Luka Doncic's Instagram Story: Is Dallas Mavericks’ star guard mocking Devin Booker with his recent post?
Luka Doncic's latest Instagram story may have been an attempt to mock Devin Booker. The two players are fantastic, but they have a small rivalry going on. Due to this, the Dallas Mavericks guard may have decided to take a shot at Booker.
Luka and Devin faced each other in early March, but the Phoenix Suns guard was victorious. Booker seemingly taunted Doncic at the end of the game, which is what caused even more bad blood between them.
Doncic took to Instagram to take a subtle shot at his rival.
The Luka Doncic Instagram story and a subtle shot at Devin Booker
Luka Doncic and Devin Booker have had many great matchups. While Booker was victorious in their last matchup, it was Doncic who won the playoff series against the Phoenix Suns last season.
The Suns had a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference Semifinals and it looked like they were going to knock the Dallas Mavericks out. However, the 6-foot-7 guard scored 33 and 35 points in Game 6 and 7 respectively, eliminating the Suns.
Booker and Doncic are both competitors, but there is no doubt that there is some bad blood between them. This is why the Mavericks superstar posted a picture of Bad Bunny's song "Madura."
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The context of the latest Luka Doncic Instagram story is very important. Booker dated Kendall Jenner, who is currently involved with Bad Bunny, a Puerto-Rican rapper. The artist dissed Booker in his latest song, which is something the Suns guard wasn't too happy about.
"The sun in Puerto Rico is hotter than in Phoenix. She knows it," are translated lyrics from the rapper's latest song.
The 3-time All-Star, who was involved with Jenner for more than two years, reacted to these lyrics with an Instagram comment. He called the rapper out for worrying about other men.
American rapper N.O.R.E. joined Bad Bunny in mocking the Phoenix Suns superstar. However, the latest drama now also includes Luka Doncic.
Doncic has had several fantastic performances against the Suns in his career. In 16 games against Phoenix, the 6-foot-7 guard has averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
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Unfortunately, the Mavericks have no more games left against the Suns in the 2022-23 season. However, we might get another playoff matchup between Doncic and Booker, which would be a treat for basketball fans.