Without surprise, Luka Doncic received his 16th technical foul Sunday against the Hornets, and he will be suspended against the Pacers. The Mavericks point guard admitted that he no longer took pleasure in the field, and that he did not recognize himself. It is not linked to Kyrie Irving, nor only to the results of the Mavericks since the Slovenian mentioned personal problems on which he did not want to expand.
“I’m sure he’s had time to come to terms with it in private, but when he does it in public I think it’s usually long suppressed emotions and he just wanted it out. ‘express “, said Kyrie Irving. “I’m proud that he was honest and open. »
What Kyrie Irving regrets is that some are looking for a culprit when Luka Doncic shares his discomfort.
“We obviously talked about it briefly in the dressing room, but for me, and I’ve said this throughout last year, you really have to pay attention to the human aspect. Wins and losses come and go, but there’s this kind of inquisitive judgment about what happens when someone says they’re feeling human emotions. Then one wonders what is the cause or who is to blame? And we start pointing fingers. »
The former Cavs and Nets point guard would like the public and observers to remember that there’s more to life than basketball. “You know, that’s one of the things I really don’t like about sports. There is a human aspect that is integrated into our daily performance. It’s a 24/7 job.”
But for Kyrie Irving, as for Jason Kidd, it’s all about being there for Luka Doncic.
“You have to give Luka credit for expressing that”explained the coach. “He is human. I’ve said it before, sometimes we take people for granted, but he spoke his truth, and that’s fine. As an organization our job is to help, so we help. I hope you see that smile today. And that assurance. And I bet you will see it. But he is 24 years old and he is going through a difficult period. »
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| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Luka Doncic | 59 | 36.4 | 49.9 | 34.3 | 73.5 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 32.9 |
| Kyrie Irving | 14 | 37.6 | 50.4 | 38.9 | 93.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 27.6 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 53 | 34.1 | 45.5 | 40.5 | 82.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 17.7 |
| Christian Wood | 61 | 26.7 | 51.5 | 36.6 | 77.7 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 17.2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 65 | 30.2 | 39.1 | 37.6 | 76.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| Josh Green | 54 | 25.8 | 53.4 | 40.8 | 72.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 9.5 |
| Dorian Finney Smith | 40 | 32.2 | 41.6 | 35.5 | 75.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| jade hardy | 40 | 14.4 | 43.0 | 39.8 | 83.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Kemba Walker | 9 | 16.0 | 42.1 | 25.0 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Reggie Bullock | 71 | 30.7 | 41.3 | 39.0 | 70.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 7.3 |
| Dwight Powell | 69 | 19.9 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| Maxi Kléber | 32 | 25.7 | 46.2 | 34.0 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.9 |
| Justin Holiday | 13 | 16.8 | 38.9 | 34.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Davis Bertans | 41 | 10.6 | 41.9 | 38.3 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Javale Mcgee | 37 | 8.0 | 60.7 | 25.0 | 58.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Mckinley Wright Iv | 24 | 11.6 | 47.2 | 33.3 | 68.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Tyler Dorsey | 3 | 2.8 | 80.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Aj Lawson | 12 | 5.1 | 48.0 | 43.8 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 44 | 11.7 | 36.4 | 24.1 | 68.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Markieff Morris | 5 | 4.8 | 57.1 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Chris Silva | 1 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Theo Pinson | 37 | 6.6 | 32.8 | 34.1 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 8 | 6.5 | 23.1 | 27.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
