Luka Donczić from Dallas Mavericks went to Los Angeles Lakers. The supporters of the team who lost their star organized regular protests, and the manager responsible for all this gets threats.
– This is the worst transfer in the history of sport – the furious fans of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team shout. Their idol, Luka Donczić, was replaced with Los Angeles Lakers for another star – Anthony Davis.
The CEO responsible for the transfer for the transfer of the Dallas team after receiving trivots employed 24 -hour protection. The main character of all the confusion says: I thought this transfer was a primaaprilis joke.
– Everyone was surprised, so you can imagine how surprised I was. I almost slept when I picked up the phone. I had to check if it was not the first of April. At first I didn't believe it all, it was a great shock for me, really hard times. Dallas was my home – says Luka Donczić, the new player Los Angeles Lakers.
NBA basketball players can change the team at any time
Luka is a golden basketball child. The 25-year-old Slovene as a teenager was the greatest star of European parquet floors, he led the two million country to the European Championship. When he got to the NBA, he became a superstar.
His transfer shocked America because he showed that in the best league in the world even the most outstanding players cannot be sure of their fate. In NBA, the teams exchange players like pawns in the game. After the transfer of Slovene, the world champion Dennis Schröder drew attention to this.
– This is a kind of contemporary slavery. Yes, of course, we earn a lot of money and we are able to feed our families, but at any time they can say: “Tomorrow you will not come to work, you will go somewhere else – indicates Dennis Schröder, a German basketball player.
Several dozen hours after saying these words, Dennis Schröder was mentioned. He came from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. Soon after, there was another exchange and Schröder became part of the team from Detroit. Only this season is his fourth team.
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Joy in Los Angeles
While the transfer of Luka Donczic aroused rage in Dallas, euphoria reigned in Los Angeles.
– We are very excited. Of course, we are disappointed with the departure of Anthony Davis. But Luka will be the future of Lakers, at least we hope so – comments Sevag Jierian, Fan Los Angeles Lakers.
There is already talk of “Lukamania” in Los Angeles. Donczić joins the 40-year-old Lebron James, who is at the end of his career. Slovene is the future not only of his team, but the entire league.
– It is a phenomenal feeling to watch the creation of history with your own eyes. Welcome to the gap. He has already left his mark here thanks to the donation of $ 500,000 to combat the effects of forest fires in Los Angeles. This shows that he has a big heart – says Courtney Ibarra, a fan of Los Angeles Lakers.
The effect of Luka Donczic can already be seen at the prices of the Lakers tickets, which immediately increased by up to 20 percent. The first circulation of T -shirts with the name of Sloveniec also spread quickly.
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Source of the main photo: Reuters