Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban credited Luka Doncic’s recent dominance in part to the 22-year-old superstar’s reaction to criticism regarding his conditioning early in the season.
“I think he was humbled a little bit,” Cuban said Tuesday during an appearance on 1310 The Ticket in Dallas. “I think he didn’t like being called out for his weight and other things, and it finally clicked that there’s a level of discipline that’s required.
“All athletes at his level go through it at some level, where things are just easy and you’re always used to being the best and you’re always used to getting all the accolades. Then when something doesn’t go according to expected, it makes you reconsider.”
Doncic acknowledged in early December that his conditioning needed to “get back on track,” saying he relaxed “maybe too much” in the weeks between Slovenia’s Olympics run and reporting to Dallas for training camp. Sources told ESPN that Doncic reported to camp weighing more than 260 pounds for the…
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