(Photo : ARIS MESSINIS/AFP through Getty Images) Slovenia’s Luka Doncic gestures in the course of the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament basketball match in opposition to Croatia on the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens on July 2, 2024.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić is just not performed taking part in basketball regardless of his lengthy NBA season being over.
The 25-year-old is at the moment in motion for his nation, Slovenia, as they compete for a spot within the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on the FIBA Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus, Greece, from July 2 to 7.
Doncic mentioned the significance of representing his dwelling nation at worldwide basketball competitions.
“We are two million [population], and to represent this country means everything to me. Especially I want to say thanks to Dallas, you know, they let me play. They never have a problem with this. They always know I’m gonna play, so it’s a big honor for me,” the Mavs star stated after Slovenia’s opening loss to Croatia.
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The five-time All-NBA First Team member has performed for Slovenia in each out there likelihood since getting into the NBA, together with the previous three years, which featured the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021), EuroBasket 2022, and the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Slovenia crushed by Croatia in Olympic qualifiers
Despite the presence of top-of-the-line gamers on the planet, Slovenia was dominated within the opening recreation of their 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in opposition to Croatia on Tuesday, July 2.
Slovenia suffered a lopsided 108-92 defeat, with Doncic displaying indicators of discomfort amid the accidents he performed by means of within the 2024 NBA Playoffs because the Mavs made a visit to the Finals.
The five-time NBA All-Star dropped a triple-double with 26 factors, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, however he solely shot 8-of-23 from the sphere, together with 0-of-9 from three-point vary.
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