Luka Doncic Joins Inside the NBA

Alright thanks to Ali Laforce and Jason Tatum and look who's in the studio now Luca Donic guest and look I need to explain something because for you guys who said how can you have Luca Donic in the studio if no one knows who? he made all the stars until we revealed it right here look, he's in town to play the Hawks send out the invite hey, you've been at the top of the fan voting, if possible, I'd love to have you here if you make it, you did. We're here, we appreciate it, so also welcome cheap persimmons, so I want everyone to master English first.

What did he do? What did? Did he try to tell how his brother is doing? Yes, oh, he's fine, very good, he's fine, no, it was like that. So he said yes. We're looking, so we're looking at your numbers. He looks like a career-high in scoring this year in assists three-point percentage. How do you think you've improved moving forward this year to this point? Lucas. I don't really know how. but I know we have to win more games, I think we're struggling a little bit, but you know you just have to work on everything, take bigger steps every year and every year it becomes a bigger challenge a couple of weeks ago, a couple ago of days.

I heard your coach say that he was going to have a conversation with you about all the disputes with the referees and then last night you were criticized: did you have that conversation with your coach and what do you have to do to ease the tension between you? and the referees and staying in the game, yeah, he has to be me, you know, uh, I didn't have that conversation with the coach yet, but it has to be me, uh, you know, you just have to stay calm, uh, I'm very passionate in the game. court, uh, from the court, I'm a little shy, so when I walk on the court he's just a different person, uh, but you know he depends on me, uh, I have to do it.

I mean, like Jason says, he says, you know, he says Luca was hot. at that moment and you get hot when you play, but can you still maintain the game you want to play and try to change that level of intensity? Yeah, I mean, I have to. You know, this is like I told you and I have to do it, I have to play with the same passion, you know, they always told me, I like your game because you are having fun, you are smiling and I think I need to get back to that. a little bit more, you know, I always listen or we always listen to the European game, the American game, obviously, you grew up playing in the European leagues and dominating even sometimes at a young age, what are the things that you bring and what you say, man ?

This is what everyone does there, but they don't really do it here and I brought that to this. I think European basketball is a little more tactical than the NBA. You know, in the NBA I don't think you have a lot of action, uh, in Europe, basically, every time you go down there you have, I mean, on offense, you have some decision, uh, but it's different than B basketball, uh, I want say, basically, because of the rules, the rules are a little bit different and you know. uh, the talent you have in the NBA you don't have anywhere, so it's very difficult to play defense. uh you have Superstar on almost every team now so there is so much talent in this league.

You know, I just want to congratulate you for doing it. an All-Star team because I told Ernie we were talking earlier. I think it's probably more special to make the All-Star team today because of the mix of votes you know back in the men's Shack days, you know we didn't have fan media players so I just want to congratulate you because when you get selected by your teammates that It's even more special to me and the coaches and the fans know that they will always choose their favorites, but when your teammates choose you and the coaches, that is specific, so congratulations and Look, you would have a little power forward already that you're standing next to him, taller than me playing the first year, hey, first of all, I can't protect you out there and you can't protect me in the post, come on. a good post Defender, what is it like making this dream look a reality?

You came here as a teenager but now you're six years old at the age of 24 and now becoming an Allstar is what we all hope for but what makes the night special when you're there with those other guys um because every time I'm there you know I remember when I was a kid uh I always wanted to watch the all-star game uh but they wouldn't let me my parents were Let me, it was like 3:00 a. m. I had to go to school, so you know, I just wanted to be in the NBA, that's all the first year.

I didn't know what to expect, where I'm going to be, but I was happy. to be here and play basketball at the highest level so when you were a kid and now you're old at 25 24 24 you're just old nowadays I like when I was a kid I mean dude you're 24 I like that so I tell you which is really cool for my first experience when you walk into that room and all these guys, 24 guys, you're like, "wow, the first time you did it that must have been amazing, yeah, exactly, remember." I remember I think it was the captain but they made the captains I think LeBron picked me so it was me Steph LeBron yanis and yic I think it was my first year so who's the guy that when you walked in you go , man, is that him like you?

I know what I mean 'cause you grew up in Europe, now you're on the All-Star team like that first guy, you said he was Kareem to you, yeah, I said that's who he was to you, no one, oh tell him, tell him, Luka , nobody. I'm here now, stop, stop, there was someone for you, yeah, I would say, uh, I remember my freshman year when I had to face LeBron and KD. I think those two guys I was really excited to go against them, hey, I have to do it. question I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't ask you this because when you log on today you're everywhere because of what happened last night in Dallas with the Phoenix Suns fan you wanted to get out of there.

What was the deal there? Luca, yeah, I mean, it was the whole game, you know a little bit, but I was really frustrated, you know, we were losing. I sprained my ankle in the second half, so the first half was just a lot of emotions uh, but yeah, I probably shouldn't have done that, so when I'm wrong, I admit it, so I probably shouldn't have done that, but it was the whole game and you want me to show you what to do when someone gets on your nerves I was going to ask Chuck go ahead, go ahead, hey man, he's got the whole game, he's got a game, we gotta beat him.

I was going to ask him what to do, hey, you're a new father, right, yeah. congratulations, congratulations, so how are you doing? great, what's Gabriella's name Gabriella? How old will she be two months old? months How's your how's your diaper changing game going oh, it's great, really, yeah, because these guys are pretty good, we look, we have? everyone changed it in our lives, but we actually had a contest here once, this had, oh, that was actually chocolate, it was a melted chocolate bar, but Chuck almost Spain, didn't you? God, I did it. I blacked out for a split second.

I was crazy, I like the mustache, yeah, oh yeah, that was when I was going through a little spe that goes back a few years, oh man, that goes back to certain, that's probably my first few years here, yeah, definitely , Luca Donic, congratulations man, we are happy for you and Again I appreciate you coming here so we can share the news, thanks man, I appreciate it, thanks, here, bre, not yet, yet, I got you.