The 2025-26 regular season is still months away, but basketball fans are still enjoying the 2025 Euro Basketball.
Speaking of which, Slovenia and Latvia recently locked their horns during a friendly game ahead of the 2025 Eurobasket.
The battle between Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis made predictions high.
Doncic has not played back-to-back games, but he was available for a highly promoted game with Latvia.
It’s great that Doncic represents Slovenia in the 2025 Eurobasket, but at the end of the day, most fans line up to see him during the NBA regular season.
To do this, Donsic must remain healthy. However, Luka ended the Slovenia vs. Latvia match abruptly in the third quarter.
In the video, it is clear that Donsic’s teammates bump into him and cause fear of injury, causing Los Angeles Lakers fans to worry.
“This is what Rudort writes about it all,” one fan wrote. Another was added, but “LeBron is back in Miami.”
“I hope LeBron leaves now,” an angry Laker fan added.
“This is very dangerous,” the fourth fan added.
“They have to stop hooping him there,” demanded the Lakers’ fifth fan.
“Close him!” A sixth fan has been added.
To be fair, the Laker nation questioned Donsic’s decision to play in an internationally friendly game. It overshadowed the fact that Luka scored 26 points in the third quarter while down in double digits.
Whether Donsic was able to avoid playing in Slovenia is not worth debating as it is set to represent Slovenia in Eurobasket 2025.
The most important task at hand is to find out the seriousness of his injury. Thankfully, according to Athletic’s Danwoyk, Donsic’s injuries were not serious.
Not only will he return to the locker room himself, he will also return to the bench and cheer on his teammates for the rest of the game.