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Luka Doncic Fires Back at Viral Kristaps Porzingis Report

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic addressed the report about his former teammate
Joey Linn|
Oct 6, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis (6) and guard Luka Doncic (77) watch their team take on the Utah Jazz during the first half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 6, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis (6) and guard Luka Doncic (77) watch their team take on the Utah Jazz during the first half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports | Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

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One of the subplots in this year's NBA Finals is the battle between Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. While the two players have significantly different roles on their respective teams, and will rarely be individually matched up, there is an interesting dynamic with the former teammates facing off on the game's biggest stage.

During a recent episode of FanDuel's Run it Back show, former NBA forward Chandler Parsons said Doncic did not like playing with Porzingis, telling his co-hosts, "They do not like Porzingis in Dallas... Luka did not like playing with him, there is an actual beef there."

Doncic was asked about these comments during his media availability on Tuesday, saying, "That's why I don't watch a lot of that. Because people don't know. I've talked to Chandler Parsons maybe twice in my life, so I don't know how he would know that. Me and KP have a good relationship. I don’t know why people say otherwise."

Parsons played two seasons with the Mavericks before joining the Memphis Grizzlies in 2016. According to Doncic, Parsons would have no way of knowing how he felt about Porzingis, since the two have never really spoken like that. While things did not work out in Dallas for Porzingis, it seems Doncic does not have any hard feelings towards the Boston Celtics big man.

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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