After the Dallas Mavericks’ win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, some fans could not help but notice Luka looked a little different out on the court. Not in his game but in his appearance, specifically his weight.
Why Luka so fat lmao pic.twitter.com/Cb9HEw72I6
— 🦉 Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) December 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/KirkSeriousFace/status/1337995233724870656
Quarantine has been a struggle for all of us. https://t.co/629RFjPF8B
— Victor Godinez (@VictorGodinez) December 13, 2020
Lol they called Luka fat and he dropped 27 and 8 pic.twitter.com/RmH3Y8ksob
— TMac is the GOAT (@BoNaFidDe) December 15, 2020
up late thinking about Fat Luka
— one bucket after another 🇵🇸 (@SnackPr0tein) December 14, 2020
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The not-so-flattering image of Doncic was circulated by sympathetic Mavs fans, riffing on everyone’s lack of exercise while staying at home during the quarantine. A lot of posts included praise for Luka’s playing ability despite the supposed weight gain.
he isn’t chunky luka or fat luka he is perfect luka ok?
— grace (@grrrrrrrace) December 15, 2020
The 230-pound one-time All-Star has had his fitness come into question just recently in June of this year. A mistranslated quote from his trainer, Jure Drasklar, attributed him claiming that “he [Doncic] is not in the best shape, which is normal.” Drakslar pointed out the mistranslation and Doncic fired back in the comments of the post. Even the official Mavericks Twitter account responded with a picture of Luka lifting weights.
𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 for @luka7doncic 🏋️♂️ pic.twitter.com/HZza4JOXcc
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) June 13, 2020
However, the recent posts about his weight led Dallas News reporter Brad Townsend to ask Doncic what he thought of the comments calling him chunky.
Full Doncic quote: “I mean, people on Twitter say every stuff “But, it’s true I’m not in my best shape. I will get there for sure. But, you know, I’ve never been a muscular guy, so what can I say?”
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) December 15, 2020
"Fat Luka, rat luka, phat luka: Mavs in 4"
— Kirk Henderson (@KirkSeriousFace) December 15, 2020
While we cannot all play basketball like Luka, it’s empowering to see someone, who doesn’t look muscular and chiseled, dominate out on the floor. Regardless of his weight, it’ll be a fun season to watch Doncic continue playing at an MVP candidate level.
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