Doncic The Games scandal: Party in the Village with alcohol, hookah and no mask
JJOO Doncic debuts with an exhibition to remember in the beating of Argentina
Luka Doncic is
not going to be dazzled by the spotlights
, since since he was a child he has had them perched on him.
Since his first day at Real Madrid, before he came to the NBA and, of course, since he stepped on the Olympics.
His answer was invariably the same.
Dazzle, smile above expectations.
His amazing display against Argentina in the debut (48 points, 11 rebounds and five assists) will already remain as one of the great moments of these Games. Rarely was anyone seen to dominate like this, more in contrast to the impotence of the entire USA Team against France the previous day. There is no talk of anything in Tokyo other than Doncic, competing in popularity with
Biles, Osaka and even Djokovic
. Although against the Serbian he surrendered in the Olympic Village, where this Tuesday he woke up with the leak of some images of his spree (playing poker, without a shirt, without masks and with alcohol): "I am taking a lot of photos, yes, but they could be more. They ask him for more. "
Even this controversy increases its media magnetism. It was revealed, by the way, unintentionally by the Spanish player
Cristina Ouviña
, who later apologized: "I was wrong sharing this part of my Olympic experience, but I want to emphasize that all the athletes who are in Tokyo are aware of the pandemic situation in the one we live in and that we should not interact with anyone outside the great bubble of the Villa ".
Doncic comes back from a somewhat frustrating season with the Mavs, after his splendid starting year.
With his selection he had a pending account, as he could not help in qualifying for the last World Cup.
Slovenia always felt, which already has three medals: a gold (
Benjamin Savek
in
slalon
canoeing),
Tadej Pogacar's
bronze
in cycling and the silver that
Tina Trstenjak
obtained
in judo.
And if other NBA teammates choke on FIBA basketball, he, on his return, is as if it strengthened his superpowers.
He already demonstrated it in the Pre-Olympic where he went without time to rest after the playoffs and in which he eliminated Lithuania against the forecast in Kaunas with another historical display (31 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds) -.
And he is endorsing it at the Saitama Arena.
"Expectations have tripled"
It is so easy to talk about taming a match, but it is rarely done in the way that Luka Doncic is showing it.
"It may sound like an excuse that we couldn't do anything against a single player. In my career I may have had some other situation like that, but I don't remember it. It's been many years and I don't remember it,"
Oveja Hernández
bowed
to his executioner.
Doncic was seven points behind
Oscar Schmidt's
Olympic scoring record
-55 points to Spain in Seoul 88-, but he spent 31 minutes on the track. When his coach sat him down with four minutes to go, with everything sentenced, he could have twisted the gesture. But Luka is aware that he is in Tokyo for more than to show off individually. More than his numbers, stratospheric, and his ability to subdue his rival, the power to make his companions believe in the mission draws attention. A team that could not go too far without him. Against Argentina, Klemen
Prepelic
, Vlatko
Cancar
and the nationalized center
Mike Tobey
rose
.
The story with which the Argentine coach began his post-defeat press conference reveals superior intelligence. "We had prepared a defensive idea that was to separate him from the rest of the team, assuming he could score points, but trying not to do better to his teammates. He detected that plan immediately and killed us with 15 points in two or three minutes. He forced us , even though we had decided to be patient and keep the rule, to have to change the rule. We tried to double the mark, he began to make his teammates play. We changed him again: he challenged our greats ... when he wanted he went to the post low, when he wanted he played the pick and roll ", Sergio Hernández detailed, who raised one of the debates that is making more and more sense:" For me, and I said it two years ago,
Luka Doncic
is the best player in the world. "
So with that aura of unapproachable he will challenge Spain on Sunday. And with a lot at stake, whatever happens on Thursday in the second day: the first place of the group and the possibility of avoiding a suicidal quarter-final crossing. From afar they already observe him in the national team, those who know him well from having shared a dressing room or having faced him. "I have been playing for many years ... what he is doing is very difficult. Taking the team as he is doing is
amazing
," admitted
Sergio Rodríguez
on Monday, who expanded on praising his former teammate: "He continues to surprise everyone. It's incredible. We all knew he would make a great game, but he has doubled or tripled expectations. As a fan I love to see him. But I know him well and I hope that when he plays against us he will not have the day. "
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