I don't know if it was posted, but this was from right before Christmas : And this is DeAndre Jordan's reaction (LOL) :
Just discovered that Hakeem was the true pioneer of the one-legged fadeaway, but didn't patent it. Another Dallas white boy named Dirk came into the league and stole it. Mavs truly are a dirtbag franchise. Why must their white boys steal our players' moves? @tinman
Luka is the 4th most popular player in the league if you look at the all star votes as a popularity contest.
If fan voting held 100% as it did in the past without media or players. C -- Anthony Davis Steven Adams F -- LBJ, Luka Doncic Kevin Durant, and Paul George. G -- Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Klay Thompson, and Damian Lilliard. Alternates (injuries) -- Nikola Jokic, Kyle Kuzma. Demar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Devin Booker. C - Joel Embiid F - Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, and Blake Griffin. G - Kyrie Irving, Dwyane Wade Kennard Walker, Ben Simmons, Victor Oladipo, and Kyle Lowry. Alternates (injuries) -- Zack LaVine, Jeremy Lin, Gordon Heyward, and Vinsanity.
It wouldn't surprise me if Doncic overtakes LeBron/Giannis and gets to that #1 spot. His recent gains are on par with LeBron/Giannis, and when people see these results there might be an even bigger boost for Luka. LeBron went from 1.1 million to 2.8 million Giannis went from 1.0 million to 2.7 million Doncic went from 0.7 million to 2.2 million
I am a Rockets fan first and foremost but I voted for Harden AND Doncic, which is something a small-minded bigot like you wouldn't understand.
Harden is the best player in the NBA currently. The fact that people on here are supporting a Mavs player is disgraceful. Might as well vote Jeremy Lin too. Actually, I would vote for Lin before Doncic
Typical new age soft NBA fans. I miss the 80's and 90's NBA and NBA fans. Also, it's disgraceful to root for a 19 year old fat kid parading as an athlete, and that too in a Mavs uniform. I expect Rockets fans to have more self-respect than that.
Maybe they should vote for him to be the face of a buffet. Obviously they have no self-respect. This is pathetic
True statement. But, to be fair, the fanfare and notoriety Luka is receiving isn't commensurate to the Mavericks record either. There's only 2 teams in the West with worse records. And despite Luka in the lineup, the Mavs have been dreadful on the road. He's a nice looking player, for sure, with promise to get a lot better. But many are acting as if he's turned Dallas into a power already. As good as he's been, he doesn't deserve to start the All-Star game. I'd argue that De'Aaron Fox deserves an AS spot before Luka.
I'm voting for both Harden and Doncic (and some others). I'm not closed minded enough to deny someone deserving my vote just because he was drafted by a certain team (something he couldn't control). That would be dumb.