In the course of the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup on the street towards the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, Luka Doncic confirmed the world he nonetheless has hops.
The Lakers star possessed the ball within the backcourt earlier than penetrating to the basket, splitting the protection.
As Doncic bought to the paint, he gathered the ball and exploded as much as the rim for a monstrous two-handed jam over Hornets ahead Moussa Diabate earlier than letting go of the rim and letting out a scream.
Doncic’s teammates could not consider the dunk and trolled him within the feedback of a photograph he posted of the play on Instagram on Tuesday.
“U can dunk?” Lakers ahead Jake LaRavia wrote, whereas ahead Jarred Vanderbilt referred to as the picture “AI.”
Lakers guard Austin Reaves additionally commented acknowledging the dunk, joking that it was Doncic’s “first dunk of the yr.” Reaves’ remark was near correct. Doncic additionally had a end on the rim towards the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 24.
In line with Basketball Reference, the dunk marked Doncic’s third previously two seasons — two with Los Angeles this season and one in 2024-25 with the Dallas Mavericks earlier than he was traded.
Doncic poured in a game-high 38 factors on 14-of-28 capturing within the 121-111 win over the Hornets. He additionally grabbed six rebounds and dished out seven assists.
He’s averaging 37.1 factors, 9.4 rebounds and 9.1 assists for the Lakers this season.