During the Los Angeles Lakers' 107-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic had some built up rage playing against the team that traded him. In view of a particular moment towards the beginning of the game, after hitting a three-pointer, a new camera angle shows Luka staring down the Mavs bench and shouting some words at head coach Jason Kidd.
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Kidd knew about that trade and Luka knows lol pic.twitter.com/8htVmJWzoq
— Jo (@MavsStan41) February 27, 2025
When trying to read lips, seemingly the Slovenian superstar was reminding the Mavs, "That's what I F****** do."
LEAKED Audio Of Luka Doncic Trash Talking Jason Kidd & The Mavericks👀:
“That’s what I f*cking do… yea!” pic.twitter.com/CWYazOEGnC
— LegendZ (@legendz_nba) February 28, 2025
Following the victory, Luka spoke on the stare-downs, "It was so weird in the moment, I probably don't know what I was doing, and I'm glad we got the win."
To point out, the Mavs' decision to give away their once-in-a-generation superstar in exchange for Anthony Davis rests on the shoulders of GM Nico Harrison and not the players/coaches.
That is to say, Kidd probably didn't want to give away the team's franchise player, yet there are questions surrounding whether or not he knew the trade was going down ahead of time.
Jason Kidd doubled down on not knowing about the Luka Doncic trade until right before it went down, and was asked if he was fine with not knowing until the end:
“Ya, I’m an employee of the Mavs.”
When asked if he wants any say on how the roster is constructed:
I think I’ve… pic.twitter.com/0dZPMg3ozx
— Noah Weber (@noahweber00) February 8, 2025
"Yeah, I'm an employee of the Mavs," Kidd said to reporters after the trade transpired. "I think I've said this before: I'm the coach. I coach the players that are here. We made a trade, and we got to push forward."
He continued, "No, I'm the one who gets the groceries, and I've got to figure out how to use it, and so that's what we're doing. I don't wanna be the one that's buying the groceries, just give me the groceries and I'll figure it out."
All in all, Luka posted 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists vs. his former team, which makes him the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double vs. every NBA team.
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