Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic on Friday erupted for 73 points. His teammate Grant Williams hilariously found a way to steal just a tiny bit of the Slovenian’s spotlight.
Doncic torched the the Atlanta Hawks in a 148-143 win at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. to become the 10th player ever to score 70-or-more points in a game.
The Mavs star shot 25/33 from the field with 8 three-pointers and a stellar 15/16 shooting clip from the free throw line.
Williams congratulated Doncic on X by posting a photo of them together after the game with a rather humorous caption.
“82 points right here. Congrats brother that was special to witness it,” wrote Williams.
82 points right here💪🏽 Congrats brother that was special to witness it pic.twitter.com/P6MbW8Zuth
— Grant Williams (@Grant2Will) January 27, 2024
On the death anniversary of Kobe Bryant, Doncic appeared to have a shot at breaking the Mamba’s 81-point record before falling short. He was just 9 points shy, which just so happened to be Williams’ scoring total against the Hawks.
It didn’t take long for fans to mock Williams for his caption.
https://twitter.com/V1N1JR/status/1751077714377732447
“82 points” pic.twitter.com/iaD13XAh9b
— 𝐒𝐧𝐱𝐠𝐳 💫 (@_Snxgz) January 27, 2024
Elite duo pic.twitter.com/MV6cEFE3OR
— Automatic (@automaticnba) January 27, 2024
Williams wasn’t the only player to get clowned thanks to Doncic’s 73-point performance. The Mavs star’s rival Devin Booker, who scored 62 on Friday, also had his fair share of tormentors.
