Ugly Luka Doncic-Mavericks divorce escalates amid ‘beer and hookah’ detail

Luka Doncic continues to have his lifestyle scrutinised with the latest revelation about the former Dallas star suggesting he was too focused on “beer and hookah”.

Luka Doncic (Photo by Sean M. Haffey / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The ugliness of the Luka Doncic-Mavericks divorce isn’t going away.

Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison was in the house for the Lakers’ 107-99 win Tuesday night — and it came just as more negative leaks came out about the Slovenian.

The Athletic reported that “the people who witnessed Doncic’s last days in Dallas do not paint a flattering portrait of the 25-year-old’s professionalism.”

That included Doncic’s “taste for beer and hookah” that played a part in concerns that his health could cause a premature end to his playing career, the New York Post reports.

Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers by the Mass in a shock trade. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Harrison, who orchestrated the trade that sent Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, had reportedly long been frustrated with the Slovenian’s conditioning and his off-the-court habits.

During a trio of second-quarter Doncic free throws, the Los Angeles crowd erupted in “Thank you Nico,” chants as the TNT broadcast showed the Mavericks GM attempting to ignore the chirps.

The heckling Lakers crowd was not the first and won’t be the last time Harrison will deal with fans poking fun at him for trading their star guard.

Harrison was previously taunted at an SMU basketball game on Feb. 12, and Mavericks fans were even thrown out of home games for “Fire Nico” chants and signs.

ESPN Mavericks reporter Tim MacMahon said on the “Hoop Collective Podcast” Tuesday that Harrison typically sits courtside for games but he hadn’t sat there at the American Airlines Center since the trade.

Luka Doncic played the first game against his former team on Friday (AEDT). (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

“I didn’t see him in warm-ups,” Doncic said of his former boss, despite Harrison sitting on the scorer’s table watching him shoot around.

There was no direct interaction between the Doncic and the Mavericks front office, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.

Doncic finished with a final line of 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists.

– This article first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission

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