Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Dončić wasn’t about to let a mascot show him up during NBA All-Star Weekend 2023.
As Philadelphia 76ers mascot Franklin the Dog tried to flex his shooting skills with a backwards half-court shot that swooshed through the hoop.
Well, Dončić wasn’t about to let the mascot dog steal the show, not if he could help it. The Mavs star turned around and hit the exact same shot, establishing further human dominance over the mascot kingdom.
Cleveland Cavaliers center Robin Lopez, a fierce enemy of all mascots near and far, would have to approve of Dončić’s clapback bucket.
Luka saw the 76ers mascot hitting the backwards half-court shot and had to hit one too. 😅🎯 pic.twitter.com/Z8NtH1TbLY
— theScore (@theScore) February 18, 2023
While we do know that Dončić does love Dallas Mavericks mascot Champ the horse, he must not have wanted Franklin the Dog to show up his fellow NBA players like that.
Franklin the Dog can certainly shoot, however. Maybe the NBA will get him some playing time in next year’s NBA All-Star Game.
Perhaps the league will finally give us what we really want all along: a basketball game with NBA players going against NBA mascots.
