Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was left shocked when his post-game press conference was interrupted by apparent sexual noises.
After the Mavs posted a 119-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder to even their second-round series, Doncic’s media duties took a strange turn when erotic sounds began playing while he answered questions.
The Slovenian point guard seemed visibly surprised by the sounds as he paused, bewildered, in the middle of his response. After seconds of awkward silence and laughter from the media, Doncic couldn’t help but laugh at the situation.
Doncic hung his head laughing and put his palm to his face before joking, “I hope it’s not live!” The source of the noises was not immediately obvious.
Earlier, Doncic and PJ Washington had each scored 29 points as Dallas won at Oklahoma City on Thursday night.
Luka Doncic’s post-match press conference was interrupted by sexual noises on Thursday night
The Dallas Mavericks star covered his face with his hand before joking, “I hope it’s not live!”
The Mavericks made 18 3-pointers, their highest total in the 2024 postseason. Doncic added 10 rebounds and seven assists while recovering from recent shooting woes to go 11 of 21 from the floor, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range .
Washington’s 29 points were a playoff career-high as he hit 7 of 11 3-point attempts and added 11 rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth quarter.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33 points on 13-of-24 shooting, and added 12 rebounds and eight assists. Jalen Williams scored 20 points.
The series heads to Dallas for Game 3 on Saturday and Game 4 on Monday. With just under 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Mavericks got a scare when Doncic limped off after colliding with Oklahoma City’s Cason Wallace.
Despite limping off on the next two possessions, Doncic stayed in the game and hit a 3-pointer, his fifth of the game, to stretch Dallas’ lead to nine and silence any chance of a Thunder comeback.
He had previously helped the Mavs to a 119-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Doncic and PJ Washington (right) each scored 29 points as Dallas won on Thursday night.
OKC suffered its first loss in the playoffs and allowed more than 95 points for the first time
Doncic had been just 5 of 35 from beyond the 3-point arc in the previous four games, including 1 of 8 in the Mavericks’ Game 1 loss on Tuesday.
The difference in Doncic was evident from the start, as he hit a 3-pointer on his first shot of the game, fed Daniel Gafford for an alley-oop dunk on the next possession and hit two more shots as the Mavericks made it 13-2. , opening run of the game.
Luguentz Dort, who helped keep Doncic in check during the series opener, committed two fouls in the first eight minutes. Doncic scored 16 points in the first quarter.
After trailing by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, the Thunder rallied to take their first lead of the game early in the third quarter. Oklahoma City took a 72-71 lead on a jumper by Aaron Wiggins.
However, Dallas went on a 15-2 run, with the Mavericks’ final 11 points during that stretch scored by Tim Hardaway Jr. The Dallas reserve finished with 17 points in 19 minutes, while Kyrie Irving added nine points and 11 assists.
The Thunder not only suffered their first loss in the playoffs but also allowed more than 95 points for the first time.
