Former NBA champion Samaki Walker, who won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002, called out Luka Doncic for disrespecting the league.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic has openly discussed the biggest differences in the past between the NBA and European basketball, and how much harder it is to score in Europe.
Luka Doncic
Luka Doncic
Position: PG, SG
Age: 26
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 104 kg
Birth place: Ljubljana, Slovenia
But some players have taken offense to that. Former NBA champion with the Lakers, Samaki Walker, called out Luka for "disrespecting the NBA," saying he talks as if there's no defense being played, while he doesn't play any himself.
"Look, man, the guy is a basketball savant. He's special. He's a one-of-a-kind player," Walker said on the The Coach JB Show.
"We know, you know, real basketball players know, real fans of basketball know that, look, it's a two-way sport. It's offense, defense."
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"I love Luka offensively, but I feel like over the last few years, he disrespected the NBA because I follow him. He goes back to Europe and talks about how soft the NBA is, yet he doesn’t play any defense," Walker stated.
The 10-year NBA vet questioned whether Luka has the mentality to become a great defender, despite now getting into shape.
"I take that personally, and with that being said, I want to see if he actually is in shape and he has the mentality to play defense because, you can get in shape, but it still takes a mentality to play D. And so is he willing to accept that?" he questioned.
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