It's been a really bad year for all the racists. First Jokic wins his 3rd MVP in four years, and now Luka has sent the "guy who should have won MVP" and the "Face of the League/Jordan 2.0" packing in back-to-back series. If the Mavs win the championship, it will be a LONG offseason for the haters.
Why do they have to be racists though? I think Jokic’s choke job in the playoffs kinda proves their point a bit.. no one ever said he wasn’t a great player.. but 3x MVPs are held to a higher standard than 1x or 2x MVPs and they generally don’t blow 20pt 2nd half leads in game 7s at home.. especially not after getting blown out by 50 after being up 3-2.. that has zero to do with his color.. and let’s be real, people overrated Ant to make Jokic’s loss not sting as much and let him off the hook.. no one said Jordan 2.0 before he blew out Denver in game 2.. no one said best defense in 30 years until Denver could only muster 80pts.. and then 70pts.. And really, Luka was the one who got robbed for MVP.. SGA probably deserved #2.. color doesn’t have anything to do with it.. And as far as face of the league, people saying that about Ant or Tatum or whoever else, let’s be real, face of the league is more than just being the best player.. it’s being one of the best players AND assuming the responsibility of ambassador of the sport.. you gotta like the cameras.. gotta want to shake hands and kiss babies.. gotta embrace the media, embrace the culture of the league, do sit-down interviews, all of the photo shoots, charity events, meet with league offices, players unions, etc.. it’s more of an unofficial figurehead role.. and Ant seems like someone who would embrace that.. he’s already been in movies and stuff lol.. Jokic has probably already left the country.. Luka curses out fans on live TV lol (which I like, but the NBA probably isn’t fond of lol).. Maybe there are some who only see the color aspects.. and they’re gonna have to live with it - for years to come lol.. but not all criticism or opinions are based on that stuff.. don’t fall into making the same mistake as them..
As someone who also live in Minneapolis I know you aren’t a true fan. I mean all the hate coming at Ant and you are going to get behind the cry baby Luka? Bro the Wolves don’t need fans like you. Be loyal. I think the Mavs will win but why would you want Luka to win? Dude manipulated the refs the entire series. No way you are a real fan….probably a Dallas fan posing as a wolves fan
@@bsmccrunner4bruvv I'd rather see the mavs win the title than the celtics. Nothing is more embarrassing than the fact that the team that beat you will just get folded the next round.
@bsmccrunner4 😂 bruh you can make a whole movie all the times Ant yelled and cried to the refs, only difference is Luka delivered compared to crybaby edwards 😂😂😂
Big Perv being the biggest clown. I don't watch anymore because of the bs. Probably making millions and couldn't pass the GED. Was nothing more than an average player on a good team. Yes these folks helped me cut the chord.
we all know what they are, left politics racits, who pretend to be be open minded, but are only open minded for things they promote ( much like most left leaning politics in US tend to be).
Skap and this buy are the best ones but youtube suppresses their channels and don't put them in the algorithm because it goes against the mainstream agenda of black players superior at everything and whites are racist, privileged, supremacists etc. Also international players are soft etc..
The Ant hype train was one of the most ridiculous media overreactions I think I’ve seen in my entire life, and that’s saying something. People were saying he’s the best guard in the NBA, not just potentially in the future but right now. Crazy talk. Are we sure he’s even a top 10 player?
They are trying too hard to say an American is the best in the world haha Jokić and Luka, two Yugoslavians, two Serbs (Luka's dad is a Serb) own basketball for now and they will be the best in the next couple of years.
lol bro this comment right here is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. Are you certain you’re not just trying to prove the “media” wrong or maybe your ego so strongly just wants to go against anything you deem “overhyped”. I truly believe it’s NOT an overreaction. Now yes, the MEDIA constantly DRAGS shit, BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT ALREADY! Your tryna some badly diminish A.E by EVEN making claim he isn’t top 10 ?! Please name 10 better right now
He won't even make top 5 MVP candidates next season. He's just another Jimmy Butler who showed great playoffs performance and got eliminated at the end. Same old story for this guy named Ant
They’re pushing Ant so hard also because Wemby is another dreaded Euro player and he’s on his way too. Jokic, Luka, and Wemby are about to own the league. I love it.
Euro players still have fundamentals and after 30 years (Dream Team in ‘92) and loosening of international player regulations, they made themselves a permanence since ‘04 when AAU LeBumBalco lost the US a gold medal. Euros went from end of the bench to solid role players, to starters, to now Superstars.
He's been locked in on defense. That's what has him taking the next step. Man can hoop and is a wizard with the ball, but when he is bringing it on defense, it motivates his teammates to give their all. When your superstar is playing hard all game on both sides of the ball, it makes the role players lay everything out. You see PJ Washington, Lively, Gafferd, Derek Jones, all the Mavs playing with fire. It takes a team and Luka is owning his role as the leader.
Luka is showing that he is a competitive killer like Kobe and Jordan. Many VERY talented basketball players in the league are missing that gene. Edwards is an athletic freak but to compare him to Jordan is laughable. The kid needs to grow up, show some maturity and humbleness. Jordan always shook the other teams hands after being eliminated from a playoff series. Edwards looked like an entitled brat just walking off like that. The optics were terrible.
Luka is representing his country, that's special drive USA players don't have. As a Lithuanian i know how meaningfull it is to do well in NBA, whole country supports you.
I am a huge Luka fan and think he's absolutely the best current player and should be the face of the league, but let's check in on this comment during August when Olympic Basketball is in full swing. I'm sure Bron, Steph, KD, AD, Bam, Booker, Tatum, and the rest of the Team USA roster were shocked to discover they don't have the "special drive" that others have. Maybe Slovenia will win the gold with this great special drive you speak of. Will bump this comment thread in 3 months!
I'm an American and a massive Luka fan. What you said is exactly right. White Americans players are afraid of being shamed by the media for national pride, they'd be called racists for it somehow. Most black American players grew up being told how "oppressive" America is, so they don't have much national pride, either. It would be beautiful if they did, but personal pride and talent still gets us over the top in most cases.
@@OpinwoodYou missed the point completely 😂 foreign players often actually take pride in their country and therefore feel like every time they perform they’re representing not just themselves but a whole nation, meanwhile lots of the athletes here in the states claim to hate this place etc
@@Opinwood Ah yes a country of 2mil people, where Basketball isnt even the #1 sport, hasn't produced enough talent to beat the 333mil population US, this proves that Luka plays without any national pride in mind. You people truly are genuises.
Hey I'm American and I'm glad that international players are doing the batman slap meme to American bl ack entitled spoiled Brats athletes.. someone had to humbled them for thinking they are better not just by race but better then the game itself, huge fan of the joker and Luka the don and all the new international players wanting it more.
That first quarter from Luka in game 5 might be the best performance from a player in a single quarter I’ve ever seen, they woke up the beast and he was focused to finish the series in that moment
@@jaywoodside0731Yet Rivers was a “professional” but couldn’t be more wrong about Luka. Saying all of this while on national TV, not in a comment section of a YT video….
@@jaywoodside0731We all know Austin's take was biased just because he last played with the Timberwolves. Nothing he uttered is correct anyway. What a 🤡. Just like Stephen Racist Smith. 😂
Ant is having the Devin Booker/Jayson Tatum effect…whereas the league is so desperate to crown a “face” of the league that they hot shot it and don’t let them try to prove they can be the face. It’s got a lotta ppl salty that Luka and Jokic (last year) been going off on the league lol
@@woodymullons7587Its about US vs EU players where the discrepancy happens and not being white or black. Its cause they dont wanna crown a EU player as the face of the league
Says something that the highest level of European players are taking over. 1) The best of other countries can compete 2) They learn basketball at a fundamental level, here in the U.S. is all about showmanship and flopping.
Man I love Luka and I’m a big fan. But you gotta take into account defense. Luka isn’t bad on defense at all, he’s actually been pretty good on that end in the postseason so far, but when you have a guy like MJ who was a monster that won a scoring title, MVP and DPOY in the same season with 35ppg and 3spg/1.6bpg…it’s a tough ask.
@@AveChristusRex789 Lukas about to get his first ring at 25. MJ couldn’t do that 🤷♂️ maybe I’m wrong but I don’t see the Celtics beating the mavericks in a series. Plus look at the team MJ won with and look at the Mavericks. The bulls were a far more stacked team when it comes to talent. Lukas a better leader than Jordan.
10 years AT LEAST for Luka! If not 15. He is 25. And 5 years at least, half a decade at least for Joker. He is like 29. Joker is a center that doesn't relly on his athleticism. He could EASILY be a POWER in the league even in his 40s, like Kareem, etc. Which would mean 10 or more years for Joker in the NBA.
I’m just happy mavs made it, I’m not even a mavs fan but luka deserve it. No way people thought he was just another harden. No disrespect to harden but Luka drops 30 not for stats but because he’s like that.
What everybody seems to forget is that this dude was an MVP and highly decorated champion as a teenager in Europe, in the second best basketball league in the world, dominating grown men. It is not fair to Antman to be compared to such a generational talent. He just doesn't have the pedigree.
Stephen A and Kendrick Perkins are crying themselves to sleep every night Jokic won MVP and Luka got the finals. Dominating their darling Anthony Edwards.
People see how good he is, but the possibility of him being better than their goats scares the hell out of them. That's why they don't give him credit...
I mean curry and Klay can have all the accomplishments in the world no one is taking them over Luka and Kyrie. Fit is just as good and Kyrie wipes Klay from a talent perspective
This is why I hate the NBA media. They don't talk about the players that deserve to be talked about, they only push their little narratives to promote certain players over others. We all know the reason they hype Edwards and not Luka, this is just wrong.
In this decade there have been two European Superstars winning a championship: Giannis and Djokic. Maybe Doncic is next, What does that tell you? There's a power shift from the US to Europe when it comes to performing superbly and winning titles. P.D: And who knows? Wembayana can join this club, another potential Superstar.
And it's funny because the proponent of the NBA is ''the best in terms of talents ever" are not so good to aknowledge this shift, you can hear a Reddick talking about plumbers or Arenas claiming they should be banned or that they can't guard, but when you think of the big names of the league you see more foreigners players than ever dominating. Also, they are contradicting themselves when they say that the changes of rules allows those guys to thrive in the league because they wouldn't be able to play in previous eras but aren't those guys plumbers and sewage workers, which one is it? 😂
Physicality of europeans has combined with basket fundamentals...theres not much gap in terms of physicality beween europeans and americans anymore, but there is huge in fundamentals...
@@minimalischminimalisxh9668And the skillset and talent pool has finally caught up. If we assume integration was in the 1960s, Europeans didn’t think about basketball until 1992, 30+ years later. It’s already been 30+ years after that and 20+ years after Argentina’s ‘04 upset. European players are just more skilled now.
When a player is as good as Luka is offensively, there is nothing any defense can do to stop him from scoring. Unless you block the shot, there is a good chance the ball is going in. Meaning, just because Luka tore up the Timberwolves defense, doesn't mean their defense isn't as good as we thought it was.
Luka and Jokic remember the importance of fundamentals and of teamwork.Kobe as a young man, he lived in Italy where his father played and learned the fundamentals, teamwork (and obviously Italian) which helped him when he returned to the USA.
ESPN/FS1 analysts were having orgasms when Anthony Edwards had a 20-25 point game, but when Luka dropped 30-35, they focused on Rudy and KAT for their lack of help. It’s obvious, they hate the Europeans. Same with Joker.
@@SteP23179he made first team all defence as a rookie and finished 2nd in dpoy on restricted minutes spurs clearly tanking to keep there picks to buiod around him
"Face of the NBA" is not someone that can be proclaimed as such by the media. It's the guy that people around the world tune in to watch at whatever hour.
I agree and I didn't make that for few, few years (10/15 perrhaps) , but for Joker and Luka I'm back to see games at 4h00 am in France, like I did for MJ too.
@@OD-DP Hakeem had a 10 times better block to win game 6 and force game 7 in the NBA finals on the last play. LeBron made the block with 1:51 on the clock. That is the best you have?
@@DK-bl4hp the block wasn’t what made them win that game it was kyries clutch 3… and lebron in the last 3 minutes of that game was like 0-5 with 2 turnovers until he deferred to kyrie. That block was the most overrated play ever
Doncic is a modern day Larry Bird, no speed, no Athleticism, can't jump, but has one big heart, a huge talent and one big desire to overcome obstacles to win at all costs. Hope he comes out triumphant in this finals series.
He has change of pace. We’ve literally seen him go from slow to quick in spurts for example when he did that spin move on Kyle Anderson at halfcourt and pulled up from 3. He can go from slow to slower or slow to quick in spurts
They still insist that Luka is slow, apparently they didn't watch his videos in the Euroleague, in the NBA he controls the game and his speed, he plays with intelligence. The media tried every way to burn the guy, but they couldn't. Everyone is seeing his talent.
Jokic is the better talent by a smidge, but Luka has the heart of a lion like MJ and Kobe in him. The way Jokic played in that last series against the T wolves and the way Luka has played against them has actually made me root for Luka a little more now ngl.
Luka might look like he’s not the most athletically gifted player, but he is! He’s 6’7 and is the main point guard, he’s the one that makes this offense extremely explosive! His basketball IQ is off the charts…He see’s the court so well. When the defense collapses on him, he ALWAYS finds the open guy! I think the Mavericks have 50+ alley oops, the next closest team has like 5…Game 5 Luka set the tone early, scoring 20 points in the first 10 minutes of the game, out scoring Minnesota himself! Luka & Kyrie are the best backcourt in NBA history, period! And I agree, if Luka was black, he’d get way more respect from the biased/racist media!
Luka is the best player in the NBA, led the league in scoring, 2nd in assist, 15th in rebounding, the numbers speak for themselves! 5 times all NBA, face of the league!
Forget that they have been the underdog in every series, you can guarantee that if the MAVS don't go all the way and win the championship, all the hate will come crawling right back.
I will keep saying it until someone can prove it wrong. I swear Luka tanked game 4 just so he could go back to Minn and break their heart on their court.
Luka at 22 with another perennial all star,dpoty,6th moty,2nd team all defence player, runner up coach of the year with the no. 1 defence would have been interesting.
This is best video presentation about Luka facts I saw. And I saw alot of them. On You tube or tv`s. Destroying with statistical mind. Thanx for this and greetings from Slovenia.
Ant Man is good, like really good. BUT, you don't walk off after losing without shaking hands, you gotta lose properly. The argument i hear is "same as MJ when he was young in the NBA" without considering that MJ was NOT the face of the NBA in the 80s, he was becoming quickly the best player, but he wasn't the face yet.
Everyone knows if Luka was a born American, the NBA would hail him as the next coming of Jesus. But because he's European, they will find everyone else to put above him. They did the same with Jokic until he won his Chip too.
Rule n1 for being the face of the league ....be actually the best player in the league and all these young players like ant, shai and tatum just don't compare to Luka, hes on a diffrent path and stratosphere.
Lol. Shai was individually far better than Luka in the series. More points and with significantly better percentages. The Mavs as a team are simply better than OKC. Facts.
@@SteP23179bruh, okc is 1st defence of the league, Dallas is not even close to a such type of defence, that's why Shai was good during their series xd. Obviously, very is Shai now? Yes, chilling at home
@@lolkekek-pd3pb So what? Basketball is a team game, not an individual one. Dallas is the best team in that series and deservedly won. However, Shai was the best player. Facts.
@@SteP23179 However, you need to take in mind that Shai's teammates are one of the best defenders in the league. Let's imagine if Shai played against n1 defensive team he would perform as Luka against Okc, that's what i was about
@@lolkekek-pd3pb In fact, I responded to a message that believed Doncic was from another planet compared to other players including Shai. With the series against the Mavs, Shai once again demonstrated that he is comfortably among the top 5 in the league, absolutely not far from Luka.
It's just the media making noise tbh, and I like that they celebrate more than one or two players. We're so spoilt with this generation of ballers and having so many elite players in the league. The NBA and media around it needs to be more team centric again and knock it off with constantly talking about individuals. I'm a Slovenian basketball fan and Luka is our pride and joy, but the team around him is so important this year. I hope they can take it all the way and win, go Mavs!
The man that swept the suns and beat the defending champs. You luka fans are so weird and insecure that you have to trash Anthony Edwards to bring Luka up.
You need two things to be the face of the NBA....melanin and hops.....if you dont have them you ll never be even if you dominate the stats or get your rings......
This Finals is going to drive me crazy. I want Luka and Kyrie to win a chip, but i am a Boston fan first and foremost!! Can't be mad at however it plays out!
Ant's gonna be a have of the NBA, but not THE face, especially with that fake tough attitude after the WCF loss, not shaking hands, being shitty in the post game conference's first like 2 minutes. I get it, you're disappointed but you're still a pro, act like one.
First of all, you do realize he shook hands with Luka right it’s on Twitter. Also he doesn’t need to shake everyone’s hands. That would just be stupid. Does he need to shake their dicks too you’re so sensitive over shaking hands.
First of all, you do realize he shook hands with Luka it’s on Twitter also he doesn’t need to shake everyone’s hands. That’s just stupid in my opinion not everyone is going to be competitive as MJ because even I would walk off if I lost like that because I would be in my feelings just like how he was
@@wolfjrjr17 Yes, he has to shake everyones hands, its called sportsmanship. Look it up in the dictionary. Even Rudy, who has beef with Luka was man enough to congratulate everyone, specially Luka. That fake "yeah, good game" in the catacombs, after a trainer or FO member clearly told him to go out there and be a man, doesnt count!
@@Smido83 no he doesn’t and if you want people to shake hands, just go watch soccer it’s a basketball game, not shake hands game. Nobody cares about that. The only people that care about that are people like you everyone comes to watch basketball not shake hands with people and no one cares about sportsmanship you’re only saying this because he’s being compared to MJ
@@wolfjrjr17 Metally wheak kids talking tuff without ever doing anything in their life... you are the best example why noone takes american wannabe tough guys seriously.
The media & fans love to hate Luka but honestly it’s just because they’re jealous he’s not on their team. Luka is the biggest killer in the NBA right now.
It's been a really bad year for all the racists. First Jokic wins his 3rd MVP in four years, and now Luka has sent the "guy who should have won MVP" and the "Face of the League/Jordan 2.0" packing in back-to-back series. If the Mavs win the championship, it will be a LONG offseason for the haters.
You right
They'll just focus on football and act like basketball doesn't exist until after the Superbowl.
Why do they have to be racists though? I think Jokic’s choke job in the playoffs kinda proves their point a bit.. no one ever said he wasn’t a great player.. but 3x MVPs are held to a higher standard than 1x or 2x MVPs and they generally don’t blow 20pt 2nd half leads in game 7s at home.. especially not after getting blown out by 50 after being up 3-2.. that has zero to do with his color..
and let’s be real, people overrated Ant to make Jokic’s loss not sting as much and let him off the hook.. no one said Jordan 2.0 before he blew out Denver in game 2.. no one said best defense in 30 years until Denver could only muster 80pts.. and then 70pts..
And really, Luka was the one who got robbed for MVP.. SGA probably deserved #2.. color doesn’t have anything to do with it..
And as far as face of the league, people saying that about Ant or Tatum or whoever else, let’s be real, face of the league is more than just being the best player.. it’s being one of the best players AND assuming the responsibility of ambassador of the sport.. you gotta like the cameras.. gotta want to shake hands and kiss babies.. gotta embrace the media, embrace the culture of the league, do sit-down interviews, all of the photo shoots, charity events, meet with league offices, players unions, etc.. it’s more of an unofficial figurehead role.. and Ant seems like someone who would embrace that.. he’s already been in movies and stuff lol.. Jokic has probably already left the country.. Luka curses out fans on live TV lol (which I like, but the NBA probably isn’t fond of lol)..
Maybe there are some who only see the color aspects.. and they’re gonna have to live with it - for years to come lol.. but not all criticism or opinions are based on that stuff.. don’t fall into making the same mistake as them..
There's more. Deontay wilder lost to an Asian
The question is who has more haters, Luka and Kyrie or the Celtics?
If Luka was black, we’d be hearing the second coming of Jordan or Kobe….
No worry. Luka will show on court. And stats and ball dont lie. 💯🏀
He’s already Jordan Brand
They don't want a European. Giannis jokic and Luka have all gotten the same treatment
@@alesksanderThat's the real Luka mentality 💯💯
@@RR-in7do then why did Giannis and Jokic WIN THE MVP? Your argument has some merits but just stop it.
Luka humbled the bias media.
👍👍👍
Can’t wait for them to spin it as only being possible because of Kyrie
😂
No he didn’t. They were telling the truth. Luka has underperformed up until this season
Luka did what I want Jokic to do against the Media, and I am here for that!
Facts
Luka have that killer instinct that Harden lacks.
Luka is more skilled than harden they both are close but luka has more post noves ect...
@@johnsepulvedacruz6428 and he's willing to play defense
Facts
Relentless drive from within
Harden is trash 🗑️
This is coming from someone who lives in Minneapolis. I hope Luka wins this championship and makes the mainstream media shut up!
As someone who also live in Minneapolis I know you aren’t a true fan. I mean all the hate coming at Ant and you are going to get behind the cry baby Luka? Bro the Wolves don’t need fans like you. Be loyal. I think the Mavs will win but why would you want Luka to win? Dude manipulated the refs the entire series. No way you are a real fan….probably a Dallas fan posing as a wolves fan
@bsmccrunner4 he's a real fan of basketball. You a fan of making up excuses and altering reality as we all know it. Just to make you feel better
Antonius is a bum. Hes like gilbert arenas at best. Edwards is good at yapping and getting tired lol.
@@bsmccrunner4bruvv I'd rather see the mavs win the title than the celtics. Nothing is more embarrassing than the fact that the team that beat you will just get folded the next round.
@bsmccrunner4 😂 bruh you can make a whole movie all the times Ant yelled and cried to the refs, only difference is Luka delivered compared to crybaby edwards 😂😂😂
It's a European dude that will be the face of the NBA. Luka, Jokic, Giannis... take your pick.
Even wemby might too
Probably Luka since his younger Wemby too.
@@emilfrederiksen.1622 Wemby is 20 years old.
@@GrimodesGreece and France are in Europe
@@GrimodesGiannis is Greek and Wemby is French both representing the national team
The more Luka and Jokic dominate, the sooner these clowns on TV posing as analysts can be seen for what they are.
They ride jokic nuts stop acting like they hate on him like they do luka
Big Perv being the biggest clown. I don't watch anymore because of the bs. Probably making millions and couldn't pass the GED. Was nothing more than an average player on a good team. Yes these folks helped me cut the chord.
we all know what they are, left politics racits, who pretend to be be open minded, but are only open minded for things they promote ( much like most left leaning politics in US tend to be).
Are you trying to say all the bkack. Commentators are racist. OMG what a shock. NOT!!
Don’t forget Gianni’s too they hate Europeans are better then Americans
The harden comparisons is done he’s way better
Harden proved he could never change his game up to improve his teammates. Luka proved he CAN 🤘 ofc the media are just mad haters about it
Plus he does not melt in the playoffs @@geekymetalhead5112
Luka doesn’t need to flop he just scores all facets. Step back 3 , mid range, post up, pass, lob threat.
Harden consistently chokes in EVERY playoffs
Luka consistently exceed expectations EVERY playoffs
@@geekymetalhead5112his play-style on the nets Sixers and clippers is way different than how he played in Houston.
This youtuber is better than all ESPN analysts combine. Good job, bro.
💯 ⭕️✅
I can't watch ESPN anymore they're just running a circus show now
Skap and this buy are the best ones but youtube suppresses their channels and don't put them in the algorithm because it goes against the mainstream agenda of black players superior at everything and whites are racist, privileged, supremacists etc. Also international players are soft etc..
The Ant hype train was one of the most ridiculous media overreactions I think I’ve seen in my entire life, and that’s saying something. People were saying he’s the best guard in the NBA, not just potentially in the future but right now. Crazy talk. Are we sure he’s even a top 10 player?
They are trying too hard to say an American is the best in the world haha Jokić and Luka, two Yugoslavians, two Serbs (Luka's dad is a Serb) own basketball for now and they will be the best in the next couple of years.
100% agree
lol bro this comment right here is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. Are you certain you’re not just trying to prove the “media” wrong or maybe your ego so strongly just wants to go against anything you deem “overhyped”. I truly believe it’s NOT an overreaction. Now yes, the MEDIA constantly DRAGS shit, BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT ALREADY! Your tryna some badly diminish A.E by EVEN making claim he isn’t top 10 ?! Please name 10 better right now
He’s not top ten. King of inconsistency
He won't even make top 5 MVP candidates next season.
He's just another Jimmy Butler who showed great playoffs performance and got eliminated at the end.
Same old story for this guy named Ant
I think that Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić are by far the best two players in the NBA right now, and they are both the face of the NBA right now!!!!!
I am a Nuggets and Jokic fan however I cannot deny how great Luca is and the media treat him like they do Jokic.
Racism is alive and well in the NBA media.
I wonder why.. maybe stop glorifying the racists that hte everything about us. And beating them at their own game
They’re pushing Ant so hard also because Wemby is another dreaded Euro player and he’s on his way too. Jokic, Luka, and Wemby are about to own the league. I love it.
Euro players still have fundamentals and after 30 years (Dream Team in ‘92) and loosening of international player regulations, they made themselves a permanence since ‘04 when AAU LeBumBalco lost the US a gold medal.
Euros went from end of the bench to solid role players, to starters, to now Superstars.
Ant is like a dollar tree version of Gilbert arenas
@@kenw2225Gilbert had a decent career but was and still is a knucklehead.
@@gambitacio imagine blaming a rookie lebron for 04. Rent free
Black ppl don’t want to admit 2 white guys are the current best players of the nba
😂😂 they European not white. and stop being racist.
Like all athletic competitions
I'm black and IDGAF what color you are if you can hoop so your comments don't necessarily apply to ALL Black ppl
How long has it been like since the two best players in the league were white? 80 years? 😂
Lots of black people love Luka. Just some racist ones downplay him.
He's been locked in on defense. That's what has him taking the next step. Man can hoop and is a wizard with the ball, but when he is bringing it on defense, it motivates his teammates to give their all. When your superstar is playing hard all game on both sides of the ball, it makes the role players lay everything out. You see PJ Washington, Lively, Gafferd, Derek Jones, all the Mavs playing with fire. It takes a team and Luka is owning his role as the leader.
You sir actually know ball!!! Not just following narratives the media paints Ppl should give credit where it's due.
He isn't locking on defense he just trying 💀 and showing some effort which all they ask for cuz he bring so much in offense.
@@gorcsauce696 effort counts for a lot on defense. The fact he is trying makes a world of difference
Luka is showing that he is a competitive killer like Kobe and Jordan. Many VERY talented basketball players in the league are missing that gene. Edwards is an athletic freak but to compare him to Jordan is laughable. The kid needs to grow up, show some maturity and humbleness. Jordan always shook the other teams hands after being eliminated from a playoff series. Edwards looked like an entitled brat just walking off like that. The optics were terrible.
when you make 40 bajillion dollars per contract, players always have the fall back of "im makin hella bread anyways lul"
I missed that part, good eye.
@@hunterjobrien "It's just basketball at the end of the day, right?" 🤣😂
@@WildMan576facts
Luka is a killer.He is a warrior and if he want be MVP he need get the ring first
Ant is good but he was RIDICOULSY overhyped by the media. It was one of the most insane things I have ever seen in sports.
It just proved that they were just looking for a Black dude. Any Black dude will do.
@@jessief2048 black.
Luka is representing his country, that's special drive USA players don't have. As a Lithuanian i know how meaningfull it is to do well in NBA, whole country supports you.
I am a huge Luka fan and think he's absolutely the best current player and should be the face of the league, but let's check in on this comment during August when Olympic Basketball is in full swing. I'm sure Bron, Steph, KD, AD, Bam, Booker, Tatum, and the rest of the Team USA roster were shocked to discover they don't have the "special drive" that others have. Maybe Slovenia will win the gold with this great special drive you speak of. Will bump this comment thread in 3 months!
I'm an American and a massive Luka fan. What you said is exactly right. White Americans players are afraid of being shamed by the media for national pride, they'd be called racists for it somehow. Most black American players grew up being told how "oppressive" America is, so they don't have much national pride, either. It would be beautiful if they did, but personal pride and talent still gets us over the top in most cases.
@@OpinwoodYou missed the point completely 😂 foreign players often actually take pride in their country and therefore feel like every time they perform they’re representing not just themselves but a whole nation, meanwhile lots of the athletes here in the states claim to hate this place etc
@@Opinwood
Ah yes a country of 2mil people, where Basketball isnt even the #1 sport, hasn't produced enough talent to beat the 333mil population US, this proves that Luka plays without any national pride in mind.
You people truly are genuises.
Hey I'm American and I'm glad that international players are doing the batman slap meme to American bl ack entitled spoiled Brats athletes.. someone had to humbled them for thinking they are better not just by race but better then the game itself, huge fan of the joker and Luka the don and all the new international players wanting it more.
That first quarter from Luka in game 5 might be the best performance from a player in a single quarter I’ve ever seen, they woke up the beast and he was focused to finish the series in that moment
It's funny to hear Austin Rivers talk about anything about champions or anything related to championships of any kind
Could make that same argument about you or me. We never even made the league so who are we to comment on anything professional.
He needs go to his true calling of being Andrew Tates body double.
@@jaywoodside0731Yet Rivers was a “professional” but couldn’t be more wrong about Luka. Saying all of this while on national TV, not in a comment section of a YT video….
@@jaywoodside0731We all know Austin's take was biased just because he last played with the Timberwolves. Nothing he uttered is correct anyway. What a 🤡. Just like Stephen Racist Smith. 😂
He read about it in a magazine once
Luka had to remind everyone what he did to the suns two years ago 😂.
The suns became his son 😂
Phoenix Sons
The Luka Sons
ohh yes, we have discovered that the media annoited one Kobe Bryant (i mean Devin Booker) is just Luka's son... 😂😂😂😂
hahaha, 💪🏻
Ant is having the Devin Booker/Jayson Tatum effect…whereas the league is so desperate to crown a “face” of the league that they hot shot it and don’t let them try to prove they can be the face. It’s got a lotta ppl salty that Luka and Jokic (last year) been going off on the league lol
They are white
Tatum? They push Tatum for sure but bumazz Simmons.. cry baby embid.. Greek freak..
@@woodymullons7587Its about US vs EU players where the discrepancy happens and not being white or black. Its cause they dont wanna crown a EU player as the face of the league
@@theraVen27 Greek Freak actually won a ring though
They definitely don’t like the fact that the 3 best players in the league are European and 2 of them are white
Luca and Jokic ARE the face of the league. By far the best. Those black tv ppl are racists
Says something that the highest level of European players are taking over.
1) The best of other countries can compete
2) They learn basketball at a fundamental level, here in the U.S. is all about showmanship and flopping.
Lukas on track to be the goat. Idc what anyone says.
Man I love Luka and I’m a big fan. But you gotta take into account defense. Luka isn’t bad on defense at all, he’s actually been pretty good on that end in the postseason so far, but when you have a guy like MJ who was a monster that won a scoring title, MVP and DPOY in the same season with 35ppg and 3spg/1.6bpg…it’s a tough ask.
Calm down he will never be better than michael Jeffrey jordan sorry no chance
@@AveChristusRex789Jordan is the goat. Anything else is objectively wrong.
@@AveChristusRex789 Lukas about to get his first ring at 25. MJ couldn’t do that 🤷♂️ maybe I’m wrong but I don’t see the Celtics beating the mavericks in a series. Plus look at the team MJ won with and look at the Mavericks. The bulls were a far more stacked team when it comes to talent. Lukas a better leader than Jordan.
@@AveChristusRex789 7th in steals this year my guy.
The next 3-4 years belong to Jokic & Doncic. BBal geniuses & generational Talents. All-time greats. How lucky we are to see them play at the same time
Yugoslavian , Balkan boys !
10 years AT LEAST for Luka! If not 15. He is 25. And 5 years at least, half a decade at least for Joker. He is like 29. Joker is a center that doesn't relly on his athleticism. He could EASILY be a POWER in the league even in his 40s, like Kareem, etc. Which would mean 10 or more years for Joker in the NBA.
White boys took over the nba perkins and Smith and Sharpe are all haters and racists
That first quarter was about DOMINANCE
I’m just happy mavs made it, I’m not even a mavs fan but luka deserve it. No way people thought he was just another harden. No disrespect to harden but Luka drops 30 not for stats but because he’s like that.
Luka also produces in the playoffs consistently.
What everybody seems to forget is that this dude was an MVP and highly decorated champion as a teenager in Europe, in the second best basketball league in the world, dominating grown men. It is not fair to Antman to be compared to such a generational talent. He just doesn't have the pedigree.
good for you Luka...keep serving these fools
I've been a huge fan of Luka since he was dominating the euro league at 17.
Luka is my face of the league. Doesn't really matter what any of the analysts say.
mcdaniels doesn’t do a bad job, lukas just makes the shots
Only shooting 43% from the field.
Mcadnienks juet to small usually guards he strap aren't 6”8 that why
@@alltheworldsastage8597
43% with the assists that he creates is good enough to help them get to the finals. Not much more to say..
well, they blamed gobert for being a dpoy, and cat for not scoring well.😂😂 they hate to admit that luka and irving are playing like a 2k career🤣
As a suns fan, Luka didn't just beat the suns. He set us back 10 years to XD.
Espn don’t watch the games they really pathetic
Stephen A and Kendrick Perkins are crying themselves to sleep every night Jokic won MVP and Luka got the finals. Dominating their darling Anthony Edwards.
People see how good he is, but the possibility of him being better than their goats scares the hell out of them. That's why they don't give him credit...
He is the modern Larry Byrd. Different obviously, but that player you think is slow and lacks athleticism, but an absolute killer on the floor
Everyone gave him credit!! Quit crying over someone picking a different team to win.
Luka is destined to go down as the GOAT
It a relatively new thing that euro players are in the top of the nba… takes time for the muricans to acknowledge this.
@@painchronicles Luka is better than larry bird.
As a nuggets fan, if we would have beat the wolves, the WCF would have had the same result. Luka just on another level right now.
Calling them the most clutch backcourt in history is something that definitely cannot be argued against.
"Most Talented" as Well ...
I mean curry and Klay can have all the accomplishments in the world no one is taking them over Luka and Kyrie. Fit is just as good and Kyrie wipes Klay from a talent perspective
@@mattmmixes nah don't compare those old men. the past decade was theirs. they had theirs and it's time for the new crop
Old men???? Are you fucking 12?
Steph and klay was better
This is why I hate the NBA media. They don't talk about the players that deserve to be talked about, they only push their little narratives to promote certain players over others.
We all know the reason they hype Edwards and not Luka, this is just wrong.
In this decade there have been two European Superstars winning a championship: Giannis and Djokic. Maybe Doncic is next, What does that tell you? There's a power shift from the US to Europe when it comes to performing superbly and winning titles.
P.D: And who knows? Wembayana can join this club, another potential Superstar.
And it's funny because the proponent of the NBA is ''the best in terms of talents ever" are not so good to aknowledge this shift, you can hear a Reddick talking about plumbers or Arenas claiming they should be banned or that they can't guard, but when you think of the big names of the league you see more foreigners players than ever dominating.
Also, they are contradicting themselves when they say that the changes of rules allows those guys to thrive in the league because they wouldn't be able to play in previous eras but aren't those guys plumbers and sewage workers, which one is it? 😂
Yugoslavians have been doin well in the NBA since the 80s-90s
@@amanzeaharanwa84 exactly, but you can't expect those medias pundits to know the NBA well let alone European basketball.
Physicality of europeans has combined with basket fundamentals...theres not much gap in terms of physicality beween europeans and americans anymore, but there is huge in fundamentals...
@@minimalischminimalisxh9668And the skillset and talent pool has finally caught up. If we assume integration was in the 1960s, Europeans didn’t think about basketball until 1992, 30+ years later. It’s already been 30+ years after that and 20+ years after Argentina’s ‘04 upset. European players are just more skilled now.
He humbled the media, the players actually know who’s the real face of the league
When a player is as good as Luka is offensively, there is nothing any defense can do to stop him from scoring. Unless you block the shot, there is a good chance the ball is going in. Meaning, just because Luka tore up the Timberwolves defense, doesn't mean their defense isn't as good as we thought it was.
Luka and Jokic remember the importance of fundamentals and of teamwork.Kobe as a young man, he lived in Italy where his father played and learned the fundamentals, teamwork (and obviously Italian) which helped him when he returned to the USA.
Im concerned for Jason Tatum. If Luka takes his heart in the finals he will never recover.
Game blouses😂
Iconic 😂
You guys want some pancakes
@@elalvaro8745 strawberry pancakes please
"Assemble your crew"
ESPN/FS1 analysts were having orgasms when Anthony Edwards had a 20-25 point game, but when Luka dropped 30-35, they focused on Rudy and KAT for their lack of help. It’s obvious, they hate the Europeans. Same with Joker.
Luka cooking everybody
Euro's are dominating. Joker, Luka, Giannis, Wemby.
Wemby? Lol, I love Wemby, but for now it doesn't dominate anything. Spurs won the same games as last year without him.
@@SteP23179 I mean, that's fair. He's not dominant yet but he feels like he's gonna be a force.
@@Dash277 But in fact he has already entered my 5 favorite players. But it's premature to say now that he will dominate.
@@SteP23179he made first team all defence as a rookie and finished 2nd in dpoy on restricted minutes spurs clearly tanking to keep there picks to buiod around him
Great Breakdown... 100% Luka would definitely be my 1st pick on any court or in any league.... He brings it and leaves it!!! I got Luka!!!
"Face of the NBA" is not someone that can be proclaimed as such by the media. It's the guy that people around the world tune in to watch at whatever hour.
I agree and I didn't make that for few, few years (10/15 perrhaps) , but for Joker and Luka I'm back to see games at 4h00 am in France, like I did for MJ too.
Luka is gonna be top 5 goat when finished. ..what he's done already is unreal.
" Game... Blouses" 😂 that made me 😂
You want some pancakes .. bitches
Outscoring a whole Team is diabolical and we aint gonna see this from another player!!!!
Wemby might be able to do it, especially if he's locking down the whole team on the other end
Crazy to know that Luka has more ICONIC playoff moments than LeBron and hasn’t even won the Finals yet 🙏🙏
That’s crazy non of the highlights come close to the block
@@OD-DPthe block is one of the most overrated plays ever… Luka wayyyyy better
@@OD-DP Hakeem had a 10 times better block to win game 6 and force game 7 in the NBA finals on the last play. LeBron made the block with 1:51 on the clock. That is the best you have?
Luka would've lost that game because he wouldn't have made that block to save his life.
@@DK-bl4hp the block wasn’t what made them win that game it was kyries clutch 3… and lebron in the last 3 minutes of that game was like 0-5 with 2 turnovers until he deferred to kyrie.
That block was the most overrated play ever
Doncic is a modern day Larry Bird, no speed, no Athleticism, can't jump, but has one big heart, a huge talent and one big desire to overcome obstacles to win at all costs. Hope he comes out triumphant in this finals series.
He has change of pace. We’ve literally seen him go from slow to quick in spurts for example when he did that spin move on Kyle Anderson at halfcourt and pulled up from 3. He can go from slow to slower or slow to quick in spurts
They still insist that Luka is slow, apparently they didn't watch his videos in the Euroleague, in the NBA he controls the game and his speed, he plays with intelligence. The media tried every way to burn the guy, but they couldn't. Everyone is seeing his talent.
I do think Luka is a bit more athletic than he is given credit for but that is really just semantics
Jokic is the better talent by a smidge, but Luka has the heart of a lion like MJ and Kobe in him. The way Jokic played in that last series against the T wolves and the way Luka has played against them has actually made me root for Luka a little more now ngl.
And he talks shit and backs it up like Bird.
He's been my new favorite player since last year. Love him even more. If he was American, they'd already be comparing him to Jordan. I already am
Luka might look like he’s not the most athletically gifted player, but he is! He’s 6’7 and is the main point guard, he’s the one that makes this offense extremely explosive! His basketball IQ is off the charts…He see’s the court so well. When the defense collapses on him, he ALWAYS finds the open guy! I think the Mavericks have 50+ alley oops, the next closest team has like 5…Game 5 Luka set the tone early, scoring 20 points in the first 10 minutes of the game, out scoring Minnesota himself! Luka & Kyrie are the best backcourt in NBA history, period! And I agree, if Luka was black, he’d get way more respect from the biased/racist media!
What sets aside a good player from the best is being a good conductor of the ball and the floor. And luka is just that.
Adaptability is Luka's power
Luka from the LOGO!!!
Luka's special. I am excited to see how he does in the Finals.
Luka is the best player in the NBA, led the league in scoring, 2nd in assist, 15th in rebounding, the numbers speak for themselves! 5 times all NBA, face of the league!
Luka and Trae hitting that 3 at the all star game a few years back. That clip should be the face of the nba
It's a so beautiful moment ! 👏❤️
Luka has that Real Madrid killer instinct and winner’s mentality.
Anthony Edwards feels like an industry plant.
That's no mediocre game, that's a one legged Luka game
So true.. 👏
Is nice to see all the heaters crying. I love watching Luka play basketball.
I cannot believe how bad bots have become across all of social media.
Definitely Luka, Anthony has a bit more work to do but should be fun to watch these two compete rivalry wise
Forget that they have been the underdog in every series, you can guarantee that if the MAVS don't go all the way and win the championship, all the hate will come crawling right back.
I will keep saying it until someone can prove it wrong. I swear Luka tanked game 4 just so he could go back to Minn and break their heart on their court.
Rivers said it with so much confidence that for a moment i thought it was the truth even after watching luka cook McDaniels throughout the week..
Luka at 22 with another perennial all star,dpoty,6th moty,2nd team all defence player, runner up coach of the year with the no. 1 defence would have been interesting.
This is best video presentation about Luka facts I saw. And I saw alot of them.
On You tube or tv`s. Destroying with statistical mind.
Thanx for this and greetings from Slovenia.
Ant Man is good, like really good.
BUT, you don't walk off after losing without shaking hands, you gotta lose properly.
The argument i hear is "same as MJ when he was young in the NBA" without considering that MJ was NOT the face of the NBA in the 80s, he was becoming quickly the best player, but he wasn't the face yet.
The thing that separates MJ from all the potential 2.0s was his work ethic. Dude never stopped, was always improving his all around game.
@@colonialstraits1069 yeap, correct . thats why, if somebody has kobe as the goat, i wouldn't argue. i disagree, but i can see it.
@@mike_tkgchsEver since Kobe retired in 2016, nobody else has that work ethic and mindset to win
@@colonialstraits1069by 88 Jordan was Already the face,only break were the dirty pistons
Everyone knows if Luka was a born American, the NBA would hail him as the next coming of Jesus. But because he's European, they will find everyone else to put above him. They did the same with Jokic until he won his Chip too.
Luka, Wemby, Jokić, Giannis will soon be the best 4 players in the world. Luka, Jokić and Gianni's are already the best three
For real, over on Gil arena they hate on these players. I see why kyrie choose Dallas to be traded too
Born BLACK american... dont forget the black... thats important!
Luka is number one no ifs and or butts
Thanks for this Video. Media is so stupid this days
Doncic is way better than Harden in so many ways when it comes to Basketball. Luka has better Offense and Defense than Harden..🏀🏀🏀
Rule n1 for being the face of the league ....be actually the best player in the league and all these young players like ant, shai and tatum just don't compare to Luka, hes on a diffrent path and stratosphere.
Lol. Shai was individually far better than Luka in the series. More points and with significantly better percentages. The Mavs as a team are simply better than OKC. Facts.
@@SteP23179bruh, okc is 1st defence of the league, Dallas is not even close to a such type of defence, that's why Shai was good during their series xd. Obviously, very is Shai now? Yes, chilling at home
@@lolkekek-pd3pb So what? Basketball is a team game, not an individual one. Dallas is the best team in that series and deservedly won. However, Shai was the best player. Facts.
@@SteP23179 However, you need to take in mind that Shai's teammates are one of the best defenders in the league. Let's imagine if Shai played against n1 defensive team he would perform as Luka against Okc, that's what i was about
@@lolkekek-pd3pb In fact, I responded to a message that believed Doncic was from another planet compared to other players including Shai. With the series against the Mavs, Shai once again demonstrated that he is comfortably among the top 5 in the league, absolutely not far from Luka.
I'm a Mavis fan so I'm glad be one since Dirk and nash and kidd played. luka bringing the mavs back baby let's go
This slow European man somehow makes the quickest defenders on the planet look like staggering drunks.
Rivers doesn't have a clue
even MJ took 7 years to win the championship
That’s because MJ was playing with crackheads
This is great, we definitely needed a 33rd video on this saying the EXACT same thing.
It's just the media making noise tbh, and I like that they celebrate more than one or two players. We're so spoilt with this generation of ballers and having so many elite players in the league. The NBA and media around it needs to be more team centric again and knock it off with constantly talking about individuals. I'm a Slovenian basketball fan and Luka is our pride and joy, but the team around him is so important this year. I hope they can take it all the way and win, go Mavs!
MAVS IN 6 BABY !!!
Ant who. Overated a good contact dunker thou. Ant is Overated Luka is the face of the nba
The man that swept the suns and beat the defending champs. You luka fans are so weird and insecure that you have to trash Anthony Edwards to bring Luka up.
@@kesenaememere8520Luka cooked Edwards 4-1, xd
7:26 KAT saying "oh shit" after Luka dumped it off is hilarious
Luka has that MJ killer instinct. OMG!!!
You need two things to be the face of the NBA....melanin and hops.....if you dont have them you ll never be even if you dominate the stats or get your rings......
Is that Why Larry Joe Bird isn't mentioned in the Lebron vs MJ GOAT talk???
Don't forget the handles and putting people on skates
What? Melanin? So Bird vs Magic wasn’t a thing?
@@bryanfox6726 No its because in every metric both of them are better than Bird.....
@@lxbronx6 it was a thing. but that was 30 years ago. times have changed.
Luka best player in the game now sorry gus give it up mj the goat 😊
Unlike Lebron, Luka can still become the goat.
I knew that Austin rivers commentary was going to age tremendously well 😂😂😂 thank you for making a compilation of it!
This Finals is going to drive me crazy. I want Luka and Kyrie to win a chip, but i am a Boston fan first and foremost!! Can't be mad at however it plays out!
Luka and Kyrie are bringing out the best in each other. It's not getting talked about enough. They really got some Stockton and Malone ish going on
Ant's gonna be a have of the NBA, but not THE face, especially with that fake tough attitude after the WCF loss, not shaking hands, being shitty in the post game conference's first like 2 minutes. I get it, you're disappointed but you're still a pro, act like one.
First of all, you do realize he shook hands with Luka right it’s on Twitter. Also he doesn’t need to shake everyone’s hands. That would just be stupid. Does he need to shake their dicks too you’re so sensitive over shaking hands.
First of all, you do realize he shook hands with Luka it’s on Twitter also he doesn’t need to shake everyone’s hands. That’s just stupid in my opinion not everyone is going to be competitive as MJ because even I would walk off if I lost like that because I would be in my feelings just like how he was
@@wolfjrjr17 Yes, he has to shake everyones hands, its called sportsmanship. Look it up in the dictionary. Even Rudy, who has beef with Luka was man enough to congratulate everyone, specially Luka. That fake "yeah, good game" in the catacombs, after a trainer or FO member clearly told him to go out there and be a man, doesnt count!
@@Smido83 no he doesn’t and if you want people to shake hands, just go watch soccer it’s a basketball game, not shake hands game. Nobody cares about that. The only people that care about that are people like you everyone comes to watch basketball not shake hands with people and no one cares about sportsmanship you’re only saying this because he’s being compared to MJ
@@wolfjrjr17 Metally wheak kids talking tuff without ever doing anything in their life... you are the best example why noone takes american wannabe tough guys seriously.
Luka the face of nba now joker 2 by james good luck aint😊
The media & fans love to hate Luka but honestly it’s just because they’re jealous he’s not on their team. Luka is the biggest killer in the NBA right now.
If he is a black american named Luka Edwards, they will have no problem crowning the face of the NBA.
To be the face of the NBA you also habe to be the best "Yes" boy.