
Luka DonÄiÄ is well-known to NBA fans for being a walking highlight reel. One of DonÄiÄ’s most astonishing performances, according to Kyrie Irving, occurred during practice rather than beneath the lights of the arena.
Irving expressed his disbelief during a recent Twitch stream, saying, “I witnessed him give somebody 24 points in three minutes.” Hearing Irving acknowledge it only added gasoline to the fire of a mythology that had already begun to take hold among Mavericks reporters.
Irving brought up an unidentified teammate, Grant Williams, who the Mavericks’ associate general manager, Michael Finley, had already mentioned last season.
Through a sign-and-trade with the Boston Celtics last summer, Williams became a Dallas Maverick. Finley claims that Williams was trying to irritate DonÄiÄ during a scrimmage by being disrespectful. I won’t say who it was, but one of our players, Grant Williams, chose to irritate Luka.
He was yelling garbage at Luka all over the floor during our scrimmage since he didn’t think Luka was prepared to practise that day, according to Finley. At long last, Luka responds with a “Okay.” Listen, Luka went on an individual 26-6 run, I swear to you. Anyone can be asked. I am not making this up.
Multiple witnesses backed up the account. No words. No celebration. Just surgical dominanceādeep threes, post fades, floaters. It ended with coaches calling the scrimmage early.
Williams didnāt last long in Dallas. He was traded midseason to Charlotte, and that practice session is remembered less as a motivational moment and more as a cautionary tale: donāt test DonÄiÄ.
New Chapters in Dallas and L.A.
Since then, everything has shifted. DonÄiÄ, in his seventh season in Dallas, was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster three-team deal that sent Ā Anthony Davis-to the Mavericks.
DonÄiÄ is Ā expected to Sign a massive extensions with L.A., setting him up as the franchise centerpiece moving forward.
Even though his 2024ā25 season was cut short by a ruptured ACL, Kyrie Irving is still on the mend.
Dallas was so confident in his ability to help lead a revamped roster that included Davis and No. 1 overall selection Cooper Flagg that they extended him a three-year, $119 million contract despite the injury.
In early 2026, he is anticipated to return. But that three-minute explosion remains, an unaired masterwork of what occurs when a superstar flips the switch, even though both stars are entering new phases.
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