Doncic shares ‘everything hurts’ after Dallas beat Lakers

Luka Doncic was put in the organization’s lengthy injury report a few hours after Mavs’ flight from Memphis landed. Heading into the 2^nd day of a back-to-back, the guard was officially listed as questionable to play against the LA Lakers with a lower back problem, but any number of additional problems could have been listed.

“I don’t know If I was great on the court,” Doncic admitted after leading Dallas to a 127-125 home victory. “I slept very little today. Everything hurts. I’m getting old, but we got 2 back-to-back victories, which is fantastic, especially vs. an organization like the Lakers. At the end of the day, the happiness overpowers the tiredness.”

Luka notched 33 points, had 6 boards, and gave 17 assists in his team’s triumph against Los Angeles as. LeBron James also scored 33 points for the Lakers as the superstar finished with 8 boards and 9 assists in his franchise’s defeat in Dallas.

“I slept very little today. Everything hurts. I’m getting old, man. But we got two back-to-back wins, which is amazing… I’m really proud of these guys.”

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