Dad Luka Doncic Takes the Blame off Newborn Daughter for Live TV Blunder After Thrashing Jazz

Luka Doncic celebrated the birth of his daughter Gabriela with his fiancé, Anamaria Goltes, this past week. After missing a game to attend his duties as a father, Luka was back on the court, dominating his opponents like he never left. The Mavericks guard posted his second consecutive triple-double following the birth of his daughter against the Utah Jazz. But the Mavs star had a little slip-up during the post-game interview, and the reporter blamed it on his newborn daughter.

The 4-time All-star quickly took the blame off his newborn daughter and took responsibility for his hilarious live TV blunder.

Luka Doncic defends newborn daughter

Luka Doncic got a little too excited after demolishing the Utah Jazz and accidentally dropped the F-bomb during his post-game interview. “We just can’t f*ck around… aw sh*t.” Luka hilariously said. He immediately realized his mistake and apologized for the slip-up. “My bad.” The reporter laughed hysterically and blamed the Mavs star’s blunder on not getting enough sleep after the birth of his daughter. Luka quickly defended his daughter and said, “She’s a great baby.” The 4-time all-star claimed he was getting good sleep despite his increased responsibilities as a new dad.

Luka is having a great year, both personally and professionally. He proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Anamaria Goltes, on July 7th this year, which is ironically also his jersey number. Five months later, the couple welcomed a beautiful daughter. Despite achieving new milestones in his personal life, Luka has not missed a beat on the court.

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Luka Doncic continues to dominate on the court

Luka Doncic has continued to elevate his game this season as well. He shocked the NBA world after he scored a historic triple-double in the first half of tonight’s game. His stat line at the end of the first half read 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Luka scored 11 more points in the second half and called it a night. While Doncic continues to dominate his opponents on the court, fans have gotten used to him putting up historic numbers every night. Tonight was his 60th career triple-double, which puts him above Hall of Famer Larry Bird on the all-time triple-double leaders list.

Luka is averaging 31.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 8.4 assists this season, which is at par with all the MVP contenders. This might be the year the 24-year-old takes home his first MVP trophy. That will only be possible if Luka retains his elite form throughout the season and Dallas finishes among the Top 4 seeds in the West.

Do you think the birth of Luka’s daughter will be the lucky charm that wins him his first MVP trophy this season?

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