NBA fans are rolling on the floor laughing when Austin Reaves recently called Luka Doncic his “least favorite teammate”. The Lakers players were hanging around with a bunch of kids when Reaves pointed to Doncic and asked them if they knew who he was. Before the kids could respond, Reaves pulled off the joke before switching to another question about whether a kid liked turkey or ham.
Baller fans only know too well that Reaves’ statement was not a joke but a comeback, since about a month ago Doncic made a similar statement about the rookie when he was speaking to reporters. Nevertheless, the entire thing was a joke-fest with fans going nuts with their own responses.
Austin: “Y’all know who that is? It’s my least favorite teammate.” Austin Reaves says in the video, pointing to Luka Doncic.
“White on white crime” one fan joked.
“means they stay up talking at night bout shit and playin video games together” another fan appreciated the duo’s friendship
“They Besties (heart hands emoji x5)” one more fan commented.
Austin Reaves says Luka is his LEAST favorite teammate 😭
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 27, 2025
The video was taken as part of the Lakers’ Thanksgiving tradition, where the players hang out with school kids and goof around with them. In the clip, Adou Theiro can also be seen playing around with the children, even boosting them to win at a certain throwing game.
NBA Fans Love Austin Reaves & Luka Doncic’s Friendship
NBA fans have been loving the incredible camaraderie between Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic ever since the Slovenian came to the Lakers. With them poking fun at each other in the clip, many other fans highlighted this in their responses.
“team chemistry +99999999999, you know that they say. THE MORE YOU HATE, THE MORE YOU LOVE.” a fan pointed out.
team chemistry +99999999999. you know what they say. THE MORE YOU HATE, THE MORE YOU LOVE.
— Ricks (@vraxricksF1) November 27, 2025
“Sarcastic at its finest” one more fan said.
“Bet” another fan added.
The two players and their friendly competition with each other was also seen at a game a couple of weeks ago, when Reaves and Doncic were seen having a three-point competition right during the matchup. In fact, the incredible chemistry between these two players is one of the reasons for LA’s success at this point in the season, especially since LeBron James only recently made it back to the court. Both are among the highest scorers with the Lakers right now, even after King James made it back.
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