Did Mavs Luka Skip Out Over 'Toe & Knee'? Or 'Nick & Sam's'?

DALLAS - Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks sustained a tough-to-take loss on Wednesday, dropping the games to the visiting Nuggets due to a lack of clutch play. Doncic did what he could, with a near triple-double effort ... and then after the game, was not available to the media.

The initial and understandable response inside the AAC? The Slovenian superstar was probably in a bad mood, and that such a mood fueled his decision to skip locker-room talk.

Luka Doncic left without speaking to the media after going scoreless in the fourth quarter of the Mavs’ loss to the Nuggets. It’s the second time this season a frustrated Doncic has done this. He takes losses hard and on several occasions has publicly blamed himself.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 9, 2020

And the PR staff did its part ...

Luka left the AAC tonight without speaking to media after loss to the Nuggets. Mavs PR said he’ll speak after practice tomorrow instead.
— Callie Caplan (@CallieCaplan) January 9, 2020

But by Thursday, after practice, Luka made it clear that maybe we were wrong to make our assumptions.

"I had some problems with my toe and knee,'' Doncic said in explaining his unavailability while also assuring that the issues are now fine, "so I had to take care of it."

Dallas has enough concerns with its other star, Kristaps Porzingis, when it comes to the injury list. So that's good news. "Toe and Knee.'' Good.

Unless there was another reason.

or just had to get to Nick and Sam’s before it closed.
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) January 9, 2020

Chandler Parsons, the former Mav, is like Luka a fan of the fine dining spot "Nick and Sams.'' So it's a fun shout-out and a playful dig, all in one tweet.

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