Luka Doncic Nickname: What nicknames does the Dallas Mavericks superstar have?
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If anything Luka Doncic has been synonymous with since he arrived in NBA, it’s “Magic”. The Dallas Mavericks star is a scoring machine, he plays like a true wizard on the field, and he has a vision of a 30-year-old veteran. At such a young age, to have a basketball virtue of a veteran is not just unconventional, but an indication of something more magical. If he is already not the face of the league, he soon will be. Due to his age and mastery Doncic has been known by many names among his teammates, his fans, and his family members.
Perhaps the first Luka nickname that NBA fans got to know, was “Luka Magic”. He got his nickname from the Mavericks commentators during the game time coverage. Fortunately, the name was picked by ears and continues to echo in the stadium. NBA legend and Hall of Fame players Charles Barkley called Doncic “Baby Bird”. Referring to Larry Bird, a Boston Celtics great, known for his shooting precision.
One of the initial nicknames that Doncic got from the coach and staff in Dallas was “El Matador”. The name means “a bullfighter who has the principal role and who kills the bull in a bullfight.” Perhaps, with the kind of role he has on the team, the name is best suited to a player like Doncic. Moving forward, the Mavs even filed for trademarking the name, so if Doncic leaves Dallas, they can still use his name.
While playing for Real Madrid in Spain Doncic won his first MVP at only 18 years of age. He became the youngest to win the award in league history. In Spain, the Slovenian superstar is also known by a different name. He is nicknamed, ‘Wonderboy‘ or ‘Nino Maravilla’. But for his style of play and moves, Dorian Finney-Smith gave Luka the best name, Luka ‘Grill Master‘ Doncic.
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Luka Doncic gave Shaquille O’Neal a hilarious nickname in Slovenia
Shaquille O’Neal recently opened up about the time he was in Luka Doncic’s town. Doncic is perhaps the most famous player in Europe, let alone his own town. Shaq was on a Europe tour as DJ Diesel. Shaq said when he arrived in Luka’s town people picked him up and took him to Luka’s mansion. “When I arrived in Luka’s town some people picked me up. They drove me to a mansion that Luka had set up for me. I had pizza, I had hookah there, I had the fruit.” Shaq said.
What happened next is just as hilarious as it could be. Shaq said that while Luka’s people escorted him to the show, Doncic said something which was a perfect gangster moment. “They escorted me to the show… Luka said Shaq ain’t nothing gonna happen to you when you’re in my town Mr. O’Nealovich,” O’Neal said. “That’s what they called me,” he recalled. With the kind of global recognition Doncic has, quite sure nothing was gonna happen to Shaq.
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