{"id":514602,"date":"2026-03-02T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/514602\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:26:15","slug":"luka-doncic-praises-his-tennis-goat-after-lakers-game-link-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/514602\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic praises his tennis GOAT after Lakers game link up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the biggest stars in the sports world had a chance to come together when the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> defeated the Sacramento Kings 128-104 in their NBA<\/a> clash on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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LeBron James<\/a> had 24 points in the win, and his fellow Lakers teammate Luka Doncic<\/a> recorded 28 points to go along with nine assists, as per nba.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Both NBA superstars also had the time to share a moment with tennis<\/a> icon Novak Djokovic who was at the game.<\/p>\n

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Novak is Luka\u2019s GOAT in tennis<\/p>\n

After the contest, Doncic also made it clear just how highly he thinks of Djokovic and his greatness as a tennis player.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean definitely with you know Novak\u2026for me he\u2019s the GOAT. So just for him being here watching me, I mean it\u2019s just unbelievable,\u201d Doncic said during his postgame press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk to him, probably see him after. So, I\u2019m just really excited he\u2019s here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"<p>Feb<\/p>\n

Feb 01, 2026; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Novak Djokovic of Serbia in action against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the final of the men\u00eds singles at the Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

For any sports fan, there\u2019s definitely something special and exciting about seeing arguably the greatest tennis player<\/a> of all time in Djokovic alongside two of the best players in basketball.<\/p>\n

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While Djokovic was able to have a fun and enjoyable time watching Luka and LeBron do what they do best on the basketball court, the 24 time grand slam champion will soon be shifting his focus towards competing at Indian Wells<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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