus Morris seems to be most heated, and it’s easy to see why. Throughout the series, Morris has been taking it to Luka. At one point, fans were even convinced he was trying to intentionally hurt the young Dallas star.
Marcus Morris stepped on Luka’s ankle which has already been injured. pic.twitter.com/fB8TleETCZ
— GoodGuysBets (@goodguysbet) August 26, 2020
Later, Luka told the media he had no desire to speak to Morris on account of “all the terrible things” he has said to him throughout the series.
In Game 6, it seems things are starting to boil over because, after yet another hard could by Morris, Doncic was ready to attack…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbX43cGRnfchttps://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1300165508533116928
Boban wasn't gonna let that happen 😂 pic.twitter.com/g5nPVMcdVU
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 30, 2020
Doncic would have a little face-to-face with Marcus as they both walked down the court, and it clearly was not a pleasant conversation.
https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1300166877260386304
Morris was ejected from the game, (much to the displeasure of Clippers coach Doc Rivers), but something says this won’t be the last thing we see from this budding rivalry.
Marcus Morris was given a flagrant 2 and was ejected for this foul on Luka Doncic. pic.twitter.com/Cr7iTOegJe
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1300168518768484357
Emotions are clearly running high on all sides of the court and this Luka/Morris story is proof of that. But, seriously, did you expect anything different? In these crazy, stressful times, during the NBA playoffs, anybody could have seen this coming.
