Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is one of a handful of NBA stars who took to the court in recent weeks with their national teams while competing at EuroBasket. Unfortunately for Luka Doncic, his EuroBasket run came to an end on Wednesday as Slovenia was eliminated by Germany, 99-91.
Following Slovenia’s EuroBasket elimination by Germany, Luka Doncic took to social media to give a big shoutout to his national team teammates for their run these past couple of weeks. Doncic posted a team picture along with a few heart emojis and the caption, ‘proud.’
Slovenia was actually up by double digits after the first quarter, 32-21, but they were outscored by Germany, 78-59, the rest of the way. With the win, Germany advances to the EuroBasket semifinals in one bracket against Lauri Markkanen and Finland.
Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun led Turkey to the other semifinal matchup against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece.
In Slovenia’s loss, Doncic put up 39 points, ten rebounds and seven assists in a little over 32 minutes of play. Germany on the other hand was led my Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner’s 23 points and Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder’s 20 points. Former NBA center Daniel Theis added 15 points.
With Slovenia now eliminated from EuroBasket, Doncic’s focus now turns to his first full season with the Lakers. Earlier in the offseason, Doncic signed a contract extension with the organization keeping him in the purple and gold through at least until the 2028-29 season.
Doncic was traded to the Lakers ahead of last year’s trade deadline in what was arguably the most shocking trade in NBA history. He appeared in 28 games at a little over 35 minutes per game. He averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.6 steals with splits of 43.8 percent shooting from the field, 37.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 79.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
