The innocent Luka Doncic changed after being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, having a reserved reply every time to clap back at whoever, a player or fan, is on the opposite side.
He buried a ridiculous 30-foot three-pointer from well behind LeBron James with just over two minutes remaining Tuesday night in New Orleans. After that, his too-perfect response to a heckling Pelicans fan sitting courtside called out, “You’re trash.”
Luka Doncic Claps Back at Courtside Heckler With NSFW Rant
The bold and elite trash-talking sequence unfolded late in the Lakers’ 111-103 victory over the Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center.
Luka launched the daring, unbelievable three-pointer as the clock was winding down. Bron helped Luka to confuse the Pelicans’ defense and allowed the 26-year-old to make the shot. The Slovenian superstar completed his tasks in style.
The purple and gold bench erupted as James also joined the chorus of celebration. Then came the absolute verbal assault from Luka’s sweet mouth, but those words were not sweet at all.
“What’d you say, motherf—–? What the f— did you say?” Luka barked at the courtside fan who shouted at him before he made that sensational three-pointer.
Pelicans fan to Luka Doncic:
“You’re trash!”
Luka Doncic after hitting the three:
“What’d you say motherf**ker? What the f**k did you say?”pic.twitter.com/7DJVqKtj4D
— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) January 7, 2026
Doncic heard every word from the heckler, stored them and waited for the perfect moment to respond. Then he silenced the entire building with one ridiculous heave.
He and James finished with 30 points as the Lakers extended their winning streak to three games. Doncic is now past Trae Young for the fourth-most games in NBA history with at least 30 points and 10 assists.
James praised the shot during his postgame interview. “Oh, absolutely. It’s still fun, especially in a crunch like that. He does it all the time,” he said. “So it’s not one shot on the floor that we don’t think you can make, no matter if it’s 24 on the shot clock or at the end of the buzzer. So we know he’s Luka Magic for a reason.”
Bron made it clear that the offense runs through Luka. “Luka don’t need to bend his game,” James said. “He’s our 27-year-old franchise for this ball club. It’s up to us to bend our game around him and figure it out.”
In the process, that Pelicans fan learned a valuable lesson to never call this Lakers’ Luka a trash unless he knows what is coming next.
