{"id":121652,"date":"2025-02-03T10:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=121652"},"modified":"2025-02-03T10:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:40:28","slug":"luka-doncic-kobe-bryant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/03\/luka-doncic-kobe-bryant\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic Adopts a Mamba Mentality In Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

We rarely if ever see a big-name player get traded just as he is entering his prime. But that is what happened after the Dallas Mavericks sent Luka Doncic<\/a> to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now in LA, Luka can adopt a true Kobe Bryant<\/a> personality. He already showed the first signs by changing his profile picture on social media.<\/p>\n

Luka Doncic Adopts a Mamba Mentality In Los Angeles<\/h2>\n

Luka has already arrived in Los Angeles, with GM Rob Pelinka welcoming to the city and the team. Right after the blockbuster trade<\/a> that got him to Los Angeles, the Slovenian changed his Twitter<\/a> profile picture and header, the profile picture shows Kobe Bryant and Gigi Bryant, while his header is a picture of Luka and the Black Mamba meeting after a game.\u00a0Even his first statement as a Laker shows a true Mamba mentality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Grateful for this amazing opportunity. Basketball means everything to me, and no matter where I play the game, I\u2019ll do so with the same joy, passion and goal – to win championships. https:\/\/t.co\/psfgI5o9Pn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n