• NBA.Lights and shadows of the return

Luka Doncic enjoyed a summer, the past, optimal to refine physically, technically and mentally what was to be his second season in the NBA. Without playoffs for the Mavericks and without Slovenia in the World Cup , the genius took advantage of what he had never been able to do: more than six months without playing a game, vacations and a physical plan that did not take long to bear fruit. "Now I am faster, so I suppose that my defense will also be better," he warned before starting.

And the course was being amazing, even more so, for him. He even snuck right into the discussion for the MVP , along with Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James, averaging almost a triple double (28.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists), smashing records and debuting in the All Star, with Dallas bidding on the West and all the media eyes on him already. And suddenly, the coronavirus boom. He said goodbye, the same night of the positive Rudy Gobert that paralyzed the League, with victory against the Nuggets and 28 points, six rebounds and nine assists. On your line.

Faced with uncertainty, like many other players, Luka decided to head home with the permission of his franchise. And in Slovenia, one of the countries least hit by the pandemic, he drew up a plan, which has taken on even more meaning with the official return of the NBA, for which there are less than two months left. The Mavericks, who were seventh in their conference, will be one of 22 participants at Disney . "In Dallas I did not have the conditions I have here. Both physically and mentally, the time I spend in Slovenia will be good for me," he said on his website, where he explains how as soon as he arrived, the first thing he did was contact the ball, go to a basketball court.

The fact is that a few days ago, a rumor triggered viral alarms. "Doncic was overweight," someone slipped. Something that was soon denied. On the contrary, at home and waiting to return to Dallas, he is taking advantage of the time again, like last summer. For this, it has good allies, according to the Slovenian website 24UR.

One of them is one of his best friends, the base Luka Rupnik, ex of Fuenlabrada, with whom he shares court sessions. "It's easier as a couple. I don't see Luka all year, he is in the United States and I was in Belgium (Antwerp Giants). I know he misses me a lot, when he comes to Ljubljana I have to turn off the phone," jokes his selection partner.

The trainer Jure Drakslar , who works for the Russian Khimki. he is the one who guides his physique in the gym. In the evenings, the former Real Madrid player even allows himself a tennis match. And the chef Domen Demsar the one who watches his diet. Neither geniuses leave anything to chance.

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