18 Months After Declaring Fandom, Luka Doncic Rekindles His Love for $2.23 Billion MLB Franchise

The shared appreciation between two different sports always catches the attention of the world. Something similar happened recently as Luka Doncic rekindled his love for a $2.23 billion worth of MLB franchise. The NBA superstar displayed his affection for the team only 18 months after declaring himself a fan.

The Slovenian point guard showcased his support for the baseball side publicly yet again. This time around the sports fraternity also took notice of the appreciation from Luka toward the team.

Which MLB team did Luka Doncic support?

The Texas Rangers began their League Championship Series recently in an away match. In their Game 1 against Houston Astros, they registered a 2-0 victory to take a series lead. Before the match, Doncic cheered for the visitors as he uploaded an Instagram story to showcase his support for Rangers.

With the caption, “Letsgo Rangers,”?the 24-year-old expressed his affection for the baseball organization. His words paid off as the Texas franchise got the job done right at the start of the series. This happened only more than a year after he claimed himself to be an advocate for the team. “Yeah, I?m a Texas Rangers fan,” the 4-time All-Star stated last season as he explained his reasons.

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Since then, his enthusiasm remained intact as the Dallas Mavericks talisman put that forward once again. Interestingly, his love for the MLB team was sparked due to an unusual reason surrounding the Mavs.

Why does he support the Texas Rangers?

The Rangers got an international fan thanks to one of their former employees. Don Kalkstein, who worked with the team as director of performance enhancement previously, turned Luka into their supporter. Kalkstein worked closely with the basketball star as the director of sports psychology. Thus, Don’s input impacted Doncic’s decision as he revealed it publicly last year. The 6’7″ guard even wore a cap with the baseball side’s logo on it.

Both Mavs and Rangers hailing from the same US state might have also played a part. All in all, the affection from the superstar has stayed unchanged to this day. This time around, his words of encouragement paid off as the Texas team won their away game.

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The series may have a few twists hidden within it. So, the Rangers may need Luka’s support multiple times. As things stand, it looks as if he has no hesitation to extend it.