{"id":842988,"date":"2026-08-04T08:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/842988\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:02:10","slug":"nba-fans-issue-contrasting-verdicts-as-luka-doncic-gym-photos-shared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/842988\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA fans issue contrasting verdicts as Luka Doncic gym photos shared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>After LeBron James left the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year, there will be more eyes on the form of Luka Doncic going into 2026\/27.<\/p>\n<p>James has moved to the Philadelphia 76ers and will be aiming to secure them their first NBA Finals win of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers, meanwhile, are going to be looking to win their first championship since 2020, when they beat the Miami Heat in the showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>If they are to do so, they will need a big season from Doncic, who is now gearing up for the new campaign in the gym.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2266887641-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on prior to a game against the Denver Nuggets\" \/>Photo by Sean M. Haffey\/Getty ImagesLuka Doncic predicted to have MVP season by some fans<\/p>\n<p>An account on X\/Twitter recently shared a couple of photos of Luka working out in the gym.<\/p>\n<p>But the response to the images has since been quite mixed. Some people are suggesting that the Lakers star is \u2018gaining so much\u2019 and will be the MVP of 2026\/27.<\/p>\n<p>One fan wrote: \u201cMVP season loading,\u201d with another predicting: \u201cYour 2026-27 MVP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2026-27 MVP \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marcus Smart Films (@MarcusSmartFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarcusSmartFilm\/status\/2084426037937500606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 3, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Another claimed: \u201cDude is coming back stronger,\u201d and a fourth stated: \u201cHe\u2019s gaining so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, while some are expecting big things and believe the NBA star is now stronger, a number of fans also suggested that he is now actually skinnier.<\/p>\n<p>One commented: \u201cHe\u2019s skinnier than rookie season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A second NBA fan tweeted: \u201cThat boy got super skinny for no reason,\u201d and a third wrote: \u201cYeah, he does look skinnier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The LA Lakers are set to return to action in pre-season at the beginning of October, taking on the Golden State Warriors on the 6th of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover After LeBron James left the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year, there will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":842989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,7232,11473,590,85],"class_list":["post-842988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luka-doncic","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=842988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=842988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}