WATCH: ESPN’s Brian Windhorst Completely Eviscerates Dallas Mavericks Star Luka Doncic In Devastating Rant

Ahmad Austin Jr.Jun 13th, 2024, 10:42 am
 

ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst went off on Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic for his defensive effort in the team’s NBA Finals loss Wednesday.

The Mavericks fell 106-99 to the Boston Celtics, giving the Celtics a commanding 3-0 lead in the championship series. With the Celtics going into the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead, it appeared they would run away with the game before the Mavs went on a big run to make it a one-possession game.

With about four minutes left, however, Doncic fouled out when he committed his sixth personal foul. Doncic immediately looked at his team’s bench and angrily demanded they challenge the call. The team did, but the referees confirmed the call after reviewing it.

After the game, Windhorst claimed Doncic’s poor attitude and defense are why he won’t be a champion this season.

“I thought it was perfect that Luka fell onto the ground there in an unacceptable position to put himself in with four minutes left with five fouls,” Windhorst told Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter, “and then immediately looks at the bench and says, ‘You better bleeping challenge it,’ as if it’s the bench’s fault that he just made a terrible play.

“I’m standing here in the Mavericks’ tunnel. Over there is the Celtics’ tunnel. That’s where the winners are. If Luka’s ever gonna be a winner coming out of this tunnel here, he is gonna have to use what’s happened in this Finals as a learning experience. His defensive performance is unacceptable. He is a hole on the court. The Celtics are attacking him. They are ahead in this series because they have attacked him defensively; and you’ve got a situation here where Luka’s complaining about the officiating. They have begged him; they have talked with him; [and] they have pleaded with him. He is costing his team because of how he treats the officials.”

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