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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

Luka Doncic put the Phoenix Suns to the sword in Game 7 of the Western Conference semi-finals. The Suns did not have any answer to the Slovene. He did not hesitate to demotivate the opponents from the get-go and did not hesitate to post up the likes of Devin Booker and big man DeAndre Ayton.

It felt like it was inevitable that he would score whenever he hit the step-back move. There was no question after this about where Doncic stands in the NBA hierarchy and that is, at the very top. The Suns got a first-hand experience of that last game. But the way he helped beat the Suns even when he was not the fittest player is made a topic of discussion on social media.

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Doncic does appear very uncharacteristically not athletic, from the outside. But, it does not hinder any of his offensive abilities. He is not the fittest NBA superstar, but he does not deserve the stick that he gets for his appearance. After his performance in the last two games, he shouldn?t be getting any, but fans are fans.

Fans’ reaction to the Doncic Joke

When a fan posted a joke about the diet and the lifestyle of the player, other fans piled on with their own jokes about Doncic on Twitter. But it didn?t matter as he just led his team to the Conference Finals. These are some of the reactions on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/AndrewR68971666/status/1526199664411820035?s=20&t=JHXjTSK7K3MNR_HK3Ervrg

https://twitter.com/Phancier/status/1526276755081797632?s=20&t=JHXjTSK7K3MNR_HK3Ervrg

Luka Doncic vs the Suns (Game 7)

Luka Doncic was absolutely at his imperious best against the Phoenix Suns. He, along with the rest of the Mavericks humiliated Phoenix and bowled them out with a 90-123 score. The Box Score won?t reflect on how dominant the Doncic and Mavericks were. Luka, himself, scored 27 points before halftime. The Suns scored that much, overall, before the half ended.

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Doncic scored 35 points in the match. He had 10 rebounds but most importantly, he scored 63% from the field and an absolutely fantastic 54% from beyond the line. This does not take into account how he basically destroyed Phoenix?s effort to win the game within the first few minutes of the game.

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In their home court, the Suns couldn?t do anything to stop Doncic as he ran roughshod over them. There was no better example than when he pushed off Cameron Johnson to score an uncontested three to give his team a thirty-point lead.

Should Doncic be mocked for his appearance and lifestyle? What do you think about it? Discuss and comment below about this.