The Dallas Mavericks are a franchise in the middle of changes. Luka Doncic has emerged as a bonafide superstar during the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers, but the Mavericks were eliminated in the first round two seasons in a row.
There have been prior reports about Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic not liking one another. While sometimes you can achieve success on the court without liking one another personally, a lot of times that is not the case. Mike Fisher has recently reported on Luka Doncic’s response to a particular incident that featured Kristaps Porzingis breaking health and safety protocols to go to a Los Angeles strip club.
The NBA has fined Kristaps Porzingis $50K for visiting an LA strip club Sunday. 👀 pic.twitter.com/QN2zvPtypZ
— theScore (@theScore) May 25, 2021
Remember when Porzingis broke the rules and snuck off to an L.A. strip club during the playoffs? The Mavs pretended to laugh it off; privately, Doncic wasn’t chuckling.
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) June 27, 2021
If this report is true, then one can understand why Luka Doncic wouldn’t be happy with his co-star. There is no reason to break protocol while one is in the middle of a playoff run, especially for the reason that Porzingis did. If Porzingis were put into safety protocols, that could have jeopardized the Mavericks’ playoff run. Hopefully, there is no rift between the two stars. The Mavericks could potentially run it back next season, though it is possible there may be changes on the roster prior to next season.
