The NBA Finals are set to begin this week and there’s a player on each team who doesn’t like one another.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis have legit beef after their partnership in Dallas didn’t go well.
“Luka did not like playing with him. There is an actual beef there. It’s going to be every time he touches the ball he’s getting booed,” former Mavericks player Chandler Parsons said, (first transcribed by the New York Post).
Porzingis spent two and a half seasons with the Mavericks before he was dealt to the Washington Wizards during the 2021-22 season. He first joined the Mavs during the 2019-20 season but failed to live up to expectations with the team.
The 2023-24 season is his first with the Celtics and it’s gone well. He averaged 20 points and 7.2 rebounds per game during the regular season and 12.3 points and five rebounds per game in the playoffs.
He’s only played in four playoff games thus far due to a strained left calf but is likely to return for the NBA Finals. Both players are trying to help their respective teams win a title.
The NBA Finals will start this Thursday in Boston.
