DALLAS — It’s been a difficult couple of months for Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic, from his team’s standings nosedive; to his Most Valuable Player and NBA scoring title chances evaporating; and to, by his own admission, off-court matters partly affecting his on-court joy.
The latest ammo directed at Doncic has been about his leadership, or lack thereof if you listen to ESPN talking heads Kendrick Perkins and Stephen A. Smith. And the verbal grenade surprisingly tossed Wednesday by Tim Hardaway Sr., much to his son’s chagrin and disagreement.
Not surprisingly, Mavericks governor Mark Cuban on Wednesday stepped in to take much of the verbal shrapnel and return insults at Perkins and Smith in particular.
