Luka Doncic asserted that he has no sick will with Kristaps Porzingis.
The 2 have been teammates on the Mavericks for Doncic’s first two-and-a-half seasons within the NBA, starting in 2019, and are set to face one another within the NBA Finals with Porzingis now a member of the Celtics.
Earlier this week, on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Again”, Chandler Parsons, who performed for the Mavericks for 2 seasons earlier than Doncic and Porzingis obtained there, mentioned that the 2 former teammates had “precise beef”.
At media availability on Tuesday, Doncic denied this was the case.
“That’s why I don’t watch quite a lot of that — as a result of individuals don’t know,” Doncic mentioned.
“I’ve talked to Chandler Parsons possibly twice in my life, so I don’t know the way he would know that. However me and KP have a great relationship. I don’t know why individuals would say in any other case.”
On the “Run It Again” phase, Parsons mentioned that whereas the scenario with Porzingis and Dallas was not as poisonous as what issues have been like with Kyrie Irving and Celtics teammates and followers, the scenario didn’t finish effectively.
“They don’t like Porzingis in Dallas,” Parsons mentioned.
“Luka didn’t like taking part in with him, there’s an precise beef there the place each time he touches the ball he’s getting booed. I believe it’s recognized. It didn’t work out.”
Porzingis performed for the Mavericks when he was coming off of the torn ACL that he sustained in his third season with the Knicks.
The Mavericks traded Porzingis to the Wizards for a bundle centered round Spencer Dinwiddie on the NBA commerce deadline in 2022.