Day: April 10, 2023

Luka Doncic reiterated his long-term commitment to the Dallas Mavericks following their 138-117 loss to the San Antonio Spurs to close out the season.

“I’m happy here, so there’s nothing to worry [about],” said Doncic after the game.

ESPN reported earlier in the weekend that the Mavs feared Doncic requesting a trade as early as 2024.

“Something’s got to change, for sure. I mean, last year we went to Western Conference finals. We were having fun. I always talk about the chemistry we had. It was great. But something’s got to change for sure,” added Doncic.

The Mavs finished 38-44 on the season, representing Doncic’s first losing record since his rookie season.

Doncic did acknowledge his frustration with the losing season, along with difficulties in his personal life.

An argument in the huddle between Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson led to Gobert punching Anderson, sources described to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Anderson reportedly told Gobert to block some shots, with Gobert responding by telling Anderson to grab a “bleeping” rebound.

Gobert then lost his temper when Anderson told him to “Shut the f— up, b—-.”

“That’s what set Rudy off,” a source told Wojnarowski.

Gobert then tweeted Anderson an apology after the game.

“Emotions got the best of me today. I should not have reacted the way i did regardless of what was said. I wanna apologize to the fans, the organisation and particularly to Kyle, who is someone that i truly love and respect as a teammate,” wrote Gobert.

Gobert nearly didn’t play in the game after hurting his back on Saturday against the Spurs.

Anderson said afterwards that the situation would be handled within the team.

“We’ll move forward. We want to win games. It is what it is. We’ll keep it in house,” said Anderson.