Organizator igre pri Phoenix Suns Jevon Carter je po tesni zmagi nad Dallas Mavericks (117:115) pojasnil, kaj se je v drugi četrtini zgodilo med njim in prvim strelcem tekme Lukom Dončićem.
Potem ko so mu sodniki dosodili osebno napako v napadu, je Dončić nekaj zabrusil košarkarju Phoenixa, a se Carter ni želel spuščati v debato in samo zamahnil z roko.
Ref: Offensive Foul on Luka!
— Lope Fernando 🇵🇭✊🏻 (@opeymanipopcorn) August 3, 2020
Doncic: *saying something to Jevon
Carter: pic.twitter.com/1gOsv4m0X2
Kot je po tekmi namignil ameriški organizator igre, je šlo za tipično provokacijo, s katero je poskušal Dončić načeti njegovo koncentracijo, vendar pri tem ni bil niti malo uspešen.
"To je samo košarka. Ljudje govorijo. Poskušajo te vreči iz tira, toda jaz samo zamahnem z roko, pustim, da povejo svoje, ostanem zbran in osredotočen. Košarka je igra serij in mi smo naredili svoje," je povedal Carter.
Donćić in Carter sta se po tekmi objela, kar je dokaz, da med njima ni nobenih zamer.
"You're not going to intimidate that guy." @Jumpshot8
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) August 3, 2020
Jevon Carter not backing down from Luka Doncic, but is he the answer to defending #Mavs All-Star?#Suns down 73-60 at half. Doncic has a game-high 23, going 11-of-12 on FTs.
As a team, Phoenix is 13-of-14.
Dallas 22-of-24 pic.twitter.com/JlX6AILnXq
"That's just basketball. People are going to talk. They're going to try to throw you off your game, but like I said, wave my hand, let them have it, stay focused, stay locked in. Basketball is a game of runs and we did our thing." #Suns Jevon Carter on Luka Doncic talking to him. pic.twitter.com/Bq79QhPFM1
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) August 3, 2020
One of the things that may have gotten lost at the end was Luka Doncic and Jevon Carter hugged after the game.
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) August 3, 2020
They competed, went at each other.
Luka had words for Carter, who waved him off, but at the end of the day, respect was earned.
That's the essence of sport. #Suns
