On Thursday night, Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic played arguably the best game of his young NBA career. The 19-year-old put up a career-high 32 points in the Mavs' 125-121 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Doncic has been nothing short of spectacular in his debut season, and to say that team owner Mark Cuban is a fan would be an understatement. Cuban recently revealed that his prized rookie was extremely busy in the summer preparing for his first season in the NBA — by playing Fortnite.

While Cuban was obviously speaking in jest here, it actually isn't impossible to imagine that Doncic did actually play the highly popular online video game every single day during the offseason. Much like millions of teenagers across the globe —  and a multitude of NBA stars of all ages as well — Doncic appears to have caught the Fortnite fever.

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What is clear, though, is despite how many hours he may spend playing video games on any given day, Doncic still has his priorities straight. His amazing start to the season is testament to this fact.

Aside from 32 big points on Thursday, the Rookie of the Year front-runner also put up four rebounds, five assists, and four steals in 31 minutes of action. Doncic also connected on 3-of-6 of his attempts from downtown.

The reigning Euroleague MVP went 10-of-20 from the field overall versus the Clippers, which is a vast improvement from his current 43.4 percent shooting rate. Doncic has already been great for the Mavs thus far, but if he could improve on his efficiency from the floor, then he's going to be scary good.