Luka Doncic had hilarious response to Dirk Nowitzki’s comments

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Luka Doncic had hilarious response to former Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki’s comments

By Jeff Smith | Last updated 12/5/23

Former Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki sat down recently with Stephen Jackson on Showtime Basketball's "All the Smoke" podcast to discuss a number of topics. But one that grabbed plenty of attention was Nowitzki talking about the final stretch of his NBA career when Luka Doncic joined the team.

Nowitzki gave a great breakdown of how Doncic went from having some doubters to quickly impressing his teammates. The 14-time NBA All-Star was also quick to say that he couldn't even really be a mentor to Doncic due to the fact that the budding star "didn't really need" him. But in that, Doncic caught a bit of a slip-up from Dirk and proceeded to throw a light-hearted jab his way on X, formerly known as Twitter, after.

First, here's a look at the clip, courtesy of Showtime Basketball.

Dirk was skeptical about Luka at first.

But after spending more time with him, he saw the @dallasmavs’ vision.

Watch the latest episode of All The Smoke with @swish41 on our YouTube.#MFFL pic.twitter.com/OU3ALiqB9v
— SHOWTIME Basketball (@shobasketball) December 4, 2023

Right after the one-minute mark, Nowitzki talked about their relationship and his role with him, stating, "I guess we're friends, we're cool...you know, when I'm in town, we go to dinners or whatever. A mentor would be a little strong."

Doncic responded, highlighting the start of Nowitzki's comments there.

@swish41 you guess we are friends? https://t.co/m7VkwGNeDu
— Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) December 4, 2023

It was well-played by Doncic, who seemingly suggests the two have a stronger relationship than Nowitzki led on. The two spent the 2018-19 season together, but have been spotted chatting numerous times around the arena before, during or after games.

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