When Luka Doncic apologized for ‘accidentally’ posting racist video
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Luka Doncic is one of the league’s most beloved players. He has been an exceptional player to watch on the court with his masterful scoring ability and dominance. During the 2019-2020 season, the young star had been averaging historical numbers with a near triple-double of 28.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game shooting 46.1% from the field with 2.9 three per game.
When you rise to popularity as quickly and as young as the Dallas Mavericks guard, you are bound to be hit with numerous responsibilities and with the constant pressure of being a perfect human being. Even the slightest flaw could send you into the fires of the fan rage.
Luka Doncic accidentally uploaded a racist video
While the league was on a hiatus, the young All-Star had accidentally uploaded a video on social media which was considered offensive toward the Albanians. The video has been quickly removed which was followed by a heartfelt apology by the young star.
“Sorry about the video I posted!! Didn’t see the bad word!! Would never share something like that.” said the player expressing his remorse over the situation over a tweet. Luka Magic also reached out to the person who had pointed out his mistake.
Deni Hoxha had replied to Luka saying,” Mavericks player Luka Doncic shared by mistake a video with racist remarks towards Albanians. Thank you, Luka, for your apology. I believe you. Reconciliation between our nations is the only way forward.” Hoxha was very appreciative of Luka’s message.
Twitter fans react with mixed emotions to Luka’s apology tweet
Despite the NBA player reaching out to apologize for his insensitive actions, not everybody received it like most others. Considering how quickly the video was taken down, some fans were confused about why the man had made the public apology. Take a look at a few reactions.
It seems that fans were also going at each other with differences in opinions. But as far as the player’s personality goes, he is a very energetic person filled with a very bubbly attitude. During the 2020-21 season, Luka had many light-hearted interactions with one of them being a flirtatious cute move on to a female referee.
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Rakibul John Rodgers
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